Your right insofar that each gallon of fuel has a certain amount of potential energy for a given horsepower.
You need the correct pressure as the injectors are rated for certain flow(volume) at a certain pressure level.
Too low pressure,and you have not enough flow through injector.
Too much pressure,and you have too much flow through injector.
Generally you will size your injectors for the flow you need at a given rpm/horsepower,and leave the pressure alone.
I like to raise pressure a bit and recalculate the injector personally(for better atomization).
If your running lean at higher rpm's/load then you are probrably running into a flow problem.
Check your fuel filter,as it will restrict flow when it clogs and not pressure.
Otherwise,if your looking to upgrade here's a thread I posted up (there are several by different people if you use search.)
https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/105002.html[This message has been edited by DefEddie (edited 02-02-2010).]