I don't want to start a firestorm.... but it may only be a matter of time for Superior and the other "cloners" to have their own problems..... take the plastic sump for one.
These companies are newcomers to the aircraft engine supply business and statistically, it is only a matter of time.
I would bet they use the same genre of vendors as Lycoming and my experience is that "problems are gonna happen". Inevitable.
Also, without the costs of "certification", companies like Superior are not on the same playing field with Lycoming. It is kind of unfair to Lycoming as they must answer to the FAA and the NTSB at every juncture of their business. Superior's price advantage is only a function time and luck. You can bet they are just holding their breath waiting to pay for the first fatality that results in a lawsuit in a Superior powered experimental.... whether their engine was the cause or not. Most likely, what really should irritate Lycoming is that they will get named as well because the cloners copied their engine.
IMHO you should buy your engine now because eventually the same pressures that force Lycoming to be so expensive will force the cloners as well.