Put a 4.10 gear in it and then rev it to the moon...
One of the guys running one of my street/strip 347's says that it will pull to 7000, but it hates low rpms and hates being lugged around. That's with a 4.30 rearend.
The VTEC engines are different in that they can change the cam timing at will....something an old pushrod V8 can not do.
Keep in mind that the Fox body Mustangs had excellent power and response at 1500 rpm. But they peaked at about 4800.
I'm not against spinning an engine up...I like it too. But combining an engine that likes to rev with a car set up to cruise at low rpms is where the issue is.
What would I do to compromise? Put a 3.54 rearend in the car, put the peak hp rpm at 6000 and shift at 6500. You still won't have agility at 1500, but it will be closer to what you want.
Rick Lake is humoring you in the fact that he's showing what it takes to make reliable horsepower at high rpms. However, he'll also tell you that the engine needs to match the rest of the combination.