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Originally Posted by Mixer
Refuses to acknowledge pushrods and more torque and lower COG.
Uses VTEC as an example.
The only engines more limp wristed for torque than Honda atmo VTEC engines are Toyota VVTI (heads by Yamaha) and Mazda atmo rotaries. One of the three can suck the skin off a custard.
Pushrod is not "old" or "outdated". DOHC engines you will find have been around for over a hundred years too, yet they didn't really take off until the 80s. probably with economy requirements and smarter engine management.
Pushrod has packaging benefits and will produce more low down torque than DOHC but can't rev as hard.
So not "old" or "inferior"
Peak power out of a DOHC looks good on paper but will get out accelerated handily by a car with more torque and drivability.
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You know how it works. They trade massive heads and costs for displacement, make good power and torque then get slated for being low tech. On a good day I would call it a good engineering solution. But then Roland Dane said I killed Holden so what would I know?