well the only thing thats got me worried is i drained the oil and it smelled like gas... im thinking it may have chewed up the bearings but there werent any chunks in the pan and no sludge under the valve covers or in the valley everything came apart very clean and it had a windage tray and a double roller chain from the factory

ok so lets say i just replace the bearings oil pump and rings what should i do about compression with the stock pistons? would closed chambers and thin gaskets help?

sorry if these questions seem redundant this is my first big block