Originally Posted by motomatt

I don't think anyone disputes the quality of the European made engines, but I'm getting really sick of those "upper crust" racers that tell me Taiwan made engines are junk. These engines need NOTHING modded, repaired, improved, or replaced to go fast and run well. Just how much more do you think high quality materials cost versus low quality ones for an RC engine? Do you really think that 3"x3" chunk of "high quality" alloy billet costs $150 more? NO! Do the engine bearings cost $150 more? NO! Does labor and markup (because of their NAME) cost $150 more? Perhaps.

Now, I can't tell you that the "budget" engines use the most costly materials or the most expensive bearings. But I can tell you that the "budget" engines of today are far superior to the ones of only 3 or 4 years ago.

I've run GO engines for almost 4 years. Yes, early generation GOs had carb problems, they were resolved in the following generation. Some had rod wear problems. My belief is too much pinch caused the rod wear during breakin. This has ALSO been resolved. While the Taiwanese engines may not be perfect, they ARE striving to be. Every revision has been to improve the performance and durability of the engines. I can't justify the cost of the of the "upper crust" engines.

I'm tired of the "my dog is bigger than your dog" BS that you "euro snobs" are trying to spread on my rose garden.

There may not be a new Sheriff in town (yet), but there's a lot of Deputies that keep getting more and more qualified.