OK here is my test with my home dual quad xeon using the default mesh setting for my connector http://moi3d.com/forum/messages.php?webtag=MOI&msg=2284.1

V.1 15:17
v.2 single core 1:34
v.2 eight cores :23

441,983 polys

Great job michael. I did get one out of memory indicator that shut down the meshing the first time but I closed MOI and re-opened the file and have not been able to replicate it again.