Originally posted by bpryor
Diablo wrote:
>>It needs to keep the bearings in alignment and to keep the air out - that's all.
I'd have to say that seems like a vast oversimplification of the role the design of the crankcase and crank play in the reliability, smoothness and yes, power the engine produces.
I see that you agree that ZDZ crankcase manufacturing processes were chosen to cut cost for mass production; exactly what I have suggested from the beginning....and I will restate my assertions that Taurus is not bound by this restriction. Any time an engine, or whatever other type of product, starts being primarily driven by manufacturing cost considerations, either the design, or implementation is going to suffer.
--------Did you really mean to say that?
Manufacturing costs are paramount in any manufactured product!
Steady boy!
ALL engines are bound by costs!
One last hard fact:
the cost of the product is not a guarantee of it's performance.
Sometimes the high bucks stuff is the best - sometimes not.
I have not chosen the engines I use based on cost- really-
anyone who knows me and the engines I have used over the years will vouch for that.
I will not however - spend money unnecessarily.
For that -I will accept the label of cheap- but not uninformed.------------dh
>>The engine still won't run any better or longer than the inexpensive ZDZ.
I'm confused by this statement? It just doesn't seem to make any sense to me. Whether it is Taurus vs. ZDZ, or Mercedes vs. Volkswagen, how the product is designed and built, and what materials are used, certainly will make a difference on how long it lasts and how well it runs. All engines are not created equal.
Bill
