Bill, definitely no offense taken. This forum is all about expressing opinions. My 'bird has a still stock 400/TH400, so I am also a V-8 fan and like to run my horses hard. The Le Mans is my first inline cammer, and for the first thousand or so miles I put on the odometer, it was simply a very well-mannered, nice driving street car with better than average acceleration compared to today's cars. The Dream Cruise brings out the devil in me, and since I was driving the Le Mans at the time I had to find out what was under the pedal. So I did...and a bone stock '66 Sprint is no slouch in a 3330# car, even with the 2 speed auto. So now I enjoy the 18 mpg, quiet operation, and the nice road driving, with the knowledge that I don't have to be hesitant about putting my foot to the floor, but a 200-4R would really make it a quicker car and give it a few more mpg!