After reading all of this it makes me realise exactly why I don't mind paying extra for a PAW.

But if you really want to tinker then by all means, but its a rough finished Indian engine.

But what happens when a critical part (like the little end) is poorly machined? All the tinkering is for nought.

The extra weight compared to a PAW would seem to come from the integral cylinder fins and since I have never had a heat transfer problem withseparatealloy ones, I will besticking to the original.

Thanks and good report on an emerging product.