[Ant]

I have owned 390 engines and 454 engines with almost 700bhp injected race 454, and that baby ran 7500 if you let it.

Quite a few people like plenty of torque and trying to get the engine to pull down low and finish by 5500 +5800rpm, I feel these engines are boring and spin the wheels easier down low, you want something that comes in with a vengeance and really gets the job done.

I dont think torque has got a lot to do with it, its bhp, there are 850bhp 3 litre race engines out there in F1 cars that will see most comparible drag cars off in a 1/4" with natural aspiration, and they do 19000rpm and probably an 8 second time.

Torque is for lugging weight and if you car weighs 1.5 -2 ton then it becomes relevant.