Thanks for the great advice, sounds like ill go a HES tuned XLT in my 2011 xray 808. Ill make the order once i get the word from Mr HES himself with a plug and pipe choice.
From what i have read I cant go to wrong with this engine and I can hammer the donk all day, cause she will love it :cool:.
Also keep up the great thread. Its good to read a thread with no ego or negativity towards other opinions, just great advice. Keep up the work and i look forward to some more great advice in the future :)

EGO's are for schoolboys ;):lol: no need for all that sheeit ya know

p5xlt and X7 are my two fav truggy engines by far at this point m favoring the X7 as i like big power in the truck :nod:

P5XLTFM with 2096ss/41021 buggy and/or truck or X3LFM 2096ss/41021
X7FM with 9901ss/41021 for truck

those are the combos stevolicious , btw love the rctech name :nod::lol:

and the answer would be beige?:weird::lol:

Priceless guidance.

Hey monty just wondering your thoughts on if you have ever run a ae 2035 pipe at all

Yes

kinda chokes a nova , great low-mid , decent mileage top flat

did i ever Mention Monty is the Coolest.....

Can't go wrong with anything from H.E.S.

Quick question, whats the ideal idle air gap measurement for the Novacarbs? I think its .6mm but not 100% sure. I'm pretty close on my idle setting, but if i pick the car up or while it on the box, while engine is running, the clutch engages enough to spin the tires, but not enough to move on the ground. There is room for improvement but I don't want to have a unstable idle do to being to lean. It will idle at a constant rpm but after 15 to 20 seconds it loads up bad and has a hard time clearing out. Thinking lean the LSN 1 to 2 hours and drop the idle gap to bring it back down. Motor has HES tunes and break in service and 1875cc through it, but hasn't dropped its nuts yet. am I being to picky?

Lean the lsn and lower idle , .6mm is an approx , they are all a lil different ;)

Sounds like the springs are old/weak and will get weaker the hotter the engine runs. Spare yourself a headache and get that clutch fixed first, then worry bout the needles. :tire:

Just replaced the clutch shoes and springs last night, but havn't run it yet. Need to get a buku clutch, almost took my eye out when a 1.0 spring went wizzing past my head. :o I actually heard it spinning, sounded like a .22 ricochet.

Buku clutch's are great. Best I ever owned.

1airborne

Monty, whats a better engine... a Nitrotec or the P3XS what do you recommend?

Liking the buku thing so far :nod:

Plus they are 100% made in usa!

Blowing front tires
 

Ok so I managed to blow 2 sets of front tires off the rims last race with the HT p5..:lol: the 3rd set was preglued AKA's for the main and even those had small issues after that...

I thought it might be the center diff and it was pretty light after about 3 race days. It was 7,000. I don't really do anything unless it's total rebuild, but I had to make an exception..So you might wanna run thicker center diff oil or change it pretty often if you run a Houston Tuned engine. :lol: The announcer said during the race, man Mad Dog's engine sounds just mean....I was grinning pretty big...:nod:

silly boy :rolleyes::lol:


di dyou have an engine that was controllable yet had enough power for all the features on the track? that is what matters Merdith , theres only one straight away on any given track for the most part but there are many jumps,bumps and corners to get through ;)