1972 Demon with 71 340 casting

Maybe the higher compression engine. You need to see what the build date is. As I mentioned above, the changeover to the cast cranks and lower compression began "about" April 1972. All the rest of the 72 engines from there and the 73s had cast cranks and lower compression, so yours may still have the steel crank and higher compression.
How did they go about getting the lower compression ratio? Did they not all have flat tops