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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 3103490" data-attributes="member: 1132">I think it's all a matter of application. If I was building an old school hot rod, I think there's something to be said for doing a flathead. Period correct muscle car? An OHV pushrod V8 is the way to go. Restomod? Definitely an LS motor of some kind. But even the LS is just a dressed up, old school OHV pushrod V8 with modern engine management. The Northstar OHC engines never got off the ground because of the issues they had, not because the concept is unsound. Ford's Coyote 5.0L is inch for inch, one of the best NA V8 engines ever produced, OHC or otherwise. Getting 460/420 with a 7250 redline is impressive to say the least (and a lot of people think it's underrated at those numbers. By comparison, the new LT1 requires almost 25% more displacement to be in the same HP/TQ range (455/455), with about 25% less rpm range, even with VVT.  There's just no disputing that each modern V8 engine advancement has allowed us to get more power per inch, but that doesn't mean the old school stuff is obsolete. It just means the application should fit the expectations you have for it! <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>