Lol, just opinion Perry, im not THAT worried, i want a wide power band, more than i want low down power, 5-9000rpm would be fine.... some how i don't think my little bottom end will cope very well with that! so 3-6500 is fine by me.
Your talking about VE mate, the head and inlet tract plays a large role, but so do a lot of other things, cam profiles, exhaust housings etc also play a major role.
Your 2.5 duratec isn't really a good example. That still makes bags of low down torque, so its always going to be nice to drive regardless of where peak power is.....
Personal preference at the end of the day, Im just not chasing figures.
Why not put a diesel engine in the car then?
lol
I'll tell you what Perry, when your engine is built we can compare dyno graphs, i think that would be the clearest example of a decent head vs my DIY attempt. You should start a build thread, would make for an interesting read!!!
Rob,