The stock bearings on the P5 can lead to them sucking in dirt. Most put the 17011 on it and call it good. However running a fuel with little/no caster oil in it will even cause the great 17011 bearing to pull in the dirt as well. The fromt bearings need oil to make them seal. Simply put make sure you have a good fuel with Castor oil, Byron's/Werks come to mind and you should be set.

If you ordered a P5, you ordered the right engine. Period.

Thank you rallyebmx!! I will let it die now

Now I am not saying you need to switch from the Team Strike. If its working for you without and issue perfect. Keep on trucking.

My post was to enlighten The guy who asked for more info. If a guy was to say he had huge dirt build up like Bigjayjay's friend and was using A fuel with no Castor oil a good solution would be to find a fuel with castor oil.

Once again, If Team Strike is working for you then that's great. Why bother switch when you aren't having any issues, right? If you were I would advise on switching.

Just a question when was the last time you opened up your front bearing?

Thank you rallyebmx!! I will let it die now

I will say this and maybe it is the reason I don't see these issues with the front bearings, even with the old styles from before the 17011 came out...

I run RB and that little trick Maximo is telling people to do on Novas is something RB has been doing for quite some time. All of my RB's have that port plugged off thats not some magic new fix, it's standard issue for some. ;)

Some call it being anal, I call it having 110% confidence in my equipment.;)

I do have to agree with your second parrigraph, there are guys who know a ton of information who hardly post but the key board jockies have the newbie vote for they have that "super elite" under there username. It's a shame, but that's how the Internet world rolls.


Also spot on with the port plugging trick. That is highly recommended.

Losi re12 + 7.5 restrictor = lots of smiles.

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Now you know so many who have a great deal of knowledge to share with you guys do not post anything in forums such as rctech ;)

The "tech elite" you are refering to is just that we monetarily support rctech efforts

Happy motorin',
Monty

This is not an attack on you chris , simply stating this is why you dont see so many guys with great knowledge that could be shared to help make your guys' nitro running much easier

I know you know better than pickin on me ;)

Thank you rallyebmx!! I will let it die now

^Just so youre clear, Team Strike V1 and V2 both have castor. As per the Morgan Fuel site

Perfect, thats what we needed :D

I have just seen so many people say Ohhh that ST fuel is no good, it has no castor. Thanks for taking the time to read for us BMX. YOU DA MAN

I didnt post to start a fight. It was a learning experience for me my mills will be check more often if people have the means to inspect then it was a suggestion > Good Tip.

Im no expert but if I can help someone then its worth the posting. I keep hearing that the P5 nova bearing "Stock" are junk or they may have had a bad run or swapped into a different brand bearing for a period but Ive never seen so much dirt in a bearing in a fairly new engine.

I dont know about this hole in the case thing. I dont understand why they would add a hole it seems from your posting its been a long time practice. I would guess NOVA knows what their doing why add if it could harm an engine.

Ive plugged all my engines and I do see a difference so I would say its a good preventable measure. I do consider my motor sponsor an expert and hes been telling me to plug and change my front bearings :) experiencing only validates his words

Ok, understand the Castor oil thing ... here is a cut and paste from the Power Master fuel web page:

"Ultra-clean burn – Easy to tune - No after-run necessary
Extended runtime that sheds pit stops during long mains
Multi-viscosity 9% lubrication package: Synthetic/Castor
blend w/ high-tech EP package for the ultimate combination of rpm and protection"