New technology usually trumps old tech. That's the way it works. Harley's can't compete with Hyabusas. The old Strato Streak was modern for it's time 65 years ago and had a good run. The tripower 389 in my '65 GTO won't spank new cars like it did for the first 10-15 years I owned it, but it still sounds like nothing else on the road today and the torque peels my eyelids back and makes me smile, even though it's 'slow'. The stock mild original 400 in my '67 GTO makes me smile every time I take it out on a road trip. It is as reliable as any new car, and has more passing power than any 6.0 LS powered vehicle I've run up against at high speed.....I guess it's my 2.56 rear gears and 440+ ft pds of torque. Are these 55 and 52 years old cars as fast and refined as an LS new car? No. Do they sound better, have more soul, and are they a part of my life from youth to old age? HELL YEAH.
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Jeff 
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