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11-12-2009, 04:34 AM
#166
The girls do a great job for us! They are very professional and are in the process of learning even more about TrackStar and the products we carry as well as R/C in general. They have been with us at the onroad races and the off road races and so far the response has been perfect. If your in the neighborhood we will be at hobbytown Corona on the 22nd to race and have the girls out to hopefully run some laps and have some fun.
I think that would only get me a divorce tho.
11-14-2009, 07:14 PM
#169
Alpha Engine report.
Well it's here.... The 5 gallon mark!
Thursday night we surpassed the 5 gallon mark and now that my Z852 has reached this benchmark, I will be doing a full teardown soon to report the wear measurements.
My F850 is back east in the capable hands of Tim "Timmie" Harrington and by now should have 4+ gallons on it and he reported just a few hours ago that "it is screaming fast and turning heads!".
"Stay tuned!"
Jimmy
Well it's here.... The 5 gallon mark!
Thursday night we surpassed the 5 gallon mark and now that my Z852 has reached this benchmark, I will be doing a full teardown soon to report the wear measurements.
My F850 is back east in the capable hands of Tim "Timmie" Harrington and by now should have 4+ gallons on it and he reported just a few hours ago that "it is screaming fast and turning heads!".
"Stay tuned!"
Jimmy
11-16-2009, 04:06 PM
#173
OK here they are as promised.
I must say that I am VERY pleased with these engines. The pictures you are about to see are from my Z852 5+2 port that I mostly have run in truggy. The very same that consistantly has taken me to 11:00+ run times everywhere it's been, has been driven by a dozen different people, in four different makes of buggy and truggy, had 4 different brands of fuel run through it all on only two OS P3 plugs and now with a total of just a tank over 5-1/2 gallons.
The pinch is all but gone but it still has great compression. The backplate is barely scathed, the rear bearing is butter and the front bearing seal is slightly seaping (normal) the piston and wrist pin have no wear and the best part...... The crank pin and rod bushing have no detectable wear!
if anything from the stock measurements I took it's
.00025" or .006mm! in those 5+ gallons.
I must say that I am VERY pleased with these engines. The pictures you are about to see are from my Z852 5+2 port that I mostly have run in truggy. The very same that consistantly has taken me to 11:00+ run times everywhere it's been, has been driven by a dozen different people, in four different makes of buggy and truggy, had 4 different brands of fuel run through it all on only two OS P3 plugs and now with a total of just a tank over 5-1/2 gallons.
The pinch is all but gone but it still has great compression. The backplate is barely scathed, the rear bearing is butter and the front bearing seal is slightly seaping (normal) the piston and wrist pin have no wear and the best part...... The crank pin and rod bushing have no detectable wear!
if anything from the stock measurements I took it's .00025" or .006mm! in those 5+ gallons.
11-17-2009, 11:22 AM
#174
OK here they are as promised.
I must say that I am VERY pleased with these engines. The pictures you are about to see are from my Z852 5+2 port that I mostly have run in truggy. The very same that consistantly has taken me to 11:00+ run times everywhere it's been, has been driven by a dozen different people, in four different makes of buggy and truggy, had 4 different brands of fuel run through it all on only two OS P3 plugs and now with a total of just a tank over 5-1/2 gallons.
The pinch is all but gone but it still has great compression. The backplate is barely scathed, the rear bearing is butter and the front bearing seal is slightly seaping (normal) the piston and wrist pin have no wear and the best part...... The crank pin and rod bushing have no detectable wear! if anything from the stock measurements I took it's
.00025" or .006mm! in those 5+ gallons.
I must say that I am VERY pleased with these engines. The pictures you are about to see are from my Z852 5+2 port that I mostly have run in truggy. The very same that consistantly has taken me to 11:00+ run times everywhere it's been, has been driven by a dozen different people, in four different makes of buggy and truggy, had 4 different brands of fuel run through it all on only two OS P3 plugs and now with a total of just a tank over 5-1/2 gallons.
The pinch is all but gone but it still has great compression. The backplate is barely scathed, the rear bearing is butter and the front bearing seal is slightly seaping (normal) the piston and wrist pin have no wear and the best part...... The crank pin and rod bushing have no detectable wear!
if anything from the stock measurements I took it's .00025" or .006mm! in those 5+ gallons.
.....Oh dang I forgot to check the clock position of the wrist pin clips!!!
11-17-2009, 12:49 PM
#175
11-17-2009, 01:28 PM
#176
Make sure to stop by and see us if your in Hemet Saturday for their 1st annual turkey shootout. Its a great race for a great cause! If your in Corona Sunday we will be at the hobbytown for the final O.C. circuit race of the year there. Rumor has it Jimmy got himself a new Tamiya hotrod! Bring your cars out and have fun!
11-18-2009, 05:41 PM
#180
