air pressure is one thing and air flow is another.
although air pressure can be constant between cylidners the air flow is not. it is affected by a large number of factors, but as mentioned before, the less bends the better. aerodynamicswithin the plenum play a major factor and not something that can be shown on a flow bench, but more on autocad style programs which simulate different circumstances of air flow/pressure. all this and then throw in air speed and plenum volumes and the fun begins......
more pressure = more airflow (in general*)
more air flow = more power (with the right amount of fuel of course)
then again you can have
more airflow @ less pressure (due to less restriction) = more power...and this is what a correctly designed and fabricated plenum should provide.
* more pressure can sometimes produce the same amount of air flow at a lesser pressure since an orifice can only flow a certain amount of air regardless of pressure. basically, at some point the air "banks up" and can not get thru