Hey Ray thanks for making my engine run like new again!!!!!
Great service super fast turnaround

Team Orion CRF .21
 

Steven,
Your welcome. Light liner scratches honed out easy, and light-medium tightness has been the most prefered with most engine models i've referenced this years feedback/results.

RayAracing

Thursday up early AM
 

David,
Arrived today just as I was finishing yesturdays deliveries. Completed your order and repackaged to return ship post office today. Both sets looked fine....Good surface finish conditions inspected shows for good preventative maintenance along with quality fuel used....again very nice....better than most :nod:

Any questions call text or email me guys

Cheers Ray, thanks for the fast turn around.

What will be my break in procedure?

Hey Ray I have used you a few times and I have to say your work is awesome. I cannot wait to get my latest order from you. I did not know you were on this forum...I found you through searching the internet...lucky jab in the dark i guess. :nod:

preheat is best
 

Although you shouldn't find nearly as tight as was new, preheat before each start.

I went a tad lighter than my medium tightness both your sets. I suggest richen high + low needle setting 1/2 turn and Heatcycle 4-5 easy tanks on the track easy at half throttle max, cooling between tanks, and you should be ready to start race tune. :nod:

RayAracing

Thank You
 

Nurchburgler,
Shoot me an email with your name and I will confirm status latest order?

Every now + then I get a stuborn sleeve requiring me open + close sleeve bore a few times to hit that "Sweet Spot" resulting a great seal ;) Glade your pleased with the results my work.

Thank You!!!!

RayAracing

Call, text or email me with any questions guys

Hey RayA,

What would you recommend doing if the piston head has a little scuff on it? Is it worth repinching the engine, or will there still be performance issues?

Hope this scuff isnt a chunk
 

My view of a "scuff" is a surface finish condition less severe than minor pitting, that which with my process improving surface finish conditions would not be operant after my servicing. Please note, we need to be on the same page here and your "scuff" I will hope is not a "chunk" in piston. None the less, ship the set to me and should your set be un serviceable at my incoming inspection I will consult with you by email. Feel free to call, text or email me with any further questions....or just post here this RCTECH thread.

Kind regards,

RayAracing

Here are a few pictures...

damages are not on the top "HEAD" surface
 

From the pics illustrating side piston damages there is no doubt surface finish damages of the sleeve liner. Unless the liner scratching hones out the set is garbage. You are welcome to ship the set to me to inspect further. First clean sleeve bore well yourself and decide if the scratches appear shallow or deep. Light scratching will hone out and the set will re-lap in; Deep liner scratches will NOT.

RayAracing

next day air shipped package arrived serviced and return shipped
 

Brent,
Your package next day aired "Marked Urgent" deliverd here today, serviced and return shipped. Calculated monday delivery you in Cal. Slight blemish on side piston (2) places inspected and with light liner honing should relap in nicely. With this light-medium tight resizing go easy 6 tanks on the ground 1/2 throttle max, and should be ready to race tune. Keep me posted and good luck your race weekend coming. Call , text, or email me with any questions.

Kind regards,

RayAracing

Ray,

I must say your service is exceptional! Thank you very much. I will keep in touch.

Brent

columbus day
 

Sorry , Columbus day. tomorrow deliverd fur sur

RayAracing :nod:

Thursday
 

Allen is shipped next day air garanteed delivery noon tomorrow.

Jarmain, package #1 shipped USPS Priority.

Steve A, streightened out over pinched sleeve opened 2 tenths and resized with correct tapper , Medium-tight as you allways request.

Johan, Jarmaine second package of this week, Jackie, and Julie out in the morning.


Not much out of the ordinary this week....I get all the very loose, scratched, overpinched, out of round .......and lets not forget the hurry-ups "I needed it yesturday" ;)

Thanks guys

RayAracing

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...h_IMG00126.jpg

Ray you did my 821b and fms for me about a week ago.Man that 821 came to life after 5 heat cycle's and 3 tanks.It just fricken rip's.I'll get on that fms later and let you know how that go's.You do great work at a awesome price and for that i thank you sir.You and Mark from PowerHouse are the only one's that do work for me and that's the way it going to stay:nod:

How many times can you have the same piston and sleeve re-pinched ?

working late tonight
 

Billy,
The 821b was a piece a cake, cleaned up with a 2+1/2 tenths resizing. Now the FMS is the one I need to hear about. You see the note on invoice - it requred some serious EXTRA ATTENTION with reconditioing process, before streightening out. Please keep me posted.

