Hi Wayne,

Where would a discussion about this size engine be without me throwing in my vote for the Taurus. All I'll say here is that you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't consider the Taurus as an option in this size range. Read the thread "Tauras engine prices" in this forum for a lot of useful (and some not so useful) information on Taurus'.

If you're stuck on only considering the BME and Brison, my vote would be for the BME for three reasons: smoothness, electronic auto-advance ignition, and weight. It is right about 4 oz lighter than the Brison with mount, pitts-style muffler and ignition.