I don't think the push rod chevey platform is better than ford. If you want to go push rod, ford was as good as anybody with engines like the 427 side oiler or 427 sohc, boss 302, 351 cleveland, 429 super cobra jet and boss 429 hemie. Ford choose a different route in the 90's with the mod motor, chevey is still old schooling it with decades of research behind these motors on how to make them run. The mod motors are new, easy hp is forced induction. When people set thier mind to it, they will get some real hp out of these engines n/a and allready are. The advantage with FI, is you can get big power with small displacement engines, this seems to be the wave of the future. You don't need 460 CID anymore for big power, smaller motors with as much power, better mpg and don't pollute as much. Who in the 70's would of thought that getting 500 hp out of a 281 CID engine is no big deal, now it's common place for a street stang.