MadBrad,
It truely depends on the wear factor,surface finish condition,resulted geometrical sleeve-case fit, along with engine model you are refering. I always note on invoice what I see each engine model piston + sleeve set recieved and serviced. With out seeming short here, I have seen some not worthy "one" reconditining-resizing service, with other repeat customers getting 2 and even (not often) as many "three" light resizings the engines life.

RayAracing

Hi ray, i sent off my piston, sleeve and button for the Nova Mega .12 today.
I forgot to include a note with it asking for you to give your thoughts on the wristpin and conrod....(which i have ordered new anyway).
I't will be interesting to see how long it takes to get to you as it's my first international posting.

Cheers

Martin

RAY>UGPM!

noted invoice
 

Martin,
Inspection request noted on invoice for you. Shipping international Post too and from Australia is aprox 8 days, sometimes more or less depending on customs. We havn't expereanced any issues shipping in and out of Australia over the years.

RayAracing

Sangy41 , responded to your PM

UGPM again!4set order

Ray i have been wondering about what the right pinch might be for my particular motor.
To me the 'medium' is the highest level, and so part of my brain says that's the better option.

Another part of my brain says that perhaps a light-medium might be better for longevity or perhaps one more resizing after this one (if the first reconditions ok).
Your will be a better judge i am sure!

One thing for me is i think they dont make any new pistons and sleeves for my Nova Mega Sx 12 re EV1 MS anymore, so once it's done ... it's done!

I also wonder with all the different sets you have done if there is a similarity between sleeves and pistons from different manufacturers. Like roughly how many different sized sleeves are there for the .12 sized motors?

I am kinda hopeful that one day i might work out what other pistons and sleeves may work in this motor of mine.

Cheers~

Marty

tooling
 

Wondering if you still sell tooling setups did not see on web site let me know please am very interested in system thanks.

hey ray, send you 2 p/s late last week one for a mach 427 and one for a vspec cant wait to see how they came out

[email protected]
 

Wiliam,
Your invoice is filed. Picked up your PM late in the day

Brandon, Tommy,Garreth, Mark packages recieved today , will service and ship tomorrow.

Mach .27 was very loose
 

Anthony , Both sets came out very nice. Shipped 10-17-10

RayAracing

Tooling orders by phone
 

Jackhammer,
Call me by phone to order resizing tooling

RayAracing

thanks!

Marty,
I owned a few Nova Mega SX.21 engines, along with many other 1/10 scale onrodad sedan engine models and "light-Medium" tightness is best. I personaly would prefer running even a tad lighter for onroad engine models as they spool up faster, re-breakin faster, and withy very little sacrifice of longevety I have found. Email me on a latter dat and I will reference that engine model as to other piston+sleeve sets you can run the SX case.

Dam I miss onroad racing :smile:

RayAracing

thanks will do

going since 5:30am
 

Your welcome Jackhammer ;)

Any questions call, text, or email me tomorrow guys

RayAracing

Hi there Ray, not sure if it is just slow freight but my sets have not turned up yet?
Have you shipped to Australia before and know roughly how long it takes?

I only ask as I placed an order with amain 2 days after you advised postal date and the amain stuff has arrived a few days ago.

Cheers and let me know what you can.

Just saw your reply to NitrousRc a few days ago, so I guess mine should have arrived a few days ago but may be held up a little.

Allways the way, the day you ask is the day post arrives.

Looks great Ray, thanks for quick turn around and I will let you know how I go, sadly it will be a few weeks away as racing this Saturday night (but I will be at a mates wedding) then I am out bush for a week.

Ray.UGPM again.4 set P/S already send out today by Malaysia Air Mail.u will rcv it 7-9 bussiness days.
pm or email me after u rvc the P/S and inspec result thanx.PAYMENT DONE!!!hope i have a very good result.this is my 1st time send for resized By Ray!i hope i have the compresion restore restore same when i get the new motor time..

Ray, got the two sets back from you today. Everything looked awesome, put together one sets and ran it and wow it was tight. thanks for the awesome work and you definitely will have my business in the future.

Piston/sleeve
 

Hi. can someone post before and after pics of a piston/sleeve??

Will the sleeve get cleaned up/polisted??

Piston/sleeve
 

BTW - forgot to ask, How many times can a set be resize??

Thanks

no quams about running anything ray touches as far as his awesome resizing guys !!

dr. evil - i have yet to wear out a resized set but i think Ray recommends no more than 3 times for resizing but that really is dependant on surface finish of piston/sleeve ;)

+1 On Houston's Comments.

Here is a link to some pics (Before and After)on Ray's site:

http://www.rayaracing.com/image.htm


He is top notch hands down.... Have had P&S Combo's done and absolutely 0 complaints here... I have about 5 gallons on a picco right now... It still has decent pinch...