Yeah I guess. I think he was looking at the bang for the buck. Didn't think back then that the added horsepower from the 348 would have been worth the added weight of the motor. One cancelling out the other. This is my own opinion, but I think the "W" engine got a very unfair reputation as being a truck engine. Anyone buying an expensive Corvette, didn't want a truck engine in it. Would have been nice in '62, to see a 409/409 engine in a Corvette. Don't know how you can go wrong with that. But, the sb 327 made it's preview that year and I think you could get upwards of 360 hp, so why bother with anything else. I'm sure there had to be alot of discussion about the Corvette and 'W" engine, Carmine.