Originally Posted by
stefan
I think this is mostly due to the weak Dollar.
Tire prices actually went down quite a bit over here last year, at least for sedan foams.
The engine prices are that high, because we are willing to pay.
I get really angry when I compare the prices of on road engines to off road engines.
There's simply no difference in technology between the two that would justify the price differences.
They come off the same CNC machines and are made of the same materials.
The only difference between onroad and offroad engines. The manufactures put alot more RD into onroad engines trying to get every bit of performance out of the engine. We ask alot more performance out of an onroad engine when you consider run time, torque and speed. The manufacturers are just trying to re-coupe there engineering time.
But I agree; the cost of onroad engines is ridiculous. That is one of the main reasons I will not switch to 1/8 onroad. IMO...
Pass you soon...