[Pillow]

VW@ - Just to clarify on your point #4. The Flat 6 is a SOHC design with two individual cams... If the Flat 6 was of a DOHC setup it would have 4 cams. The mouse or rat is not a SOHC engine, it is a pushrod design with one cam below the heads.

I think an important point to consider is the cubic inches of the engines versus HP output. No Porsche engine that I know of has bulged out to 5.7L..? I think for its respective production time period the Porsche cars have had above average hp per cubic inch. Of course as technology advances the high HP of yesturyear is not much by todays comparisons. I think a better comparison is todays Porsche Flat-6 versus the best Detriot has to offer.

Again, to get a mouse to the same tolerances and high RPM reliability as a Porsche Flat-6 you are talking serious money.

Does my chevy mouse leak oil? Yes, a little around the valve covers and oil pan. Do I care? No.

Enough with the soap opera and 200 stuff already!

Peas!