I've been at this for a very long time so please don't preach to me or even think for a bit that I fit into the plug and play category. Further, I won't even consider your political discussions as there is way more to those stories than we will ever disclose here and dating back decades through several presidential terms. Now go pat yourselves on the backs and have a drink together.

I've supported DA in the past and still own one of their engines. I will buy DA in the future but yes, I own some Chinese and Taiwanese engines. Also Japanese, Canadian, Italian and other American engines plus a few others. All engines I've owned have had their positive and negative traits, features, construction methods, etc. .... DA included. No engine has ever been an ultimate engine regardless of how good it was. I repeat what I said earlier ... DA engines aren't as good as some people make them out to be and the better Chinese and Taiwanese engines aren't as bad as some people make them out to be. As with most things in life, real facts are usually somewhere between the extremes of statements made. As before, the purchase choice is up to the individual making it.