Jason, interesting point (your comment about the 302 characteristics remind me of what Chevy did with their 302 - from the early TA's - nice motors, both of 'em).
im curious - from what i have gathered, one major reason for scrapping the 5.0 was that it was 'dirty' from an emissions standpoint. what does GM do to not have this same apparent problem with their pushrod motors?
OT: i do like the reverse flow cooling systems they use - nice idea, i think.