That MotorTrend Mopar vs. Ford 408 shoot-out was really biased

Blackhatguy said

He did warn us that some of us will cry. But they are not wrong at all, if I was building a Ford motor or any motor for that matter I want the biggest bang for my buck. If something is bigger and cost the same amount of money I'm going to get that. So, while it sort of shoots the premise of their video in the foot by comparing situations instead of engines directly, you still have to take the situation in real life into consideration and that's what they did. They used the best aluminum head that was available out of the box for Mopar at the time. It wasn't until afterwards that the Victor heads became available and Steve then ported those Edelbrock heads in the same manner to match.

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Like I said, if your going to compare brands, it has to be comparable. Perception is everything, and it does a disservice to the engine that gets shortchanged. What about sanctioning bodies that have class rules. Do they use a dollar amount to level the playing field? No, they use comparable parts between brands. A dollar amount would allow a Chevy racer to use exotic parts, and a Mopar or Ford guy to use lesser parts because they cost more. Can you imagine the outcry over those kind of rules?

If they want to use different parts, because thats the choice a car guy would make, then the comparison should be between the differing parts, not this brand 408 vs. that brand 408. I'm a businessman, and any businessman knows perception is reality. They created a false reality. I know that's an oxymoron, but it makes my point.