Crankcase stuffing on a 40 year old V4 140 OMC

[spybot]

Just doing some research on stuff the crankcase on a 40 year old Johnson 140.
I have read that the newer engines have less need for stuffing as this has been taken into account by the manufacturing & design system used nowadays.
The 140 comes with reed stuffers but what else can be done to de-crease the volume ?? Can the wrist pin be blanked off ??? Can the reed bed (Where it sits in the inl;ent manifold) have more work done with epoxy to help reduce the volume ????
What other things can be done ???

[billybob]

There is really nothing else that can be done to crankcase of that motor too help much. You can plane heads, . 020 or .030 to increase compression. But then you will always have to run HIGH OCTANE FUEL. Also you can remove L/U and drill 4, 1/2 inch holes in top of L/U at exhaust tract area on both sides. That will make motor breathe better, but you may piss off other boaters with extra noise.