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It's around 10:1 which is fine. Not much to be gained by going higher.
There are thin, "shim" head gaskets that will bump it up another .3 or so but they aren't as good as the blue FelPros. You can get away with them with iron heads but not with aluminum heads and iron block.
You want a 110 camshaft. You do not want a 106 or 108 on the street.
Georges cam is pretty mild. That's why he says advance it.
It's going to have a short rpm range. All done by about 6200rpm or so. That's ok if you're not racing, etc. It will certainly turn more rpm but you will feel "the nose of the car drop" at around 6,000.
Remember on the stock 4v cj balancer, that thing is only good for around 6,000 rpm.
That's what that engine was built and tuned for.
IF you consistently want to go higher you need a HEAVIER balancer LIKE the BOSS or the HO. Don't pick one because it's prettier. Big fat and ugly is better. Big Grin

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