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Old 10-17-2008, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by T$
I got my RC8RS last spring and have been very happy with it.

I now have a starter box and was thinking about trying to just take the one-way bearing out of the stock rotostart backplate. From what I can see, it seems like this should work. All it would change is to remove the piece that the cranshaft has to spin when the engine is running. Theoretically this should translate to less drag on the engine. And the piece I'd be removing doesn't really hold anything together.

Any thoughts on why this may not work, or has anyone tried this?

Thanks.
The OS RG backplate should be a direct fit. You would remove drag as well as creating a more consistant tune. A Ninja B01A backplate fits as well, but you will have to shim it a little bit.
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