Speedmaster, Edelbrock LA, or magnum cylinder head MILLING LIMITS & common Milling Optimization

My stock 71 340 with what I believe is the stock cam and stock pistons and 2.02” valve J-heads was giving average readings of 175-180 psi when I pulled it down. Are you sur ed about that 147 number? Seems low compared to other results I’ve seen over the years.
Get the piston to the deck level and you should be getting close.
Atmospheric pressure is 14.7 ( at sea level) ten to one would 147psi to 14.7

I think that the high compression 340 engines had dome pistons which negated. the disadvantage of an open chamber cylinderhead to some degree.