How does cid make power?

$900 going to $4k doesn't sound reasonable just for being Canadian.
Your previous post is the one which turned it into "does it make sense to build a stroker" when you brought cost into it.

CID by definition makes power. The volume of air expanded is exactly what creates HP. If you start with less air, you have less expansion. Look at it this way: expanding air is work. Work is HP. More air requires more work in order to expand it - which equates to more HP. HP is work, work is HP. It's physics 101.


But you discount or ignore RPM. You get more firing cycles with more RPM. RPM IS horsepower. That is the central theme of engine building. Torque does NOT make a car quicker or faster. That takes RPM.

If you have more RPM (and can feed it) you can use more gear. More gear is a longer lever to move a car. Gear ratio is a far more effective lever than an increase in stroke is.