Thanks guys, I really appreciate your input. Occasionally, engines that I would dearly love to have show up for sale in Canada, and I really have no problem with paying a professional import agent if I want it bad enough. Usually, the cost would work out to be almost the same as an engine already here in the states but it's the issue of availability. Since the EPA clamped down on our hobby (and that's exactly what they did...don't kid yourself) the number of affordable engines has dwindled considerably. If you want my personal opinion of the EPA and their arrogant, massive, growing power.......PM me. But be prepared for "colorful" language in the response........
I bought my Vidhata, along with an ST5, from Joel back in 2005 for a whopping $800.......including the shipping! It's the old "if I knew then what I know now" scenario. I should have floated a loan and bought a butt load of 6/1's and Changfas while the gettin' was good
! Oh, the ST went to my brother in law, so we split the costs. The result was that the Vidhata cost me roughly 500 bucks at that time............