TQ on LD340 or Air Gap

Yea it does but don't worry about it.
What is happening is the air and fuel are being necked down to fit into the square opening. The less the air and to a higher degree, the fuel have to bend and turn the better it will be for the engine. Fuel needs to atomize and turning left right up and down allows the fuel to collect on the floor and walls of the intake. This will cause puddles and big droplets. In this state, it burns poorly.

If you can take one less bend out of the intake or relax the sharp bend, the better it will deliver the fuel In a better state to burn. With that said, then you can see why the RPM makes a few more HP even though the runners are smaller. Though smaller runners add velocity, which can help in some cases. To small a runner and you restrict power. Which doesn't seem to be the case at all with the RPM. Judging by some members running very well with it on top of strokers.

If I were you, I'd just run the TQ on top of the RPM and let it rip and see how it goes.
Have fun swapping parts out, tinkering with it to see what works best and what you like best.

I'm curious, what are the engine specs?