352LikesNOVAROSSI Engine thread....
09-01-2014 | 05:31 PM
#7081
Tech Regular
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 272
From: Townsville, Nth Qld
Hi all! Jumping ship next year from REDS to Nova. First engines i got advised to try were the virtus in truck and +4btt wc in the buggy. Ive got a few ordered, all factory tuned and sealed. Any advice on pipes and header combos? I understand im probably the 100000th person to ask something like this, sorry!
Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated
Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated
09-02-2014 | 10:32 AM
#7084
Hey guys, honored to be on this thread what an awesome resource! I need some expert or advanced advice which I know you guys can provide on a good carb needle setting for a great track tune, not necessarily a perfected RACE tune but something pretty close. I run a Novarossi Keep Off 7 with the newer carb (not the offset Virtus one but the newer gen carbs if you will) Im mainly looking for low and high speed needle settings, I can adjust the idol accordingly. Even good settings from a Bonito or other 7 port Novas or maybe even a P5 if same carb would do the trick? Thanks guys and Ill report back once on the track
09-02-2014 | 08:03 PM
#7087
Hey guys, honored to be on this thread what an awesome resource! I need some expert or advanced advice which I know you guys can provide on a good carb needle setting for a great track tune, not necessarily a perfected RACE tune but something pretty close. I run a Novarossi Keep Off 7 with the newer carb (not the offset Virtus one but the newer gen carbs if you will) Im mainly looking for low and high speed needle settings, I can adjust the idol accordingly. Even good settings from a Bonito or other 7 port Novas or maybe even a P5 if same carb would do the trick? Thanks guys
Last edited by sn47som1; 09-03-2014 at 05:27 AM.
09-03-2014 | 06:46 AM
#7088
Tech Rookie
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 10
Hey guys, honored to be on this thread what an awesome resource! I need some expert or advanced advice which I know you guys can provide on a good carb needle setting for a great track tune, not necessarily a perfected RACE tune but something pretty close. I run a Novarossi Keep Off 7 with the newer carb (not the offset Virtus one but the newer gen carbs if you will) Im mainly looking for low and high speed needle settings, I can adjust the idol accordingly. Even good settings from a Bonito or other 7 port Novas or maybe even a P5 if same carb would do the trick? Thanks guys
I've just run in my P5 and given it a safe tune:
7mm Venturi
HSN +3 hrs from flush
LSN +4 hrs from flush
That's running at circa 100/230 degrees with Byron 25-% with the ambient temp 20/70 degrees.
09-03-2014 | 11:59 AM
#7090
Tech Rookie
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 10
09-03-2014 | 03:28 PM
#7091
09-05-2014 | 05:17 AM
#7092
I'm not sure you will be provided the answer your looking for - if you re-phrased the question to 'where are you needles after tuning' you'd get a better idea.
I've just run in my P5 and given it a safe tune:
7mm Venturi
HSN +3 hrs from flush
LSN +4 hrs from flush
That's running at circa 100/230 degrees with Byron 25-% with the ambient temp 20/70 degrees.
I've just run in my P5 and given it a safe tune:
7mm Venturi
HSN +3 hrs from flush
LSN +4 hrs from flush
That's running at circa 100/230 degrees with Byron 25-% with the ambient temp 20/70 degrees.
09-05-2014 | 01:09 PM
#7093
Hey guys maybe not the BEST thread for this question? but has anyone experimented with different headers on the Werks 2013 pipe? like nova headers 41021 41001 with this type of combo on a nova engine for example? Or is the Werks one the best to run?
09-07-2014 | 05:44 PM
#7094
looking to try keep off 4 on my tki3. some are posting here that 2058 pipe works well with this engine. im currently running alpha dragon with ryan lutz pipe which i think is based on 2058. has anyone tried lutz pipe and keep off 4?
09-07-2014 | 09:32 PM
#7095
Tech Rookie
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 11
Another thing to check is fuel flow. Take the tubing off of the pipe and carb then blow through the tubing from the pipe end. You should get a nice stream of fuel out from the carb line. If you don't its time to look at a new clunk filter. Sounds goofy I know but I've seen this many times.
Had a guy in the shop yesterday that had a nicely idling motor but as soon as we went to drive it lean bog like crazy. I went out to help him tune it up and after going rich over 1 turn on both needles I checked the clunk filter the way mentioned above a it barely dripped. Changed the clunk (coper looking filter in the bottom of the tank) and the engine ran perfect after a lot of leaning out.
There is no such thing as a Novarossi dud
we will get it figured out.
Had a guy in the shop yesterday that had a nicely idling motor but as soon as we went to drive it lean bog like crazy. I went out to help him tune it up and after going rich over 1 turn on both needles I checked the clunk filter the way mentioned above a it barely dripped. Changed the clunk (coper looking filter in the bottom of the tank) and the engine ran perfect after a lot of leaning out.
There is no such thing as a Novarossi dud
we will get it figured out.
I advise anyone with similar problems to make sure that your glow plug is in good working order cheers.
Last edited by Camash; 09-07-2014 at 09:34 PM. Reason: Unfinished