I need schooling - old vs. new engines

Again, you are comparing engines from different eras to make yourself feel better.

And you are ignoring the reality that they will be always be compared. You keep saying "you can't compare old vs new" like it is a shield to keep you from having to admit that the G3 isn't as bad as you want to believe it is.

Before someone invented the hammer, a rock worked ok. But after the hammer came along, building a fence got much easier because the hammer did a better job than a rock did. It's ok if you like rocks better, but they are both tools and need to be evaluated based on how well they do the job, not on what your pappy used "back in the day".