I'm not looking for high RPM- - - -a stroker crankshaft in a stovebolt six makes torque, and I don't have to chase that imaginary unicorn the guys with the dual carbs and all that other eye candy wish they had. Now, in the case of the super-small displacement V8, I'll have plenty of airflow to support any RPM the lower end can stand. One of my competitors on the dirt track ran his 302 at 8K routinely, even if he did go through 3 or 4 engines a season.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!