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I think that with any engine comparison we need to look at the intended purpose. Max HP numbers don't do much for me, unless we are talking about a race car/motor. If most of you guys are running your cars on the street, then low to mid range tourqe and HP is what I would be looking at. My brother has a Boss 351 in a Boss 302 car and on the street, it does not perform too well. Get that thing to 5000 RPM and look out!
I'm building a 428 SCJ for a GT500 and I had to resist going to a .500 lift cam. The reality is that for my street car, a mild cam with good numbers up to say 5500 RPM is the power range I want. Will my FE rev to 7000 RPM and make great power? No, but that is fine by me. Why spend all the money for a HP range that will seldom be seen by most of us on the street?

So that being said, will you get good low and mid range numbers out of a cleveland? Street driven, the cleveland may not be the best choice.
For a race motor, I like it!
MC