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Klox
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I personally think that the design of the HT engines are OK. It's not too hi-tech for the average guy that likes to tinker with the innards of an engine.
It's just that the quality is not awesome......and i mean by the quality of the raw materials used, the tolerances of the components, the bolt and nuts and the detail finish. One can always work on the detail finish, also "blueprinting" the innards, but there is nothing one can do to "upgrade" the quality of the metal used in the castings. To make it cost effective one would have to reverse engineer (copy) the engine and then set-up a machine shop to manufacture. The reality is that it's difficult to compete dollar for dollar, labourwise with the Chinese.
Maybe there is already someone out there with the right expertise to manufacture limited quantities, but it's going to be EXPENSIVE!
NS: I did bought a HT engine. The quality is not what i expected and therefore reliabilty becomes an issue. I'm not the type of person that likes to constantly tinker to make things work reliable. I'm currently saving up for a Cyclone kit....
It's just that the quality is not awesome......and i mean by the quality of the raw materials used, the tolerances of the components, the bolt and nuts and the detail finish. One can always work on the detail finish, also "blueprinting" the innards, but there is nothing one can do to "upgrade" the quality of the metal used in the castings. To make it cost effective one would have to reverse engineer (copy) the engine and then set-up a machine shop to manufacture. The reality is that it's difficult to compete dollar for dollar, labourwise with the Chinese.
Maybe there is already someone out there with the right expertise to manufacture limited quantities, but it's going to be EXPENSIVE!
NS: I did bought a HT engine. The quality is not what i expected and therefore reliabilty becomes an issue. I'm not the type of person that likes to constantly tinker to make things work reliable. I'm currently saving up for a Cyclone kit....
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