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Old 05-19-2009, 12:48 PM
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Questions?? OS Speed V-Spec II question

I am very interested in this engine. I have an 8t 2.0. Anyone using this engine in a truggy, gearing? Or any pointers on tuning or pipe selection? When dies this engine come alive after tuning do I need to wait till a gallon to really open it up? Any help would be appreciated.
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i ran a speed in my truggy it has pretty good power but i had to run it a little hotter then i like to make the power strong enough for the truggy, i found the jp3 to be the most powerful on the bottom with that engine, but a little weak on the top, you would be better off with the ninja jx in the truggy it has more grunt, i run it with a 2060 and the ebmod head button and it can easily go 10 mins when i want to and makes a ton of power
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Originally Posted by cjm1126
i ran a speed in my truggy it has pretty good power but i had to run it a little hotter then i like to make the power strong enough for the truggy, i found the jp3 to be the most powerful on the bottom with that engine, but a little weak on the top, you would be better off with the ninja jx in the truggy it has more grunt, i run it with a 2060 and the ebmod head button and it can easily go 10 mins when i want to and makes a ton of power
Agreed. The ninja is an AWESOME truggy engine. And quite a bit cheaper than the speed. Any OS engine breaks in very quickly. I reccomend the losi re11 pipe for the money.

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Where can you buy the ebmod head ? Is this head will fit on os speed?
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buy it from here only

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Sounds like may be I should have went with my second choice a nova toro. Does the speed lack torque or just no hp? What temp is ok for these engines? I tune to smoke and performance but use temp as a backup.
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Have you looked into the OS V Spec Pro Mod? Just like a speed but a 100 dones less.
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So what temp is ok for the vspec 240?
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Speed's are very fast engines. IMO it is plenty for a truggy, just the ninja is a LOT cheaper and IMO just as good for a truggy. If you already have the speed, run it. it will treat you well and be plenty powerful. 240 is fine, I usually run around 230 getting awesome power and over 10 minutes of runtime. Speed's are awesome engines!
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Steel fly wheel or alum fly wheel for the speed in the 8T 2.0? I have been running GRP will I notice much difference compared to the speed?
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Originally Posted by Frank L
Steel fly wheel or alum fly wheel for the speed in the 8T 2.0? I have been running GRP will I notice much difference compared to the speed?
I ran the steel flywheel with two Al and two carbon shoes this weekend and I really liked it. Motor seemed smoother.
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Originally Posted by l3asher
I ran the steel flywheel with two Al and two carbon shoes this weekend and I really liked it. Motor seemed smoother.
What springs and pipe were you using?
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Originally Posted by Frank L
Steel fly wheel or alum fly wheel for the speed in the 8T 2.0? I have been running GRP will I notice much difference compared to the speed?
Aluminum flywheel. IMO only a high power .28 warrants a steel flywheel in a truggy. Speed is a very smooth engine as it is. You will notice tons more power and better runtimes.
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Al fly wheel is good also, what I always run, but the screw head striped out so i had no choice but to run the steel. I run the OS 2060 pipe.
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