I can answer that for ME. It may be the same for Ed, I don't know. First, I don't dislike turbo anything. It's a quick, easy and a lot of times inexpensive way to go fast. I also really like the turbo builds that you and others are doing and have done with slants.
All that said, my opinion on it is that I like the challenge of making an engine "down on two cylinders" run fast naturally aspirated. True, it may never run like a turbo slant. It can be respectable nonetheless. I just prefer naturally aspirated engines. I always have. I've built some forced inducted stuff for other people and there always seemed to be some witch doctor tuning issues to get them just right. With naturally aspirated stuff, just slap on a good matched carburetor tune it and go. To make a naturally aspirated slant fast requires a lot of work and smart parts choices as well as expert tuning, patience and time. It's something to really be proud of because of the challenge. All this is my opinion, so feel free to argue away, you're not going to change my mind. lol
