Granted you cannot fill a cyl with more that 14.7 lbs without forced induction but without the piston Sucking or Drawing air in it will not be able to run. Maybe idle but when you crank it up to 12k the motor would not get enough air. If a motor did not draw air into it the how would a carburetor work? it wouldnt.
Maybe there is more to this...
My current all motor seems to be running around 17 lbs air pressure into the cylinders. Thats where the velocity from intake tuning comes in, or was it drinking beer what I read - same thing, fastest way in to make it fully filled works either way.
Then the charge quality is determined by the exhaust side, even if my cylinders are at 17lbs of air pressure the cylinder may contain 20% of already burned fuel - a bit like old beer that waits it way out. If exhaust tuned lenght is not correct the power will still suck.
In my case the exhaust header is 20", about 4" shorter than stock and intake is about 1" shorter than stock, but thats all not generic, rather dependendent on cam, displacement and piston speed.