It's funny that Pope would say "anything but Champions"

In 1969 and 70, I used J8 Champions in both of my Z28 Camaros
with excellent results. With the relatively high rpm engines, they
worked well but you could detect a slight difference when they got
a few miles on them.

Somewhere in the 80's, Champions seemed to turn to junk while
other brands seemed to be of higher quality....maybe it was the
technology shifting but there is a difference. In my opinion, buying
a brand because of low price is a mistake...like buying anything just
because of price. Experiment and ask to find a brand that suits your
requirements and then try to find the best deal on that particular
brand.....