Originally posted by bpryor
Hi Roger,
The numbers on your prop sound consistant with my other numbers. My Taurus 2.6 turned a Zinger Pro 20X10 at 7350 when new.
>>So it does come down to performance and price. ZDZ wins hands down on this factor.
Did you mean performance vs. price? If so, I would have to agree....but not performance and price. To me the extra performance can be worth the extra money depending on the application. On a H9 Taylorcraft it wouldn't make any difference, but on a AW 29% Edge, I would pay the extra money for the power alone, but another big factor you didn't mention is smoothness, and from my subjective analysis, the Taurus is the smoothest of any of the small singles.
Bill,
You make some good points.
I didn't necessarily mean ZDZ 40 versus Taurus 42, since I don't have a Taurus to compare, but I did compare directly perfomance and price between the BME 44 and the ZDZ 40. The ZDZ being a bit smaller then the BME still more power, ran smoother was lighter, and a lot cheaper.
Please don't get me wrong, I am not bashing any other engines out there. I simply said that the ZDZ engines where a lot cheaper with everything made inhouse while the others are using a lot of mass produced (aka cheaper) parts so there engine should be cheaper.
Even if everone says the labor is cheaper in the Czech Republic, so bit it, but the bottom line is the engine is cheaper bar none. And the performance is right up there, just check the other threades on ZDZ.