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The point is not that one configuration is necessarily "better" than the other, in and of itself. Each has some advantages and disadvantages. Frankly, GM has gone a long way in addressing some of the pushrod engine's disadvantages. IMO, we're near the point where it really doesn't matter how valves open and close. But there are still some differences. Whether or not they matter or not is a question of individual preference. Personally, I like the sound and feel of an OHC engine, and find the pushrod engines I've driven to have a thrashy, rough quality I don't care for, especially at higher rpms. But that's just my taste. BTW, who is the econobox owner who's dumping on the 'vette???
The point is not that one configuration is necessarily "better" than the other, in and of itself. Each has some advantages and disadvantages. Frankly, GM has gone a long way in addressing some of the pushrod engine's disadvantages. IMO, we're near the point where it really doesn't matter how valves open and close. But there are still some differences. Whether or not they matter or not is a question of individual preference. Personally, I like the sound and feel of an OHC engine, and find the pushrod engines I've driven to have a thrashy, rough quality I don't care for, especially at higher rpms. But that's just my taste. BTW, who is the econobox owner who's dumping on the 'vette???