Joe,
Thanks for the update on Mummert's engine. I had read that he had ignition problems but, thought he had improved it before the test. I'm extremely glad that to hear that he would have won. It actually helps my case that you don't need canted valves to make better HP. I think Kaase may be going with maybe a 260? At the next competition. A 5 bolt block, at least. Not sure on that, we'll have to see.
Joe, these are my opinions, based on open competition (all comers) but, not all out, max HP effort (something streetable) and what you might expect from a 460 ci engine, as that's about all you can get from a 428 block. Everyone gets one, don't they or am I excluded? If it's max HP then we would have to be talking about 4 valve engines, would we not. Ford makes those, too. How many would care to compete with that 8 second, 338 ci, 4V that was recently posted? A answer like.......Why bother with either engine when the 4v modular engine is available, cheap.
I cop to me being opinionated but, so are 98% of the people that post on this forum.