How does cid make power?

Phreakish said
I spent $2600 on an assembled 408 shortblock. Where you get $3-4k is a mystery.
Stroker kits for a 360 block are $1300, in-stock today from SCAT with forged pistons. Last I checked, forged pistons are around $4-500 a set - so if you build a comparable 360 with new piston (since any build will require a re-bore) the cost difference is about $900.

I'm Canadian everything cost more up here.

Phreakish said
That's a misleading snapshot only at peak. Area under the curve is what the experience will be dictated by. Not to mention the torque gets packed in under the original peak HP, which means more useable power for a street machine - no need to run 4.10's on the street and give up highway cruising.

Here the under the curve if you lined up the peaks like you would if gearing properly.

410 3000=250 3500=310 4000=365 4500=399 5000=420 5500=431hp
360 3300=252 3800=315 4300=360 4800=399 5300=418 5800=423hp

Cid, lbs-ft, 1st rear , torque to tires
410 480 2.45 x 3.73 = 4386 lbs-ft
360 444 2.44 x 3.91 = 4253 lbs-ft

This thread not about which ways better to build power cid vs rpm or that you shouldn't build strokers or whats more streetable but does cid make hp?
Which to me it doesn't.