Well I am kinda of busy and was wanting to stay out of things right now, but you had to go bring Jaguar into this. To be honest I am growing tired of all the Brit car bashing that I now experience living here in the States Lucas or not. If Jaguar was such a pile of crap then how come it is ranked 4th in the most wins at Le Mans , one of the best tests of Vehicle Mechanics/Design longevity etc. Lets put that observation into further perspective, Porsche is top however all of its impressive 15 wins are from 1970 onwards and really at a time when Jaguar was no longer really racing although there was a minor come back from Jag during this period. Audi is number 3 and once again all its 8 wins are from 2000 and on so of no matter. Which leaves us Ferrari ranked number 2 with 9 wins against Jaguars 7. Now if I play real devils advocate here and ignore 2 of Jaguars wins because they are post 1970 that still leaves us 5 to Ferrari's 9. That to me is impressive stuff especially considering the differences between the Jaguar and Ferrari companies etc back then. Lets not forget that the E-type IIRC won the SCCA twice within the classes that it raced in and as I understand it the secound time it was not one of the better funded teams.
The thing about Jaguar was that William Lyons goal was to create a poorer man sports/luxury car and IMHO he achieved that goal very well.
Now this went OT slightly however I am seeing an analogy here started by Doug in mentioning Jaguar perhaps the Redstone will become the poorer mans genset engine with a durability to match that of Jaguar exhibited at Le Mans.
China has more than one build quality, they can as far as I am concerned build quality stuff when they want as opposed to the usual junk that everyone is used to seeing.
Bob has reported good results from his own personal up close visual experiences on this engine and I for one based on all his input that I have seen here trust those reports. Even if he does view me as a 'Non-Thinking Baboon' based on my political leanings!
Bottom line for me is that there is one reason why I would never buy a Listeroid, the simple fact that it arrives with a crankcase full off abrasive crud. That right there speaks volumes about an engines quality of build and leads me to think no further on the subject. The Redstone arrives clean that's a big tick in my book and gives some foresight into the build quality.
In all actuality this level of dissection is not applied generally to the purchase of engines, in our everyday lives do we really tear a new on the scene engine apart and minutely inspect it in every detail before purchasing it or the unit that it comes in?
Lastly this community consists of outside the box people trying to save a few bucks and have fun in the process. Lets face it if we all wanted an easy safe solution we would all pony up the extra few thousand dollars and buy a ready made sound proof box genset or if we are trying to be frugal pick up a good used secoundhand one. That do not come with eternal discussions on tons of crete, how to cool it, exhaust set ups etc etc etc. So what if it has a couple of design teething issues, right now it's looking as though it does not have anywhere near the build flaws of a Blister and as far as a Changfa goes well Bob is already trying to figure out how to Justify buying one!
Cheers
Nobby
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