As long as the air flow is there between the heads and intake, the compression ratio can be afforded to be a little low. More the merry of you can, but being limited in more than 1 area can be a killer. The combo can not be compromised to many times and still meet the expected desired results.
If it needs to run on pump gas, get what compression you can.
If it needs to run on pump gas, get what compression you can.