318 with big valved or 340/360 heads

Ok I hear this to big a valve thing all the time or your port is to large torque will suffer. Yes and no. The 327 had 2.02 valves and was known as HIGH RPM engine but actually had decent torque the 340 good torque and a HIGH RPM engine. The new Chevy ls series of engines the new HEMI the new FORD coyote all have good torque and are all REVY if you will..
These latest examples all have great cfm and port velocities. Plus other gadgetry to increase torque.
A 2.02 will not kill torque IF THE CORRECT CAM IS SELECTED. Meaning smaller than you would have selected with a restricted head/valve combination. I built a 340 with stock 1.88 heads and a 484 purple cam it was doggy and rpm limited springs were speced correctly. I swapped to stock non ported non machined Eddie head for 340s. It picked up torque and rpm,air flow is good and with port velocity its better yet.
Our family truck, or black sheep as it's called, has a 360 stock heads had 1.88 valves. We built another set of heads same cam 2.02 valves more torque and more Rpm and changed to a smaller cam when a lobe started to go flat. More torque down low and still revved to 6000+.
What I'm saying is with a big valve small displacement engine their is less room for error with your cam selection to get a great combination of torque and horse power OR really RPM.