Are RBs worth building reliability wise

[joshuaho96]

11 hours ago, Duncan said:

You I'm not certain about yet, so I've removed the link in the quote you quoted

Reads like a bot IMO. It’s got that meandering say nothing with a lot of words quality to it. 

[GTSBoy]

Certainly a bot. And if not, of no apparent value anyway. Hit it with the ban stick.

[tridentt150v]

And here's me thinking snake season was over for another year!

[Zowan]

On 12/06/2021 at 3:39 PM, Unzipped Composites said:

I also think it would be wrong to say that RB's are weak or inherently flawed. Their oil control issues and block strength aren't a design flaw, they did exactly what they were designed to do when being used for what they were designed to do. Really it's the fact that they are quite a solid base that we are discovering their limits, because people are trying to push them to 600-700-800+ horsepower. Go and try that with a Toyota 2ZZ, the crank starts walking around at 500hp and you can't stop it. There's plenty of motors that legitimately can't handle it at all, the RBs sort of can but you're asking a lot of them.

 

At the end of the day, there's just no guarantees either way. You might build a 600hp engine and have it last 15 years, it might last 2 months - there's no way to guarantee it. So you're playing an odds game, you're rolling the dice. And if you aren't comfortable rolling the dice with the amount of money that it costs to play the game, then the best advice anyone can give is to not do it. Don't go to the casino and put all your money on Red if it will hurt too much when you land on Black.

 

Just ask Laine@bcozican, he's the sort of man that stands with his back to the table and barely even checks what colour the last throw landed on before rolling again 🤣🤣🤣❤

At the end of the day, it comes down to risk tolerance and whether you’re okay with the gamble.

[Zowan]

On 12/06/2021 at 3:39 PM, Unzipped Composites said:

I also think it would be wrong to say that RB's are weak or inherently flawed. Their oil control issues and block strength aren't a design flaw, they did exactly what they were designed to do when being used for what they were designed to do. Really it's the fact that they are quite a solid base that we are discovering their limits, because people are trying to push them to 600-700-800+ horsepower. Go and try that with a Toyota 2ZZ, the crank starts walking around at 500hp and you can't stop it. There's plenty of motors that legitimately can't handle it at all, the RBs sort of can but you're asking a lot of them.

 

At the end of the day, there's just no guarantees either way. You might build a 600hp engine and have it last 15 years, it might last 2 months - there's no way to guarantee it. So you're playing an odds game, you're rolling the dice. And if you aren't comfortable rolling the dice with the amount of money that it costs to play the game, then the best advice anyone can give is to not do it. Don't go to the casino and put all your money on Red if it will hurt too much when you land on Black. In the same way, if you do enjoy a bit of gambling on the side, choosing a casino site with fast payouts can make the experience far more rewarding, since you won’t be stuck waiting around for your winnings.

 

Just ask Laine@bcozican, he's the sort of man that stands with his back to the table and barely even checks what colour the last throw landed on before rolling again 🤣🤣🤣❤

The casino analogy is spot on too, because no matter how much money or care goes into a build, luck and variables outside your control always play a role.