Sp Racer

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No , they are different, the TZ is bigger

MTX4

Hi all!
Does anyone had leaking problem on the TZ 5-port engine?
Mine did but could not find out which part of the engine!
Can anyone help me?

Seisick

front bearing for sure, mine lasted a gallon and then started leaking, I changed for and koyo bearing that costs 4 bucks, with some sleeve retainer in inner side, no more leaking again!
7x17 is the size for the front bearing

Krasi_5000

hey guys, I would like to say I just got a OS .12 TZ 3 port. I ordered it along with some other stuff for my ntc3 and i just installed the clutch on it. It looks like a sweeeeeeeeet engine I can't wait to do break-in...but its gonna be a few months since its cold already and i aint doing it in the cold. Looks good...i will see how it performs soon enough

GFIGUEROA

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HEY GUYS BEEN WONDERING WHAT % NITRO YOU GUYS RUNNING? AND IF RUNNING 30% ARE YOU SHIMMING ENGINES? WHAT FUEL? RUNNING TEMPS?
IM RUNNIG 30% ROCKET SCIENCE WITH TEMPS IN 200-230 RANGE WITH NO SHIMMING.

wyl03

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good article here:
http://www.rchobbies.org/engine-tuning.htm

you can check for leaks yourself ..

rcabj

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thanks

moot

no shimming on 30% but tried 40% but that needs shims.

A380

What is the size of TZR12 front and rear bearing?

wyl03

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which mugen pipe (part no. pls) is good for the TZ3?

how about the mielke pipe? a good match for TZ3?

hotman

How much head clearance are you guys running with 25% nitro? os .12 5 ports.Thx.

Tabushi

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Anyone can give me advice of a good pipe for the OS .12 TZ 3 port Turbo ? ... i was thinking about the OS 1040 but its comes up to US$ 104 !!

thanks in advance,

Pat

Rody

Just thought i might let you guys know that a myself, and a friend bought 2 TZs and raced them for the first time last sunday. In the A main final, we finished 1st and second respectively but as he was crossing the line, his conrod snapped in half. When i got home, i opened up for a quick look inside of mine, and everything seemed OK.

A couple of days later, i tried to put the flywheel and clutch back on the engine, and found that as soon as i tighten the clutch nut, i cant spin the flywheel! Im suspecting that there is a problem with the front bearing.

Considering that these 2 engines are new, run on 16%, not lean, with .30mm of head clearance, and broken in with heat cycling (as we do with our Novas), this is not acceptable. Our Nova based engines work a lot harder, are very quick, and last for much longer!

Lucky these OS gimmicks are as cheap as they are. This is my first and last OS...

NJ

moot

funny thing is,i leaned the crap out of mine,ran 30% for 20 litres then started using 40%. at 23lt i decided to blow it up.full rpm on the starter box with 40% it died after 2 minutes.well,it didnt it ran out of fuel.put another tank in and full rpm again. got half way through that and the bottom of the piston skirt broke off. thats it! rod still looks in good condition

wyl03

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Er, why would u want to do that?
Helping OS with some product destructive testing?

NJ – mind if I ask where u got ur TZ3s from?