Bottom End Rebuild Planning

Some of you I'm sure have seen my thread about my recent Sniper/Torqstorm Slant modification. It's running well as of now and I plan to take it easy on it this season. However, I did not do anything to the bottom end of the engine. My thought is that this winter I'll yank it again and rebuild the bottom end so that I can give it hell without worry of breaking anything and taking it off the road during cruising season. For that reason, I want to start gathering stuff and planning for what I'll get into this fall.

Car is a '76 Scamp.

Currently, it is configured with:

• Torqstorm supercharger
• Super Sniper 2300 2 Barrel
• Aussiespeed intake
• Dutra Duals
• Gill Welding Fatpipe
• TTI Single 2.5" exhaust

I have NOT:

• Done anything to the head
• Done anything to the bores
• Adjusted ring gap for the supercharger

I want to:

• Address the items that I have NOT done above.
• Keep it on pump gas, though I'm fine with running premium.

I do have a set of forged pistons that I recently got through a group buy on the slant six site for it.

My question is what parameters would you all suggest I shoot for with a bottom end rebuild?

• I know I want to use the new forged pistons.
• Compression - from what I'm reading online, it sounds like due to the Torqstorm I should stay/shoot for a compression ratio around 8:1.
• Head - Should I look at bigger valves and head porting, or does the boost more than compensate for increased flows I'd get by doing so? If valve work is suggested, thoughts on what I should shoot for?
• Cam - ideas on what would be a good target?
• Other things I should be looking at/planning for?

Thanks for the help/suggestions.

Rich