I was actually being facetious with the "idiot" comment....hence my very next sentence starting with "Seriously though..."
While it's true the Coyote isn't the most advance engines out there, it's still light years ahead of the LS series platform. Again...these LS engines wouldn't be near as powerful or coveted as they are without all that displacement backing them up.
While it's true the LS blocks can handle power levels surpassing 1,200hp (which I will give GM loads of credit for).....realistically, how many people are pushing them to that level? Heck....how many people are pushing them to half those power levels? I'll bet less than 1% of owners. For the most part, most LS engines prowling the streets seem to running within the 350-650hp range. Coyote's have proven reliable...dare I say comfortable in those power ranges.
As far as displacement goes, you don't see the guys doing the 4.8L swaps running them N/A. Heck, they have trouble matching the output of the last N/A 3V & 4V 4.6L engine without a power adder. Every time in recent history GM has tried to go cubic inch, for cubic inch with Ford, they've been blown off the map! I can't stress how much these engines are really nothing special without displacement, or FI to make them come alive. I mean really...why would anyone be impressed with a 6.2L making 420+hp, when Ford is getting the job done with a 5.0L?
It brings me back to 2003 when the GM guys cried foul at the '03 Mustang Cobra for having a supercharger. Some of the diehards actually accused Ford of "cheating"?!? I mean...I guess we're just going to disregard the fact that GM has enjoyed a displacement advantage in general for the last 40-years? Morse so, lets also ignore the full 128-cubic inches separating the LS1 from the 4.6L modular of the time....it's all of the sudden
NOW become unfair because Ford bolted an Eaton to their glorified Crown Vic engine?
If anything, the GM crowd should be thankful that Ford decides to stick with the nostalgia trend and keep the Coyote in the 5.0L range. I shudder to think what they'd be capable of in 6.0L...or heaven forbid 7.0L displacement. Any bets as to how the LS7 might fair against a 7.0L Coyote?
I totally agree though, we're not gonna see 5.0L TiVCT engines coming down in price anytime soon...but then they're still fairly new....and unlike GM, Ford doesn't stick them in anything with wheels. It'll take a while for the market to saturate. Again, not hating on the LS engines. They make great power, they're simple and for the most part efficient. They're just not the top of the food chain any longer.