it's ok Joe.
Some basics:
Be aware of inlet duration when running piston port if you will have low end power. (reeds are another animal)
Be aware of compression after portwork if you wanna have low end power.
Be aware of transfer duration if you wanna have mid range power/powerband starting early.
Be aware of blowdown area if you wanna have power on top.
Be aware of exhaust duration to ensure a good power stroke (torque)
Be aware of flow. It's all about mass flow, getting as most fresh charge as possible up into combustion chamber.
Be aware of carb size. Even a 34 carb is small on a H2. Bigger carbs, more power at all revs except below 3000
Be aware of pipes. Good pipes produce more power then less good pipes. A thumb of rule: Aggressive pipes makes more power in powerband, but less power before power band (especially mid range) than more moderate pipes.
Be aware of ignition timing. Most advance in mid range to weaken exhaust pulse, thus returning wave.
Reeds makes a lot more power from down low, up to mid range start. (better piston pumping)
Have in mind your H2 is a piston pumping device prior to powerband. When in powerband, there are another rules. Your engine is not a pump anymore, but a resonator. (provided you have effective pipes)
So, a stroker is a completely different animal than a foulstroker.
Be aware of if you change one thing, you ALWAYS also change something else in your engine.
This is just something that come to mind in a hurry right now, there are a lot more to it than this info. And off course, this points are really up for discussions as it is hard to be very certain of all the aspects in our beloved strokers.
Squish is good for detonation issues, but does not necessarily makes a lot more power.
Stay tuned Joe, and keep them questions coming. I will try to answer them as best as I can. But off course, some secrets are, and stays, in my garage
..j.