Yeah now that I read it over it does make sense looking at the picture. I know for a fact their something going on cause I've seen it on a few motors

Hey Nick,

Our packer is bigger!

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Tried a P4 Plug:

Perfect, fit perfect, went in smooth with no abnormal resistance.

The second the engine fired, I could tell it idled stronger and when I got it on the track, I had better all around performance, especially torque.

Anyone with a clocked P5, try an OS P4 plug, you will be amazed!

Clocked banito ready for action wrapped in a new copperhead body paint job
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What wheel nuts are those?

Thats a cool looking body, I like that wrap around window a lot!

Serpent lightened wheel nuts, thanks for the paint props

I you had a choice for reliability and ease of tuning would it be th clocked B5 or the clocked P5? I'm in a dilemma of picking novarossi or werks (never really looked into)

Novarossi is the best engine you could buy IMO, I don't have much experience with Werks, I've heard excellent things about their engines though.

I'm seeing a lot of people having flameout issues with the P5. Is this flameout/plug issue only for P5 engines, or are other Nova engines effected? Thanks

i think it is mostly because the P5 is so popular......... in itself the engine is excellent.......... however it is affected by the same mechanical things that affect every other engine out there..........I have sold hundreds of P5's...had normal issues with a handful, had them sent back here..and 99% of problems are user error.... biggest one being dirt in the engine.........second biggest being the engine has lost compression....third biggest issue is the bearings have gone bad.....I have even had a couple of guys forget to tighten the carb, and another forgot to check how tight the head was..... In the end these same problems would affect every other engine int he same manner.........Some people are good at keeping everything tip top, others are not so good at keeping things tip top....some guys will have 2 flameouts then take the time to find the issue, other guys will go 4 race weekends with troubles and not do anything about it, just expect the issue to go away magically...........In the end the P5 is rock sold engine, and if it is acting up there is a mechanical reason it is not.............

Now for some people tuning around a hotter glowplug is easier.......the hotter plug idles better and has a broader tuning window....

Close but No dice. ;)

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I have a clocked and broken in P5 that has almost 2 gallons on it beyond the break-in. It puts a smile on my face every time I take it out....never had a problem with it... and after Neal tuned it for me on the first day, we only had to lean it out a tiny bit when it dropped it's nuts.... Only flameouts I've had were learning how to drive after being upside down for 30 seconds or more....

For my first nitro ever, it has been a truly enjoyable experience.

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Hambone's Clocked OS .25
 

Hello, my name is Jared Dockery and I just got back from a club race here at XRC Raceway in Quarryville, PA. I ran the nitro buggy class with a Mugen MBX6R with a Alpha F850 engine and TQ'ED and won first in a 20 min main. Hambone was feeling gracious and let me run his clocked OS .25 in the main for the truggy class. I started 3rd in the main and the truck was a Losi 2.0. Not knowing anything about the truck setup or engine, I powered to first place in a half lap and never looked back. The engine was super powerful and had all the throttle response you could need. Nice job clockworks on the engine mods, wish I could afford one of these.

For some reason you would think the bigger size engines would be a hard handle but their very smooth - Neils magic. I was waiting for the proto but I had to spend money so I bought his Nova Roma. Its a very strong engine bottom to top its simply awesome. I'm using a Ofna 086 but I'm trying other pipes for max miles so far I'm hitting 8mins but its still not at a race tune. Your not pegging the trigger cause you know you have all the power it makes you conscious making for a very smooth ride.