Max Lobe Ramp For Solid Flat

Rusty - I guesss we will just disagree.

kid - It's not cylinder pressure from the piston that creates the power. It's the pressure spike following the burn, and when in terms of crankshaft degrees that pressure spike occurs. Higher cylinder pressures prior to ignition are part of what's called pumping losses and do not indicate a higher output potential. Remembering that horsepower is just torque over time - the SE model is not a higher pressure at peak rpm. It's strictly a lot of firing events per minute that gives them horsepower at higher rpm. Here's something to play with - A factory 340 has a torque output of 289 pound feet at max horsepower (275hp @ 5000rpm). A Super Stock that makes 465hp @ 8500rpm, makes the same torque - 288 pound feet. It's the torque over time that drives the HP numbers. Play with some horsepower to torque calculators and you'll note that. It's not higher cylinder pressure.