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Old 06-12-2009, 07:40 PM
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Curious if anyone can give me input in which motor to purchase for my 8ight truggy. Don't know much about offroad.
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Ninja Jx21 good runtime,power and tunes well.
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I ran GRP's all last season and at the beginning of this year some stock-tuned and some modded. I just recently started trying out different engines. I bought an OS speed and took some advice on here and put a Mugen 2042 pipe (this is an OS 2060 copy) a Mugen L shaped header and installed an EB mods head button and all I can say is wow this engine puts all engines I have seen to shame. It has tons or torque, smooth controllable power and gobs of horsepower. I recently tried out a modded GRP .28 and that engine was insane but really ate through the gas. I think my search for the magic combo in my 8T 2.0 is over the OS as described above is perfect. I dont need or want any more engine. Ohh yea I'm using a 6.5 restrictor and getting an easy 10 mins.
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Contact Monty Houston on these threads. He will get you setup with a great engine. Customer service is his middle name. Novarossi engines are one of the finest available.
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Originally Posted by jwcobra03
Ninja Jx21 good runtime,power and tunes well.
+1 i absolutely love this motor
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Either a OS Speed or a Sirio CL7B sti Tuned I have used both and they are both great engines
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my favorite of all time for truggy still has to be the c6bb......just takes a gallon or two to stop locking tdc.....but then watch out. i have had almost all of them and none can touch its torque and power its almost .28ish.
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Just sayin'......
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I know engine starts withE haha...
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Monty Houston set my kid up with a Novarossi .21 and it is a screamer! I am probably gonna get one too. He has unsurpassed service
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For truggy a modified Picco/Jammin .21 is my favorite....They have amazing power and speed and as good as mileage as a V-Spec.... I kid you not these engines make the power of a C6 look like a RTR level engine, these engines are truly smoking fast... I personally find the C6,GRP and V-Specs to be too mild for truggy applications and much prefer them in Buggy.......Without question the modified Picco/jammin's will be by far the most powerful .21's your going to see run anywhere short of a onroad track....
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Before spending hundreds on a motor, practice/learn how to handle an offroad vehicle. Go get yourself a Dynamite, Go Tech or Out of the box Picco for less than $200 and play. Speed comes after consistency!
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Originally Posted by Maximo
For truggy a modified Picco/Jammin .21 is my favorite....They have amazing power and speed and as good as mileage as a V-Spec.... I kid you not these engines make the power of a C6 look like a RTR level engine, these engines are truly smoking fast... I personally find the C6,GRP and V-Specs to be too mild for truggy applications and much prefer them in Buggy.......Without question the modified Picco/jammin's will be by far the most powerful .21's your going to see run anywhere short of a onroad track....

I concur.....Ive been running max's motor's for a couple year's now and i have yett to be muscled out on ANY straight away.....Multiple Sponsored A-main guys ask me what the heck i am running.....most think its a .28 at first and are surprised to hear its a .21
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Has anyone tried a onroad engine, and if so do they do alright. I have 4 onroad engines.

Thanks for everyones input.

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Originally Posted by scott74dog
Has anyone tried a onroad engine, and if so do they do alright. I have 4 onroad engines.

Thanks for everyones input.

Scott
Onroad engines on a truggy = a no no
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