700hp 493 build specs thoughts

Hot Metal said
You can make good hp at low CR though, go big is one way, as an example>
An engine my other mate bought for his street/strip RR
589ci, 10:1, CP between 185>190psi, 365CNC -13's, small s/roller, 260/[email protected], .625/.625" on 110
440-2, 950HPDP. 695hp@5500-5900.
But I will say that if it was 12.5:1 with a healthy 730+" [email protected] roller
it would be around the 800hp mark, wouldn't work for street though too good.

I never said you can’t are power with a compression ratio that low. But why give up power?

In your example, that engine at 11:5.1 would make another 40-45 HP. Seems like a no brainer to me.

EDIT: not to mention power under the cure and driveability. There is way more to compression ratio than just horsepower. And it kills me to say that because horsepower is KING.