i've found similar results, tho i havent seen a ceramic fail before a steel would. But moany engines come with cheaper/lower quality bearings and for the money and the quality, TKO ceramics are the ticket IMO

Crappy ceramics fail sooner , novarossis ceramics last much longer, guaranteed :nod:

I have seen more failure in aftermarket ceramics then I have in factory steel bearings, I wont say which brands....and this is spanning back about 6 years and several thousand engines...I guess i am just not a believer in ceramic engine bearings, tho I will happily install them upon request.....I just don't really see the point of it....If a engine has junk bearings from factory then I will usually just not bother working with that engine....

This is the novarossi engine thread , not aftermarket bearing thread ;)

There are no better bearings on the market ! Period :nod:

All I run are the Nova ceramics as well!!! There is a reason they are expensive.

I believe you, they are really nice bearings.....

Myself I have never really had issues with bearings..... On the Taiwanese I have had to change some fronts early, but for the most part I don't really have any issues with any bearings...Which is really crazy when you consider how badly I treat some of my engines.....I doubt there are many people who who run as many different brands of engines as hard as I run them..And I never have bearing failures....From time to time I will change bearings if i feel some wear......Yet I see plenty of other people's engines barely out of breakin with shot bearings.......Myself I think keeping the engine clean, proper tune and a fuel with proper lubrication is the key to bearings.........If one of those 3 things is not in line your going to have bearing issues whether they are ceramic or steel........

edit... I have definitely bearings fail, just it is never with my own personal engines, and I do not treat my engine gently by any means......

I was just backing up what you yourself just said about aftermarket bearings just 2 posts previous ! so no need to get snippy bro , I know its the Novarossi thread ! I just wanted to say that I share your exact thoughts on "crappy"ceramics ! I have seen the balls break apart more then once

"Crappy ceramics fail sooner , novarossis ceramics last much longer, guaranteed "

"There are no better bearings on the market ! Period :nod:"

I have no reason to doubt you at all , they are just quite expensive...definitely a slick idea you have putting ceramic balls into the Nova steel races, do you also use Nova ceramic balls as well ?

Just reiterating and aleviating any beliefs you could possibly have created in anybodys mind about ceramics in general , novarossi ceramics are in a whole nother league ;)

Not getting snippy at all Neal , just shedding light ;)

I could get them for ya , they arent xactly cheap though

Please be more clear.....I did not realize I said anything that was inaccurate .... If you disagree with something then please let me know exactly what part of it you disagree with.....

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You know I'm no idiot. I've been racing rc cars for over 20years, and I've had nitro buggies since 1990. and I'm just saying when i clean and rebuild my x7 with ceramic balls in the bearings that monty did when I spin the crank with my hand before i reinstall the piston and sleeve those bearings are smoother than any other I've touched...


I never said anything about performance gain....but it does feel like a ceramic rear helps the motor spool up faster, but doubt it makes more measurable power.. I have a lot of attention to detail and I can feel very slight changes in my car so take it for what it's worth....maybe I can measure what your dyno can't with my highly tuned sensory input device....

Hi,

Question:

Nova Pre Run what is this? is Tuned?

I Look:

Nova BTT,Nova BTTS,Nova BTTS Pre run...Bonito same.

Attend news thanks

Trust me Neil ,i'm not against you

We are both working to bring quality products and service to the general public , pretty good goal imo ;)

Its 30 min of running at 36k rpm is what the sheet says they send with the enginee

Laps in the p/s set very well actually , pretty much ready to run when installed


Hope this helps

Thanks but...

Only this?: Subdolo: