Wow

I use a Nitrotec R21. I really enjoy it so far and getting good results. Worth a peek.

So far I have bought my Nova Plus4-c and 9901 pipe, some AKA tires, IP Life and Lipo battery packs, assorted oil/lubes thru some relative staying in Hong Kong, great price! I will be going there in person in September...

I will be going here also:

http://mini-zracer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28229

I love all my OS engines and Odonnell SS but I want that engine bad haha.

Andy

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Dont I know you. Didnt your race in Burlington?


So my top choices:

MT Orion -
Nitrotec R21 -
Alpha

Any more I should consider?

You mean after all the natives are so crazy over the B5 you arent even considering it? HAHAHA thats funny.

I believe Tebo used the 7 port Orion on his ROAR wins.

Token, you are crazy not to think about the B5. I've purchased 2 now and they are very similar in power to vspec(i think faster) and to me the powerband feels very similar. Bottom line is if you are looking for vspec replacement I'd go B5 and for $200 you can't beat them.

This year I've used 3 different engines all brand new. A speed, FMS and B5 and based on performance alone I'll be sticking to the B5 or maybe a new B6 let alone value.

The B5 has been the easiest to break in and so far has run great. I'm about 3 gallons in so far. I also ran this at the Nats in my buggy without issue, not one flame out all weekend.

Jay W

wow interesting...I sold my 2 o.s speeds in favor of the werks b6-buggy and b5-truggy....runtime with the werks is better then what my speeds had. power is better then my speeds...and the b6 is very smooth like the speeds..b5 is a little more aggressive but can be adj. with clutch set-up....if you wanna be gung ho on not buying a werks engine then you are only screwing yourself over..

Token is going to try my b5 sometime in the next few weeks when I meet him, that'll change his mind

It is very interesting. Don't get me wrong I do love my speed and bought it for a Truggy engine but at $450+ I just can't make any sense of buying another one, still not sure how i got sucked into this one. Especially since I'm thinking about putting the B5 in the truggy and the speed in the buggy. The only concern I have is engine life and time will tell. But compared to a speed's engine life I'm sure the B5 will last that long if not longer.

You do know me.....
And even though this isn't a new engine, the OS VSPEC Pro Mod is basically a speed that's less expensive. As I said before the modded Works B5 will be about the same price as a Vspec, so not that cheap.

^^^there is ZERO reason to mod a B5...unless you want it modded for smoothness and runtime

I have always like my v-specs- they are a proven engine...but 2 be able to by (2) werks engines for the price of a speed with money to spare....or buy
(1) werks engine and pipe for less then the price of a standard blue head v-spec why would you say NO??!!??....

thats like saying hot bodies are no good because they are half the price of everything else..when in fact they are a excellent choice I used to run Mugen but have gone with hot bodies as they are just as good for less money and I like beating them "high" dollar buggys and engines with my "cheap" stuff cheap in price yes cheap in quality no....theres a difference!

The guy Token doesn't like hot bodies either. That's why I want him to drive my car... It's a D8T and a Werks B5

Modded for both reasons above, plus an improved powerband

I think all these engines are over price because of the brand ( been out for a while) and because of the pro drivers running them... it makes us wanna run what they running because we wanna win and be fast like them. I can bet if Adam Drake or Ryan M. gets the cheapest engine and win a few big races with it, were going to go buy it. Thats why those engine cost so much. I might be wrong but thats what i think.

I say go with the Werks B6 if you have a buggy B6 or the B5 for truggy. Hey you can even get both for the price of just the O.S speed.