>The Japanese are not innovaters--they are duplicator's---so X out any
>thing they have to offer in engine's, because they are using someone
>else's technology--they just change the look of it---

C'mon Terry Pratchett... whereve you been living, the last few
decade's? The Jap's, copy nobody. Even Bee Em Dubblyew, copies Jap
styling now.

>The land of the rising sun, and the european's have no idea what cubes +
>HP is all about.

A course, they do. DOHC, 4/5 (even 8 with certain Honda's!) valves,
per cylinder

>
>Yea they make some good engine's,         ( what?) but most of them are
>all rpm, and zero grunt. ( not all of them, taking in to account the
>excellent BMW ETA 6 )

How about the DOHC, Toyota V8? Sold as Lexus in some markets.

>426 cubes?
>426 horse's?
>
>I am not aware of any road worthy, available to the public, standard
>import that cranks out as much horspower as it's displacement.

Any Japanese motorcycle does, and far more than that. so, does the
Honda 'S2000.

>How about the new Chevy 6?
>
>Dual overhead cams,  twin turbos, and making 485 hp.

Copied from the Jap's, or German's. Actually, never heard of it.
Designed in Europe?

>And I'll bet the parts when required for this engine won't cost a left
>testicle.

No, probably both. Probably often.

>Very similar to any american 4,6 8 or what ever----cheap to maintain,
>lots of gotain.
>
>Get real Andrew---take off the VW blinder's--

Oh I see, yer tongue, is superglued, in yer cheek! (I am NOT, a fan
of watercooled VW, engine's. Why do you think, I'm fitting a 'Subaru
six??).