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Raising the compression ratio will have a direct effect on the engine dynamics. First by increasing the stress applied to all of the reciprocating weight parts (pistons, rods, wrist pins).
Since you already know about rotational balance I'll skip the crankshaft details.
I have to ask you if...
A word of caution on just milling the head for higher compression.
If this is done on an older rebuild of unknown origin and you are not sure if the engine has been Gram Balanced, you run a much higher risk of ventilating the block. 2cents
Bert
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