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Yes, someone did.
Madmaxx made the statement that "the small block will out-rev the big block". I asked why he thought that, and you replied that it's a much lighter rotating mass.
That sometimes is the case, but what he said (if that's what he meant) is a generalization, and it's false. I don't even accept it as a general rule of thumb. One of my 482 FE's would absolutely spank a factory 5.0L Mustang engine, not just in terms of horsepower and torque, but in "rev-ability" and acceleration.
There are two parts to how well an engine accelerates. Its rotating inertia is one of them (not all big block rotating masses are heavy, not all small block rotating masses are light), and the other is how much power you're using to accelerate it. You'll find that the camshaft, compression ratio, cylinder head, intake, etc. all affects that.
Have a good evening too sir.
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