>>I could punch holes in everyones data, but it just doesn't matter.

John, absolutely, you could punch holes in anyone's data, but I say it does matter. Talking this out in a discussion like this, might make the issue clearer for some people that don't know what they should be looking for. A lot of people will just look at the prop size and RPM of one sample and say, "Huh, I guess that engine is way better than the other one.", and the reality is they don't even know that if one was running a 22X8 Mejzlik and the other a 22X8 Menz S they aren't even close to comparing apples to apples.

TheEdge, I'd love to get into some real statistical analysis, but somehow I doubt that's going to happen any time soon.

>>Come on now, let it go, I have followed this for some time now and wonder what are we going to establish (less our opinions)
who is right, not what is right

Let it go??? The think the point is not to establish who's right but to share opinions and what meager data we have to try and form an informed decision, whether it is 100% valid or not. The more we beat this around, the more likely little bits of valuable information will leak through and might help someone out with making their decision on an engine. Isn't that the point here?

I'm certainly not trying to prove I'm right, I'm just saying here's my experience and opinions, use them as you like. The bottomline here is there is no right or wrong. All engines have their strong and weak points and you just have to chose which engine is right for your application.

I can't help it if the Taurus is the best engine out there, it's just one of those indisbutable facts of life. Just kidding guys!