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Old 11-06-2014, 02:21 PM   #693 (permalink)
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Yea, crankshaft is definitely in place.





If this really is the first prototype engine getting ready for testing than I'd guess they are years off of being production ready, unless everything is off-the-shelf componentry. I've yet to see a new engine go from 1st sample to fully flogged out, ready to crank out to the customer, in less than 2 years or so. Typically I'd say it's a 3-4 year process.
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