[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by Gary H

I'll say it again. The most plausible explanation is that the timing chain was installed wrong, using the wrong mark on the multiple keyway crank gear. Easy mistake to use the mark over the crank keyway rather than the correct one. It will retard the camshaft and cause a big loss in power. Seen it multiple times on customer's cars.

Gary,
The only way that cam could show the cranking compression it did, in that engine, and the cam was well retarded, is if his CR was 9.0:1 or higher.

Stan