Or how about Nissan got broke in the early 90s, and rather than sacrificing the VQ and RB series, they nixxed the CA, and put in a motor with a shitty head (no offense to my SR'ed friends)...

Last I heard, the CA was the motor used in all the Nissan entries into the Formula Nippon series.

CA has a higher redline
Cast iron block
Weighs damn near 50 lbs less
Size wise, makes the SR look like a 6 cylinder
And for the money I save on the half cut, I'll buy intake, exhaust, and a boost controller, and make the same power.

Don't knock it just b/c it's older and was replaced by something that's become the biggest bandwagon in the last 4 years.

BTW, do you REALLY expect to convince someone that a motor that has rocker arm stoppers is REALLY designed better than a motor without them?