I have old articles from when there were lots of (relatively) wayne/fisher heads available for 302 GMC's They were getting up to 900 horsepower out of them, of course this is the point where they were breaking main caps, but a nice set of billet steel caps took care of that. The only reason the V-6 is around is the size of the package, and if you had the money to throw at engine design these car companies have (had, now its YOUR money) you could get a dandy engine too. That being said a V-6 is inherently a foul design, and there a few companies going back to the straight six, as it is inherently a good design although it is a bit hard to package in a front wheel drive set up due to its length. Now don't get me wrong, I love the hot screaming wail of a V-8 maybe even more than the next guy,(anyone have a 427 SOHC ford they want to give me?) but the 6 has its place and can be an extreme performer.
