I first found them on ebay in march of 05 and started doing research on them. I googled them and found quite a few threads back then about them and still do today. I talked to a few people back around that time also that said they had them for a year already and they were doing fine and the last time I talked to one of the guys that had one his was still runnig great. and that 6 months ago so that engine was running for over 2 years but not quite 3. Yes I know they are a no name brand and that they are fairly new and that they could be the worse thing since chernobyl but they could also turn out to be like scat and eagle which went through the same complaints quite a few years back. Now I can't say that they will ever be as good as eagle or if tomorrow they will shut thier doors, but for almost 2 years I have been keeping track of them. Have talked to people that have them and still are running them for over 2 years and I still see people post about them in many forums on the internet.
My engine may blowup on ignition, which I don't want but the pistons in my engine came from an engine builders shop that had an eagle crank go south on a fresh engine but it didn't hurt the pistons so i bought them really cheap. So even eagles can have problems.
I went with them because i felt for the powerlevel I was going to be at and the amount of money I had to spend they would do just fine for me until I could build the engine I want with the parts I want. That day is along way away so the next best thing is what I did. Find a no name put a little trust in them and have my machinist look them over b4 I do anything to them and see if they are worth it. He said they looked great for the price and didn't reguire to much to balance them and that they were all fairly evenly wieghted. I may blow but then I might also run for a few years get my money out of them and then still build the engine I really want...
kia hyundai motors were the joking stock of the automotive world in the late 90's.. by mid 2000 they were competitive with american autos and by the end of the 2000 they surpassed all american cars and are rivals aainst much more expensive honda, accods and toyotas...
sometomes a crap beginning can make a wonderful future..sometimes a crap beginning just make more expensive crap...So I will find out if I have a good quality part or good expensive crap...lol...