But it is real world. If you want to make big n/a power on pump gas.
I thought about HCI for instant gratification,thank god I didn't. Saved
for what seemed like forever,for a Dart block 427,TFS heads,ported
super vic. Blah,blah,blah so glad I did.
410 Strokers are not what I would consider real world testing. They cover up for incorrectly matched parts due to the stroke. Very forgiving motors as the challenge showed. I think the Cam was the limiting factor. Hence this discussion. How many people on this forum have a 410 stroker?
Every h/c/i shootout I've read in a magazine or watched online always ended with 'we know we left some power on the table' and start talking about if they had done this or that but I think it boils down to setting a approximate hp/tq number, matched parts combinations to gearing, tire size and trans type then hope for the best. Around 300 hp on the street is fun and useable.
It's not worth the 25 hp difference if you have to wing it to 6k to get it. I like torque numbers myself.
I agree with what cleanLx says.
Yup the Torque for me also. I liked the torque curve of the 410 with all three heads. Did not change much. I likes me some long flat torque curves. Pullin motors.