Horsepower limit for out of the box Edelbrock RPM heads

MopaR&D said

Interesting post, when I called Jim at Racer Brown for a custom grind and told him I intended to ultimately road race the car he basically explained what you just said. Peak power won't be as important as having instant throttle response and a wide power band to shoot the car out of the corners. "You're gonna be mashing that thing all the time at different RPMs and you want it to pull hard every time," or something along those lines is what he said.

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Exactly. I've been driving a 2000 BMW M5 for the last ten years. It's obviously much more modern technology, but it it's 5.0 liter V8 tops out with 400hp at 6500rpm, but it produces better than 360 lb-ft of torque from 2500-5500 rpm. That motor really can launch that 4000lb car out of the corner with it's 6 speed manual. I'm hoping to find a cam/head combo for my 340 that will emulate that profile and better the numbers. That would make the Cuda a real handful.
M5 chassis dyno.