Originally Posted by Maximo

The Proto 7 is smoother with less blossom in the powerband...both are very similar in the bottom end with awesome amounts of grunt, but the Bonito has a little more kick right off the bottom as it enters the midrange....The Proto has no blossom and pulls extremely linear all the way thru the powerband......I would say the proto would make an awesome buggy engine as its power delivery is very flat, similar to a plus4 BTT, but of course with a much higher dose of HP.....Obviously it pulls a truggy with no issue as it does make a pile of power, but its dead flat powercurve would make it very manageable in a Buggy...... Another thing is it revs to the moon......In the end they are both quite comparable, the Bonito is a little more ballsy, but the Proto is right there but with a fair bit smoother delivery