well I would think that if you had a 100hp engine it would achieve max mph way slower than a 5000hp engine. So you would cover more of the distance in the 1/4 at top speed with the 5000 hp engine. That would make your time faster with the 5000hp engine.... my opinion

I changed motor in blazer went from a stock355 with small cam to motor i have now, same convertor same rear gears
went 12.70 @ 103 with 355 turned 5800 rpms at finish
went 10.56 @128 with 385 turned 7500 on chip at finish