And I see they have taken their product description directly off our website - I'm flattered

I find it interesting that AMain is listing the engine as a Go Technologies engine. This would seem to imply GoTech, which AMain dropped some years ago. Is AMain up to speed with what they are selling? I thought that GoTech was old and Go Engine new.


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looks like an oversight. no biggy. i'm reading through this thread and i'm about to pull the trigger on a new engine pipe combo. i'm either looking at OS (non speed), the Nvision 521R, this Go H.O. and possible an Orion Discovery 3/5pt. it sounds like there is some modding needed on the carb for clearance??? any other issues?

not a turn off but i want to know what im getting into

Yeah, they need to get their stuff together. GO Tech as a company has not existed for a long time, and has nothing to do with GO Engine Co.

They also quote the motors as having the Gen6 "2" needle carb, then later on in the features they quote the 3 needle carb.
Pretty sloppy for a big company.

No problem with anything on the carb to my knowledge t8rtot. We have tons of these motors running here, a lot with the 3 needle carb and no problems at all. Can you be a little more specific with what you heard ? Maybe we can clear it up for you. Be a shame if it put you off the motor, as they are a sweet unit.

Have any of you guys tried an O.S. carb in the Go?

Eivind, the gen 5 carb and all later model carbs onwards work well and when tuned right will make the motors fast and reliable.
Shane and I have had a few year running and tuning these motors and Shane has very good tuning guides on his website, check it out.

http://go-racing.vpweb.co.nz/

That's cool and all, but have any of you tried running an OS carb in the Go?
Asking because I have a spare O.S. carb and thinking of giving it a GO!

you could try selling it to someone with an ALPHA

I'v never needed to run another brand carby on any of my GO's, MG's and GODZILLA's, even my old Gen 4, 5 port still has the original carby fitted.

never a problem with a GO carb here, you may just need to replace o-rings if you are having issues. although i have used a GO carb on my OS .21, and worked great

We just finished racing The Dirt Nitro Challenge here in AZ, and I needed to post how much I appreciate all the information I have gathered here over the last year. I ran the GX5R with Dynamite 086 hardcoat in truggy, and GXII5R+Go2072 in buggy. We had temperature swings of 30degrees F, and both my motors ran all week without any complaints or hesitation. I noticed a lot of guys having really terrible luck with their engines, but mine couldn't have been any faster or more reliable. I spent all week stealing lunch money down the 250ft straightaway, and changed plugs for the mains. You can't get any easier than that. I went from 14th place to 6th place in the Truggy Open B Main, and bumped twice in buggy before breaking the front end on an overturned car.

I also really liked the 12V Competition Heat motor warmer I got from Moto Matt at Nitro-North, and powered it from a 3s lipo.

Easy starts every time, great power on the track, not a single flame-out all week.

Awesome photos Trav

Nice work Travis
Glad you got good value out of the info from the thread - that's what it's all about.
That sounds like a normal GO race day. Set it and forget it, then just change the plug for the finals, just in case

Hey - GO and Competition Heat, you must have been reading my signature .
Moto Matt strikes again - Nice work Matt, way to support your customers

Hi Travis,
Congratulations! It's great to see that you had a very productive result at the NC!

The world is finally realizing that GO has a commitment to always improve it's product.

Yes, the Competition Heat sure makes racing nitro painless. I have always found my tuning easier and much more consistent with it.


Thanks Shane,
Thanks for the kind words. I'm just trying to follow in your footsteps.

I guess the answer is no. I was wondering the same because I have an OS carb as well. I guess one of us will be the first to try it.

Keep in mind that there are long and short needle versions of the O.S. carbs (J1/J2).

I know of all the supposed advantages of a long needle design, but I personally don't like them.