THE BETTER THE "ENGINE"... THE BETTER THE "PERFORMANCE"...

I heard the phrase from my friend...

"The better the engine, The better the performance".

We were talking about cars then but my mind decided to take a wild spin and I pictured that same phrase in a whole different light.

The better the Engine, The better the Performance...

Hmmm, is that really true?

I started pondering, wondering and thinking...

I really couldn't make up my mind as it were.

So I decided to research...

It seemed like a good enough cause , finding out what "drives" people...

Needless to say, if you follow my thought process you would know that we have left the realm of cars a long time ago. 

So yes, lets talk about "Engines" shall we?

An "Engine" to me is a tool... a very powerful tool...

It is the basis of "Performance"...

It is a... Power House.

It is neither defined by shape, nor size, nor colour...

It is the very essence of "Contentment" and the core of "Satisfaction".

That is an Engine to me. 

"Performance" is a by-product of the kinda "Engine" you carry.

Unfortunately, we have been made to think that very large "shells" house huge engines.

Sadly, that's not always the case.

And we have also been made to believe that...

The 'bigger' the engine, the better the performance...

Also, a huge error.

The big question is: What kind of Engine should you look for?

I set out on this my "unusual" mission...

I wanted to get to the bottom of this mystery that seemed to pervade everyone.

Sent out a couple of "questionnaires", did some "surveys" and at some point, became "a lab rat" myself.

And I came to this conclusion: The appeal of Engines are highly dependent on...

  Personal Taste

Experience

Sentiments

And lastly, the size of your "Bonnet".

It seemed interesting to me to find out that most people did not seem to understand that "Bonnet" size is highly important. 

For Optimal Performance, "Fitting" is the name of the game.

A balloon would burst when it can no longer "accommodate" the amount of air it is receiving.

In the same manner, a "Bonnet" has its limits; it is not a "One Size Fits All" affair.

If you put in an engine that is way bigger than your bonnet, it becomes ill fitted

Characterised by "creaks' and "cracks", pain and complaints... 

Performance is down played because it simply doesn't fit.

And vice versa. 

I wish there was a way to view an "Engine" before "Purchase", in a manner of speaking;

Life would be so much easier. 

But its not. How do you know if the "Engine" fits?

That's where Experience comes in...

What Experience does is that it allows for a "Test Run" of the engine.

This "Test Run" is more like a prototype of the actual engine...

Thereby giving you a "virtual" experience of what you're about to purchase...

And also giving you a chance to decide whether it fulfils some or all of the requirements that you desire.

So what happens when you've got the right engine that fits perfectly in to the bonnet but performance is below average?

I believe this is the hole that personal taste fills; you know what you expect and you make ways to ensure that its up and running.

It could be that there's inadequate oiling of the parts or there's a lot of sludge somewhere...

Do what you have to do to get it working.

The truth is that you cannot "couple" an Engine, its a total package already.

And every Engine comes with its performance level. 

Our duty as "bonnets" is to devise a way to make these Engines run to the best of their abilities.

*****CIAO*****