A glaring fallacy of this poll is that for an individual's opinion as to "best'' relative to the others to be valid he would have to have experience with each of the 13 brands on the list. I expect few respondents have. I confess to have owned only eight of the listed brands, and not all of them in .40 size.

The poll will also lean toward the brands which are in wider use. On the surface this might say the more popular or widely sold engines are "better", but this is not necessarily true. Factors such as advertising budgets and distribution networks (think Great Planes, Tower etc.) are primary determinants. Many fine engines are seldom seen due to lack of availability in the LHS.

jess