being different is cool, but costs alot of $$$$$ i thought i was being cool building a nissan instead of a toyota and wound up realizing why everyone has toyotas, this goes for the same when it comes to engines, if gm builds such a junk motor then why is it basically the only motor used to power bouncers,ultra4 cars, and basically every other trail rig that has a v8. i have a 2005 lq4 in a 1970 elcamino and its totally stock and hauls ass compared to any sbc i ever had in it.....on a side note, ford cant build a decent engine without adding some kind of power adder, hell they are going to quit making v8s all together in the coming years, if only the master mind engineers they have could realize that push rod motors rule, always have always will