I told me this. The most recent P5 I got from the distributor had it installed.

Do you have to change any of the shims on a Bonito after break in or if running 30%??

Hmmmm , whats the date code on the bottom of the block ?
Youre positive the bearing is a 17011?

If merdith is correct thats great news , lets see for sure

Just wanna make sure its not just a blue seal front bearing instead of a 17011

Thanks. I just checked out your site. I might just have to pony up and give the "FM" version a shot.

You won't be disappointed

I'm sorry I don't have it with me. It went in a Mugen for the hobby shop to sell, but I promise it was the blue seal 17011 bearing that says novarossi across the seal. I saw it with my own eyes and it was good news for sure.

They were originally blue seals, then went to cheaper blue seal bearings, then more recently they were black seals with seals on both sides of the bearing. I was like huuuh. are you kidding me, then the last p5 I installed was the 17011 bearing I've seen a few of those bearings before, my engine guy Monty recommended I use those.

BTW the Houston Tuned P5 is my all time favorite engine.

I must admit i was skeptic and in the back of my head still will be until i get one sealed in box that the p5xlt is now coming with the 17011 and It is not a mistake at the factory . Merdith sent pics , its definitely a 17011

Crazy , havent checked on pricing lately but im sure it will go up when somebody realizes what front bearing its coming with

whin working in the CRE shop the other day, I overheard some Bearing talk, 17011 this Blu seals that........But as to what it all meant.....No clue, wasn't paying attention.







Good luck next weekend Monty. Wish i coulda made it but Oh well, Next year.

Yeah go get them monty and have fun.. Maybe next year I'll get to meet you at this race.. Every year, I say next but something always seems to pop up since it's a hop, skip and a big jump to get there..

What is good to seal a engine around the carb?

Good o rings. Period.

Make sure you lube the o-ring in the block and push the carb in while twisting it. If you just push it strait in you risk damaging/tearing the oring.

Lucky 7 makes a great carb sealant that we used to use on the Picco carbs, but have not needed to use it on any nova's before.

With the new Keep Off motors. Is the 4 the buggy engine, and 7 the truggy motor?