700hp 493 build specs thoughts

Rat Bastid said

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.

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I know you didn't, I agree with your CR theory, its just an example of how you can do it on low cr when you do not have a full on race engine designed. It all comes down to use. Although it can still be done on high cr if you pick the right cam for some street use as Dom and others have shown within reason, we can all put up with a full on race motor for a while on the street but this thread is about a street/strip build, down to the owner as always and where his mentality is.