SjTramontano

Hi again,
I was wondering when the engine is cold, how much resistance should there be? I went from complaining about how tight it is to now,it's not difficult at all to turn over. The performance is really good @this point. I just wonder if I could have done a better break in because its about 1 gallon and a quart run through.

TBH - after about 3 quarts I just treated her like normal. Should there be a decent amount of cold engine hand turnover or pretty easy?

alexrckid

funny thing about the B5's......when the'ye in their sweet spot, and cold, the go past the "thump" spot kinda easily...almost seems like there is something wrong. BUT, let me tell ya...........there is nothing wrong and it will scream like crazy. i've got three B5's that i race with at the barn and wolcott and not a single one has ever failed me....even though the "turn over" rather easily............as long as the pinch is history, you're ready to go....just remember the BDC rule eash and every time you shut it down. and i ALWAYS stop my engines by pinching off the fuel line.........

Werks

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As Alex mentioned it's nothing to be concerned about. On our engines we reduced the amount of metal pinch as we are able to maintain really tight tolerances in manufacturing. This is why the break in is so painless with our motors because out of the box the fit is almost perfect so it's almost like you are just doing a finish hone rather than a complete re-size of the piston like with other brands. You want this "perfect fit" because as you can tell by turning it over by hand there is very little friction and friction equals heat and lost performance!

alexrckid

gee ron, that's what i ment to say....lol. with this kinda of company support you can never go wrong with any WERKS product. the B5's have been nothing but pure pleasure for me.......not to mention their pro clutch....

jonw

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+1 on the B5.

Mo Denton

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kgombe

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wassup why you took it down.. i was just about to ask for location?

Mo Denton

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lol ok lets try this again!

mark your calenders and get your Werks engines ready for the 240ft straight!!!
www.mnkraceway.com

Mo Denton

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sorry website glitch..lol its good now

kgombe

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still messed up.. links not working.. only front page is working...

Mo Denton

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lol your quicker than my website girl!!!!
the info page is working and the other are being added as I type....

Mo Denton

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for the thread on here
http://www.rctech.net/forum/racing-f...c-palooza.html

J.Sears

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Sounds like an awesome event. Gotta make this one for sure.

alexrckid

240 foot straight.........man, the B5/B6's are gonna be flying..........wings manditory, of course..lol

SjTramontano

Alex and Werks, thanks. I feel better now. I may actually buy another B5 for when this one dies. That way I'll have a backup and just not pamper this engine. I can probably give a "real world" report on its life.

I hope to get 3 gallons minimum, 4 to be happy and 5+ gallons to be a definate returning customer.

Coming from a TRX 2.5 sportmaxx it seems I havent gotten the tuning down pat 100% yet. A guy at the track who owns B5's also - tuned my engine in like 5 minutes very well and it stuck for a week. So I know this engine can hold a tune which is important to me.