Everyone, the 413 in my 71 short-wide bed shot craps so I'm looking to drop in a good-running mid-70s cast crank 440/727. I would like to run a modest cam and raise the compression a bit while motor is out of truck. I have 452s on it now. Is there a factory head that would increase the compression to near 9.1? Can i mill my 452s enough to get 8.5 without having significant valvetrain and intake manifold issues? I don't want o spend a fortune on the truck, just put it back together for now while i finish the new 360/A500 swap in my 77 shortbed. any suggestions are welcome! Thanks, JP in the land of oz.


71 SWB, 413 77 SWB, 318 92 SWB, 5.2 magnum 79 Macho Short bed, 318 03 stratus coupe R/T too many others not on the road!