If the head won't free flow, force it.
Once again (or maybe "still") your lack of knowledge of how the stovebolt engine is designed and built is making you jump to some very wrong conclusions. Manifold pressure boost, whether by mechanical means or turbo, will pack more combustible gases into a cylinder, resulting in an effectively higher "compression". In the case of a stovebolt cylinder head, it would have the same effect as repeatedly putting a cattle prod to a sprinter with a sprained ankle in hopes of improving his 100 yard dash times. Any increase in effort would do nothing more than cause injuries, probably permanent ones.
A bad cylinder head design that's prone to detonation isn't going to improve just because we create better conditions for the detonation to get started. High compression, high RPM, and camshaft designs that kill low-end torque will do far more harm than good where an old Chevy inline engine is concerned. Much more benefit would be realized by stuffing in a late model 292 with some go-fast goodies in it if the intent is to have a long, skinny hotrod mill under the hood!
Thanks for the kind words! Dad is resting comfortably for now, with the able assistance of some very caring hospice nurses. I doubt if he will make his 90th. birthday in February, but he's still mentally alert as his body slowly fails him. He and Mom celebrated their 71st. wedding anniversary two weeks ago, and her 90th. birthday a week later. He's the last surviving member of the crew of the B-17 he piloted. I will be handling the arrangements for my fellow Patriot Guard Riders members to stand a flag line at his funeral, and American Legion Post 88 in Donelson Tennessee where I'm a member will provide an honor guard and full military honors. We will miss him terribly, I'm sure!
I'm back home now, with an appointment tomorrow morning with the orthopedic surgeon in Nashville coming up tomorrow to evaluate the healing process on my bike-damaged ankle.
Jerry
