well the more power thing may not be quite truthful when it comes to selling an engine on e-bay....now don't get me wrong the OS LA series engines are great and can last a long time. The truth is they are cheap, so good for beginners, they don't have bearings, so when the bushings are shot, its pretty much shot.
new guys tend to run engines too lean. In other words you just don't know what you're gettin
jdkxtreme wise choice