Be sure to do the compression ratio "math" to be sure you have a reasonable effective compression ratio for the cam you plan to use.

The last "long rod" 225 (7 inch rod) set-up I did had a .024 negative deck after a light clean-up cut on the block.
With a flat top piston, .040 head gasket and a 60 cc head it had 10.1 static compression and 8.0 effective compression with a cam that has a 65 degree ABDC intake valve closing point.
DD

Great thank you I just got a call from the race shop with my head and we’re going bigger valves, real nice port and polish job with a 3 angle valve job! She should run good when done this is my first 225 so don’t mind my questions I’m 19 and learning lol

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OK, so what did you learn with this little adventure?

Roger

My adventure is far from over I still got a lot of manifold testing and carb testing ahead of me but I learned a lot of different set ups and combos that seem to work pretty well I thank you guys so much for your help you are all very knowledgeable people when it comes to these motors!!

I'm suggesting that the lesson for you today, is to not have the block bored until you have pistons in hand.

Roger

Yea that too now I’ll never hear the end of it from my father lmao but I’m going to be posting lots of questions on here sorry just bear with me!!!

Just remember, us old guys know more because we made all the same mistakes when we were young too.

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Roger

Again thank yous so much you guys rock my dad isn’t very knowledgeable about these motors as he was always big block everything lol you guys are awesome