I am some what confused. I realize that velocity is important in that it fills the cylinders faster. It also creates a vacume to keep more air coming. In doing so, I would guess that since the air is entering the cylinder faster, it is getting more air in the cylinder hense making more power. To keep velocity, you have to have some sort of mild restriction, therefore creating a vacume. I see it as sucking throw a small straw, and then sucking through a larger one.
On the other hand, you can make your port sizes larger therefore making the air easier to obtain, but with little restriction, the velocity would be down. Timing events happen in fractions of a second... By having low velocity (force pushing air into the cylinder) I don't understand why having a lot of available air would be beneficial having having high velocity.
I also have found (correct me if im wrong) that higher rpms create more velocity, therefore that is why bigger intake and head'ed combos make more power uptop. The air is getting forced into the cylinders faster by a decent vacume. This is when the high flow charitaristics of the heads and intake really kick some butt.
I understand that there are limits to both. You can starve a engine for air and have excelent velocity, but no power because the amount of air is not enough. Or, you could have so much air that the force sucking it in is not enough to actually suck the air in to be beneficial with huge heads and intake.
Keeping that in mind, would you rather have a motor with high velocity, somewhat starving the cylinders for air. Or would you rather have a motor with ample air, yet not enough vacume to take advantage of it.
The obvious answer is in between the two, but I want to see what sides you will take.
On the other hand, you can make your port sizes larger therefore making the air easier to obtain, but with little restriction, the velocity would be down. Timing events happen in fractions of a second... By having low velocity (force pushing air into the cylinder) I don't understand why having a lot of available air would be beneficial having having high velocity.
I also have found (correct me if im wrong) that higher rpms create more velocity, therefore that is why bigger intake and head'ed combos make more power uptop. The air is getting forced into the cylinders faster by a decent vacume. This is when the high flow charitaristics of the heads and intake really kick some butt.
I understand that there are limits to both. You can starve a engine for air and have excelent velocity, but no power because the amount of air is not enough. Or, you could have so much air that the force sucking it in is not enough to actually suck the air in to be beneficial with huge heads and intake.
Keeping that in mind, would you rather have a motor with high velocity, somewhat starving the cylinders for air. Or would you rather have a motor with ample air, yet not enough vacume to take advantage of it.
The obvious answer is in between the two, but I want to see what sides you will take.