Originally Posted by PowerHouse

Are you getting heat guns from the dollar store?? The heaters are only $65. Not sure what heat gun you are getting for $8 but it sounds like a scary device Hope someone has fire insurance when that $8 heat gun fires up. Does it spark and make shooting noises too? I might have seen one of those in the dollar bin at Valu

Originally Posted by houston

buggy? or truggy?


buggy - p5xlt , .80mm shim ( the newer p5xlt come shimmed at .80mm already) , 9886/41021 and 6.5-7mm restrictor will make great power and yield good runtimes . if you wanna focus on more runtime try a 9901ss/41005 setup if you want more torque and more runtime try the 9901ss or 9853ss/41021

truggy - p5xlt , .80mm shim (.75mm if more torque needed) , 9853ss/41005 , if you need extra extra punch use 41021 and 7-8mm restrictor depending


hope this helps you speedy,
monty


btw , the p5 is a great engine and mannnnyyyy engines are based off of the specs on this engine

Originally Posted by Speedyrob

Thanks houston iv always heard good things about the P5. How is the power compared to the C6 which is also a 5 port engine. Is the Fms also a good runtime engine. Sorry for not saying which car buggy and before u say it Yes i love HP LOL. Thanks again speedy

Originally Posted by ck960

Houston, Good info here, thanks

Originally Posted by houston

i can only try

Originally Posted by ck960

i think i just need to read more here in this thread to know what i need
btw what is FMS engine? some mod Nova??

Originally Posted by merdith6

It would be nice in a buggy with the right stuff. 9086 or 9853 pipe with short header. My 367 was sick in buggy. Pulled all the way down the strait, plenty of torque, but I had trouble keeping it lit, Is the toro nero easier to keep running? I never took shims out though. I was running stock shims, and a medium mc-8. Any advice to toro nero racers running standard plugs. Is their differences in the 367 and nero? The 367 was nice because it was smooth and wasn't a lightswitch. Perfect powerband. I'm sure they have fixed any issues with flames, but I'm sure you would know Monty, or anyone else?

Originally Posted by PowerHouse

You are absolutely right about the air filter and the flow through the intake manifold. The main reason I don't really talk much about it (I guess I should so we'll talk about it now) is because the air filters and the style and shape of the intake manifolds are for the most part pretty straight forward. You will less likely have problems with airflow to the engine than selecting the wrong pipe and /or having the wrong tune. The airfilter as you mentioned can certainly affect an engines perfromance, not so much on these engines with the length and shape of the manifiold but more with the filter density and oil thickness in the filter. I have seen 280hp 1000cc pro stock drag engines loss over 80hp because the oil on the K&N filters was too thick and the engine couldn't breath. The same could happen in these engines so you are definately right about bringing that up and it is a very good point to make to use a good filter and filter oil in order to maximize airflow but also keep the foreign debris out. I myself use the mugen round filter that came stock on the MBX5 series cars and it may come on the 6 series but I don't know since I don't run them. The main reasons are 1) good density foam but very breathable and 2) $9 for 4 filters instead of $4 per filter through xray. I also use PJ1 filter cleaner and filter treatment on them (the same treatment used on dirtbike air filters). It works very well as there is no signs of dirt entering into the engine through the filter. The inside of the filter is perfectly clean even when the outside is completely filthy. I usually change my filter several times a race weekend to keep the engine breathing properly and running strong. Even though the dirt and debris stay out of the engine doesn't mean the filter is getting clogged and not allowing the engine to breath properly. If you are good about keeping the filter changed out on a regular basis, use a good filter and filter treatment, the engine will perform just fine in most situations. I know K&N makes a small filter that will fit the carbs we use but I wouldn't trust the filter in offroad conditions. I had a couple of them in the past and while they breath great, they also let alot of smaller particals through causing premature engine wear and sometimes catostrophic failures. Companies like Losi sell a 4 pack of pre treated filters for like $6 and alot of people seem very happy with their overall performance and engine protection against foreign debris. I haven't run them myself but from a standpoint, they look like a good buy for the money.