On you Acura…Nice car. That said, for some reason you tout it as some sort of standard to measure 40 year old technology by. Lets take your Acura, and limit your ignition adjustability to the equivalent of points, vacuum advance and distributor weights, all locked in above 3K RPM, .and, all fired from a single ignition coil. Now, lets say you are limited to one, and one only fuel pressure, from idle to red line, Now, variable valve timing is obviously off the table, as are any synthetics. Dump your fuel/air from 2 points only, which compromises those nice long neatly folded runners your Acura benefits from. Absolutely zero active engine management. Every adjustment is set before you leave your driveway.. If yours is an automatic, it would be without wires. You could adjust your little throttle pressure thingie until you got the best compromise. If it’s a manual, it’s a 4 speed, which was the max for any remotely affordable car in 1970.
It just became a mid to high16 second car with damn nice interior. In a state of factory tune (warranty based tune) with a 3.5 and 3600 lbs. you’re probably nearer the 17 second range. Still great seats.

BTW, I’ve witnessed a perfectly stock ’69 Super Bee run 13.70’s.440 six pac with 3.91’s It was just taken out of “warranty” tune and tuned for power. Something you Acura can do on the fly.

As far as the validity of the information in the show, do you get your news from Entertainment Tonight? Do you believe that late night wrestling is real? Give the general public a little credit for being able to decide on such things themselves. Your demands for disclosure remind me of the mentality behind all the retarded warning labels we see on everything today. Try to lighten up. You can find sites and publications that worship one brand and demonize the rest. Go to one that represents your brand.