@Stan Galat posted:Then they should probably have given him a stake in the game - it would have been much better for them in the long run.
CBP without Pat is going to wither away or be sold (probably to EMPI). Pat Downs is the driving force behind 90% (or more) of the innovation in the ACVW world.
Yes, they should have but they didn’t.
Apparently since Pat left, the quality control has already slipped. The newest batch of Panchito’s are not up to par with the earlier versions, according to one of the guys on the samba, who happens to have a flow bench.
As I understand it CB has been on a slow decline for years what with internal family strife and all...this was LONG before Pat Downs decided to leave. There was a time when CB was making all the progress (by Pat and others I know).
Too bad the ones that do the R&D don't get the recognition.
In fact: I shall refer to my Panchito-44 heads as PatDownsito heads henceforth!
It’s not like the ACVW market is growing, with a rosy future to encourage the young and the restless or venture capital looking for the next big thing.
late, very late, to this party. Lots to consider. Two things only to add: everyone seems to think the sweet spot in the Type 1 universe is the 2110. I think you'd like that. Full disclosure: I have a 2332, and love it. I like torque and it has that. But its been a love-hate relationship. Not the engine exactly, but the 44IDFs. I have been to that place Stan admits to: ready to toss them in the lake and try something different. But I persevered, and learned a lot about how to take em apart and put em back together. And I have that friend who likes beer: Danny Piperato. He worked his magic after my final rebuild, and I added a really good fuel filter. [-- hears several loud knocks on wood -- ] And its been a few years now that all I have had to do is adjust the idle a little now and then. So it is possible to live with and love your Webers.
