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Originally Posted by DGthe3
To each their own, personally I don't care about how high tech an engine is, so long as it makes the right sounds and gives the proper numbers. And by proper numbers, I mean hp, torque, weight, cost, and fuel economy. If an engine gives me all those in reasonable ammounts, I'll be happy with it. But high tech hurts cost and reliability, OHC's go for high revs over torque, something that I'm just not a fan of. OHV's are smaller and lighter. So overall, I'd rather have an OHV engine. Also,
One myth that I would like to address at this time, is about how OHV's are old while OHCs are new. OHV's are older, by about 20 years, possibly less. Not that big of a differance when looking at 100 years of automotive history.
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What if high technology
increases performance, reliability, and efficiency? Honestly, I don't care what acronym GM comes up with for all the features of the engine so long as it has the power and doesn't break down.
Modern engine design is a far cry from the days of big bores, long strokes, and tri-powered carburators.