Pump gas compression

bad440 said
but do they run good like that or is it just another compromise.

Well, as I've stated before, we built an 11.7:1 compression 451 stroker that ran on 91 octane pump gas, the best it could manage was 787 HP and 600 LB-FT of torque. It had 500 LB-FT of torque from 3500 rpm-7500+rpm.

Does that qualify as good, or as a compromise?