Define "quite a few"? And what skin do you have in this discussion? Judging by your vehicle...none. Just a troll stirring up BS. Good job.
I see pink roadkill in the near futurePeeps!
The problem with what you are eluding to is that there is zero evidence on the web tying tick/rattle to engine destruction. I find it amazing on how people that have claimed they have had engine replacement have loud ticks and rattles, beat on their cars from day one. Late last year I can remember some new owners talking about engine break in and bragging about how their method was to break it in hard and forgo the recommendation in the manual. Later when they were whining about some ticks and rattles, the posts about how they broke their car in were gone. I wish I had screen shot them at the time. Many other posters disagreed with their caviler practice of break-in yet they were scoffed at. This does not mean every hard break in will fail or result in louder than normal noises, but I would venture a guess the odds are that more properly broken in cars will sound quieter and last longer. You can also add in the mods that most people do also are not going to make your engine quieter or last longer either. Just the nature of the game, sometimes you gotta pay something to go faster. It does not mean your engine or other parts will grenade either, but it certainly won't improve the longevity of those parts.
Could be either or both, as I see 8 ears (rods) in a V configuration.
Yep: As an engineer at the design center for a major manufacturer of engines and construction equipment I had access to *all* warranty claims and data from all our dealers, worldwide. When there was an issue we knew it, and had plenty of real data with which to analyze it. We could also request to get any replaced parts from the warranty claim.
Why do you care? Concerned citizen? Or internet troll?
Yeah the inability to quantify the problem is the core of the issue I have. Do other auto manufactures not suffer the same issue of engines prematurely failing?
So why ignore the others like myself who have no issues??? Half empty kinda guy? You really care? Or again, an attempt to stir the pot?