Maybe i'm not putting my point across at all
I mention (in a round about way) that i like to see a period engine in a car and you post this.
over 9K rpm
over 120bhp per litre
lightweight consruction
amazingly efficient multivalve head
vtec system
Yep, pretty run of the mill compared to a 1970s ford transit engine
Taking the ford blinkers off for a moment, even the legendary BD is no match really and there is a monster cost ascociated with a decent BD!
I said nothing of the pinto being anything special, plus that wasn't my original point. Just you took me to be slating the Honda engine for simply being Honda and started quoting spec lists as you assumed i had Ford blinkers on.
The Honda engine is run of the mill, regardless of spec. They're mass produced and from what you've said readily available. This in my opinion makes it so.