Does a 302 chevy make the torque of a 454, absolutely not. Does it have the visual appeal of a Hemi, absolutely not. Did it have more power than my two barrel 283, better believe it. When the rest of us kids were putting headers on our 283's, and the guy up the street parked his 69 Z/28 in his driveway, we were in awe, when we went for a ride, well, I still remember that car doing things ours would not, so maybe it is just comparing apples to oranges, but it made an impression on me. Then later a buddy bought a 1970 454 SS Chevelle, but that is a different story.