ok.. this is coming from Motorbooks Workshop: Sport Compact Car Engine & Driveline. p.69
"A silly Civic Si owner who confidently revs on an LS-1 powered Camaro at a light, cocky in the fact that his engine makes more power per liter, is going to get swatted like a pesky little fly, VTEC or no VTEC."
AMEN...
So before u start talkin shit about "ancient v-8s"
, know that a turbo 4 banger might take an n/a v8, but never a turbo v8.
one more:
"As bad as the baddest Outlaws are, they are still no match for the equivalent class of domestics. If the big-bore V-8 guys were allowed to turbocharge their huge engines by the rules, the tiny imports would not stand a chance-- multi-vavles, variable cam timing, overhead cams or not."
This is coming from a guy that writes books about Honda/Acura/Mazda/Nissan performance. If he can admit it, why can't you?