I've got a 78 SS El Camino with a 350 4 barrel.
Now the whole thing about imports vs. muscle. You can build a car right and make it go fast. I have an American Muscle car but am also into the imports and 4 cylinders.
Imports get bad reputations in my opinion because of the little punk highschoolers who throw on an exhaust pipe and over rev non stop to get attention on their primered car.
I've seen many fast Hondas and Mitsubishis. Personally, I think both cars are fine but most people think you wither have to like one or the other.