Quote Originally Posted by Manaz View Post
Peak power isn't everything. DOHC can be useful, but it's not the be-all and end-all of performance, and there are certainly reasons why an engine manufacturer would stick with SOHC (reduced costs, reduced complexity, etc) over DOHC when DOHC may not give significant advantages for the expected usage.
when SOHC is already restricted in flow by definition compared to DOHC, and then tac onto that a restrictive head for the 2L motor... is pretty ****ty

Is pretty crap torque/power under 3k rpm, as far as performance goes.