Should i even bother with with getting a higher compression ratio?

Oh! Crap.. sorry….

While more compression would add power, IMO, it’s not an effective venue to pursue. Depending! A street cruiser and a mild cam, say, 230*’s @.050 or less isn’t going to see big power gains that would (In My Opinion!) justify its cost.

If your looking to mow down some good strip times and use a larger cam, gears, single leg plane intake, then replacement pistons would be a good idea. I’d go right to 11-1 with aluminum heads well ported stock it with a big bump stick.

10-1, (camshaft sizing has a play in this,) with iron heads is about requiring 93 octane.