Are new Hondas maintenance free?

SoCalMike wrote:
> jim beam wrote:
>
>> if you drive some piece of v8 detroit iron with less than 40 bhp per
>> liter, you're not going to notice much difference with a bit of chain
>> stretch. and cam timing errors in excess of 10 degrees of crankshaft
>> are not unknown. belts don't stretch so they remain dead-on with
>> timing right up to replacement day. you want a high performance engine?
>
>
> sure! you gonna put one in my 98 civic CX?

iirc, that's 106 bhp from a 1.6L = 66 bhp/L for the base model.

a 97 corvette is 345 bhp from 5.7L = 60 bhp/L.

which is the "better" engine?