Not my idea of a driving on the street engine, but it would be fun to play with. That camshaft is humongous for a street engine. It for sure should be bleeding down most of that low rpm cylinder pressure.
I don't doubt that he could get it to idle at 850 rpm. I can get just about any engine no matter how radical it is to idle at a lower rpm, usually 700 - 750 Rpm, and I actually do it to adjsust idle air/fuel, then I idle them to where I want them to be. . That does not mean it will have any power below 10,00 rpm though. I am exgarrating.
He is right about the flat tops usually having a more complete burn than a mountain dome. (My words). I am just wondering how in the world with flat top pistons and an Edlebrock Head it will have 11.40 - 1 compression? How big are your combustion chambers? How thick is the head gasket? and How deep in the hole are the pistons, I.E. Deck ht. ?
Ed