360 vs 383

I remember back in the mid 1990s a mopar magazine sponsored the build of a street 360 6 Pack. It was a give away engine. The builder Figueroa and Thornton built the engine. They are a legit mopar builder specializing in street only engines. The engine was very nice but I was so disappointed they went with 8.5:1 compression. I think it made 330hp on a dyno. Im relying on memory so forgive if my statement has discrepancies but factually, I was disappointed in the power output for an engine with all new and re machined parts.