There's an argument to modernise a bit - the early Renault 4 that we nick the bearings from has been out of production for a long time so parts supply could be an issue but they did make millions of them. Any alternative bearing would need to be high volume to assure ongoing supply. Improving the balance is a good move but are flywheels really a problem for most people? Also not everyone puts new rods in with a new crank so the interchangeability is important.
I guess that the key here will be to understand the price/volume relationship and then make decisions about production methods. To understand that you'd need to know where Phoenix (the historically dominant supplier) prices will be when they've got sorted out after the recent difficulties. A well regarded company that falls into their sort of financial problems may well have been underpricing!
Charles
I guess that the key here will be to understand the price/volume relationship and then make decisions about production methods. To understand that you'd need to know where Phoenix (the historically dominant supplier) prices will be when they've got sorted out after the recent difficulties. A well regarded company that falls into their sort of financial problems may well have been underpricing!
Charles