So it's been a while since I posted about this, but I got my engine build done a few weeks ago, and despite the mechanic lying to me about trimming the cylinders to get zero-deck-height to achieve the proper compression, I still ended up with 155 hp and 154 tq. Cranking pressure is about 214, so my compression is down .6 or .7 probably. Happily I found an incredible Harley Shop whose owner used to race Top Fuel Harleys and is a bigger motorhead than I am! His shop's dyno-tuning took this engine from 149 hp (by the first mechanic) and brought it to 155. He said if he took the cylinders off and truly did trim them down to achieve zero-deck-height, we'd firmly be in the mid 160's, just like Dave's build. I'm pondering if I want to spend the extra $1500 or so to get that done. It's only 6-7 hp, but I'm just kinda determined to get what I paid for, even if I have to pay a bit extra to someone honest enough to get it done. But like Dave's build, the engine is very docile, there's no big "Hit" in the powerband, it just makes power everywhere. I haven't done anything silly, no burnouts, no wheel spinning, just enjoying the power that it makes. Thanks again to Dave and to Don for their help with this. It truly is an awesome engine now!