Quote: My machinist said 10.9 would be too high, but i'm assuming he was going by the cam i was going to use, The new lunati barebones, .443/.465, .214/.224, 107/112, i'll ask him again.
I would agree with your machinist.
Find a dynamic compression calculator and see what it says.
Why such a small cam?
72 RR, Pump gas 440, 452s, 3800 lbs, Corked, ET Radials,. 11.33@117.72.
Same car, bone stock 346s, 9.5 comp, baby solid. 12.24@110.
