Well i guess my statement is a little dated since my experience was with the older vzb speeds and my 25 xz, lol. The 25 does have a quality front bearing, can't speak about the rear since i changed it to ceramic early on. Ill trade you a can of coca cola for that $29 crap bearing next time we race Scotty, lol. Happy New Year buddy.

29 is narrow for the mugen car

Crap bearing huh? Hmmm

On another note... I was wondering if there's a Nova out there with more power and better on fuel than a Bonito in a buggy. I'm currently running a Bonito and a P5XL with the 9901 pipe and love it, just curious if there's anything else out there that NOVA offers. It's been a while since I've run them, SOOO glad I decided to go back to Novarossi!!!

41001 and 41019 manifolds will fit your Mugen as well as the 29. I like the double bend manifolds better than the curved ones.

A Clocked Bonito :D If you want more power in a buggy than a stock Bonito. You might want a steel flywheel with all that power in a buggy though.

http://clockworkracingengines.com/co...bonito-21-7xlb

you want more than a bonito in buggy Reggie? :confused::weird:

you're nuts :lol:

and btw , that is supposed to be "THE POWERHOUSE" in the line up so you would be hardpressed to find MORE power unless you deal witha modifier or something of that nature

I've kind of gotten away from the modified stuff over the years, but I checked out those vids and those are some pretty sick engines! Thanks for the offer though..

Reggie has had engines that are coveted even by most engine guys standards , ive seen "the case" in person

hope you find what youre looking for Reggie

a particular RB S7 worlds comes to mind or the "runaway" engine ;)

That's what I thought, thanks for the info. I guess I need to chill on the throttle a little and drop down to a 6 from a 6.5 to get better fuel mileage... My theory is to find something that is way to much for a buggy so I can drive it around the track at quarter/half throttle, and I see I have the engine I just need to be more discipline. Thanks again for the info...

lol... Yes i must admit, that Odonnell S7, and Wade's "runaway" could probably be mounted in a Formula 1!! I guess that's why I'm so spoiled and always looking for more.:blush:

Slowly learning nova internal engines by spectating a buddy work his magic with em. I had a question he had discovered in a recently purchased bonito that the r7 rod has been "revised" in a sense and is alot beefier than the older r7. If I were to purchase a bonito now, do they all come with this "revised" r7 rod?

nova puts whatever they have at the time in , the latest is 14 and man is it beefy !! it is stemming from the onroad world where the rod is the weakest link , not necessary for offroad but will not really hurt engines performance , although it does multiply the reciprocating mass of piston/sleeve/wristpin and clips , the team piston is already heavier sooooo

i still get engines with the 11 rod in them , still a great rod

i have only seen 3 R7 rods out of thousands break and they have all been at the lower bushing area

you will not "get shorted" if you have any R7 rod in your engine bro , trust me

No worries on getting shorted by nova, just curious of these minor changes every now and than. Im still at the early stages of even getting familiar with all the internals. That just happened to be something my buddy has not seen yet is this "newer" rod if you will. But definently is beefy.

Thanks again for the help, i know what's best for my buggy now...