Originally Posted by
bigguyrc8
i am to the point where im starting to turn some needles on this thing and have noticed that even at half to 3/4 throttle (in short slow burst) the engine is screaming (tacking out). is this normal for this engine or nova's in general,i used to run a c-6 and that thing moved,i have been told this engine will not perform as well as the c-6 but it already seems why behind.there is two things i have changed on this engine and maybe they are why it seems to be tacking out, one is i went from a 1.0 clutch springs to the .9 on this engine and the other is the pipe,went from the 2045 to the 086.will they or one of them make a differance? does anyone have some answers for me,im sure the p5 will get better(i hope)or maybe i have been spoiled. thanks
If the engine is new , give it time.
After about a gallon then you will see what the engine will do.
Comparing any engine to a c6 is like comparing a .12 to a high revving .28 :-)