One thing leads to another... mean 318?

The problem here is people are debating from from very different levels of compromises.


None to very little compromises, what yellow rose is saying holds very true, Hp is King. At any level of compromise Hp is still king but as you put more compromises on your build the more Torque is King and No replace for Displacement becomes true because it becomes the only way to add hp in a NA engine.


Take a street only performance engine, stop light to stop light first gear and maybe a bit of second all done by 60 mph. Most cars seem to be geared 3.23-3.55 which mostly works out to be around 1000 rpm per 10 mph. So we’re talking idle to 5000 rpm and most of the time is gonna be spent between 2000-4000 rpm and even if you step up or down a few steps in gear your still only gonna move that powerband window a few hundred rpm.


2000-4000 rpm is really gonna limit head, cam, cr etc... choices so leaving only one way to increase hp at a fixed rpm by any huge amount will be torque and as we know torque is mainly dependent on displacement.


So yes to increase the hp curve at a certain powerband the only main way will be displacement.


But if your willing to stall and gear and take other restriction off your combo then displacement/torque is gonna matter less and less.


Why I always say “If your willing gear it, build it, if not build larger displacement” or at least know and or be fine with a smaller displacement with average street gear is gonna give lesser results.

Why I’ve added lately, “or take solace in your compromises”.