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Thoughts on the HPI .12R XS

Old 11-08-2003, 10:26 AM
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Anybody got any thoughts about or better yet, any experience with this engine?

I was thinking about this as a new engine for when I get a R40, but I haven't heard much about it.

-Solid power???

-Good power band???

-Good top speed???

-Easy to tune???


Thanks in advance for any comments...
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So nobody has run one of these or knows anyone who has
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Old 11-19-2003, 05:18 PM
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All the mags love it.

I've heard that its an awesome club level engine, but its not up to the top motors at the top level of competition.
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It's a STS engine.

I like STS engines, but they don't seem to be built as well as the Novas
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Originally posted by treky11
I've heard that its an awesome club level engine, but its not up to the top motors at the top level of competition.
Well neither am I, so thats not really a problem! I just wanted to know if was a reliable, tunable engine.

BTW: where did you see it covered in the mags? I would like to take a look.
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As you may know I have a Nitro Star .12RSS from my experince with My HPI Engine it is extemely easy to tune It has two needles but I usually only tune one because I am kind of a newbie to nitro engines and my LHS advised me not to tune the lowend needle until I know what I am doing and from What I understand the .12R XS is a 2 needle carborator
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Well when I took a look at the .12R XS instructions on HPI's website, it seemed to be a three needle carb. Although they suggest that you not adjust one of them from the factory settings.
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