1/12 is fun and the new car will be more fun

hey boys

Do you know of a back plate to fit the brand new .27RE which is made for the traxxas revo, im setting it up for racing and want to remove the pullstart back plate
Have sent many emails to sirio with no reply, and have spoken to sirio in sydney with no luck
Any help would be good, there must be one available!

Chad

hi guys...

just bought a new sirio engine at my lhs... its a S12 T5 Evo3, the non STI version... is there anything i should do with the engine before i install it in my kit and break it in???

read a few things about the shims on engines or head clearance... i'm a complete noob when it comes to nitro engines and this is my first time to acquire a brand new engine... so should i set the head clearance also with this engine or its already factory set???

Its is set for 16% nitro......if you are gonna 20 % it should be fine if you go above 20% you will neeed to add a shim .010 I would not go further than 30%. Before you crank motor up you should take motor apart and inspect all areas and clean thouroughly to make sure there is nothing left over from the factory I hope this helps you ......you should have lots of fun those motors are fast...aslo take your time breaking it in dont rush it and it will last a long time....

If I purchase the ceramic bearings for my stock STI, would it still make a difference?? I only see replies about the moded engines with ceramic bearings!

absolutely....

i'll be using tornado 25% and an odonnel #7 turbo plug... so whats the exact number of shims should i use??? can you also give me the exact dimensions of the shims that i'll be using...

what do i use in cleaning the engine, buggy blast, nitro blast or denatured alcohol???

i hope you guys could pm me, email me or give me a link on the correct way of breaking in motors... i would really want this motor to be fast and last a long time (if ever its possible)...

thanks...

Carb cleaner or denature alcohol

I use a break in bench...not sure if you also use one.....
all you need to do is add .010 to you head buttom and youll be fine

got it!!! thanks...but i dont know what a break in bench is or how its used??? (the engine i first used wasnt brand new so am completely a noob to all of these)

I just want to say thanks to Sam (Team Kamikaze) for taking care of me on that Sirio pipe.

Thanks again Sam.

Jim

This is the break in stand (aka bench) (http://www.rdlogics.com/cgi-bin/cate...i?item=15000):



And you'll need a airplane propeller starter to start the engine on it. Something like this (http://www.sullivanproducts.com/StartersContent.htm):



You don't have to use a break-in stand, but it is the preferred method for some. A lot of people just use their car. Most (if not all) manufacturer's instructions are for in car break-in.

I'm going to try the break-in stand method for my STI and my TZ when I replace the piston/sleeve. Should be interesting.

Have you broken in the STI yet??

Nope. Just picked it up from the post office yesterday...

Jim your motor has been broken in and is ready for kissimmee..it sounds very nice

Well, come on Rainer, times a wasting! Christmas is coming!
Get to breaking....... in your new baby!!