Okay well, briefly to the point about copying.
Copying is a fact of life. Especially in racing. "Racer see, racer do".
So, it's going to happen, once the impact of this thing hits home.
Our position on this is that we developed it, we have produced the parts and done the implementations in various applications, and we can do it better for less money than if they try to re-invent it themselves. So, if they want it, they should come to us.
This engine is the combined efforts of a lot of talented people working together toward a goal. Previous barriers have been broken down, and new techniques developed, which will now and forever be known as originated by us and B.W.
We are the leaders, and all copycats will be copycats. This is what it means to lead.
Our efforts are meant to win. We are not aiming at second place. It is going to run the gauntlet of real head-to-head competition on the real race tracks, against the best that anyone else has to offer.
If anyone else can do it better, then they will win. If not, then we will win.
I can tell you this. This engine is on the ragged edge limits for every possible performance parameter, and has gone well beyond what was previously was considered possible in a Bullet. It's got the most flow, the most duration, the most valve area, the most compression, the most lift, the most rpms, that is able to be gotten out of a Bullet with the stock 90mm stroke. To get any more than this would require a supercharger.
So, I don't know exactly how much it is going to put out on the dyno, but I know that we didn't leave anything laying on the table that we could have made more power with.
IMO, the biggest challenge for this engine is going to be holding it together while it is making big power at big rpms. And Paul and the team know this is a tough task, and have taken many steps to ensure that it will hold together.
It's a new powerplant in a lot of very big ways. It will need sorting. If we find out some new things by using it, and have to make some adjustments, we can do that.
This is racing. You push the limits, gather data, and make improvements. Things sometimes break during the process.
We want to win.