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Originally Posted by FranklinDelanoBluth
Actual translation: Why spend the money on R&D so that other people can benefit for free? How many companies give away their trade secrets to the competition? It's not as simple as getting specs and finding some backyard hacks to make parts to build a motor. If money is a concern, don't rebuild your motor.
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Well, if competitors really want to know, they can reverse engineer a similar system from an existing conversion they will get their hands onto. But of course, that is harder to do than read the internet for published specs as it requires one to take a converted engine apart. Plus, that reults in some kind of time to market lag, and whoever gets to the market with a credible product first will potentially establish a stronger position.