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Old 09-06-2014, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Zylux
Tried an R1 Wurks 17.5 in my RB6 today in place of the Tekin Redline Gen2 that was in there.

Impression so far is fairly meh. Not a slow motor, but didn't seem to have the punch of the Tekin either. Still early days though. I need to play with gearing and timing a bit more. Tried it geared conservatively at 5.7:1 with 25 degrees timing and it still came off the track at close to 70C or 160F so didn't go up in gearing (Tekin was geared at 4.9:1 and was coming off at 60C - with more punch). Didn't notice any more top-end than the Tekin either.

Should I gear it up and reduce timing?

Buggy is 1500g. Any recommendations for gearing / timing on a medium size outdoor track?
You should try posting this in the offroad R1 Wurks thread. Ive heard they have great success with them in buggys.
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