Lol I saw that one coming. :lol:

good deal not only do i get to eat like a king but also buy RC stuff BLACk FRIDAY you shop I shop :lol:

Your package arrived this afternoon. :)

Thanks for the update John. Glad it arrived safely (or hoping it did).


Have Neal take a peek at it and let me know what he thinks.



Thanks,
Eric

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any footage of these fantastic run times?

Heavy shoes with a heavy finger on a reasonable grip track. Sorry, I'm not buying it without documentation.

Would you buy it even w/ documentation? Posts of these incredible run times cause more doubt and speculation than helping to build the credibility of the modder and engine. Even if I did get a 15min run, I wouldn't post it, it's just asking to be called out.....my 2cents.

+1, i dont speak bout 98-99% of the unbelievable things ive done/witnessed just because i dont have any footage/documentation to back it up.

I hate seeing arguments over this kind of thing...

here's my take on fuel mileage... I get asked every day from customers what kind of mileage each engine gets, my answer is always the same, it really depends on your weather conditions, fuel, driving style, tuning, tank volume, track size and layout, traction conditions, tire choice. etc. etc... in other words there is no real way to say what kind of mileage an engine can get as there are just too many variables affecting it...Personally I have never seen a modified B5 get 15 minutes with my own eyes, however I have had some customers report back runtimes in the 15 minute range.....Most customer report back around 12 minutes till dry doing an easy 10 minute pit....Locally we timed several tanks till dry and most were around 11.5-12.5 minutes.... regardless of the actual numbers the modified B5 is extremely good on fuel, definitely the best fuel mileage of any engines we have run to date... I am happy to hear my customers have such good results and hope to keep getting back these positive reviews...

FYI for next year we are building a large clay track where we will be able to shoot proper track video for proper documentation of our engines capabilities....

take it easy maxi, wheres the argument?? u need to stop being so sensitive. YOUVE asked me for footage and ive NEVER made any kinda claim so your response is the pot calling the kettle black!

will your documentation be under race conditions or just on vehicle on the track?

Have you tested the modified speed for fuel mileage yet Neal? I would think it will rival those numbers pretty easily. Sounds like awesome fuel mileage whether it be 12 or 15 minutes. Either one of those is impressive for sure. I know I can do about 12 consistently in the truggy with my stock Worlds II speed and the XZ-B's are supposed to be even better on fuel. I have timed a tank at 14 minutes before and then backed that up with a 12:45 run driving much harder, so I think 12 consistently is a reasonable guess. I'm interested to hear what the modified XZ-B speeds are getting.

I totally agree with you though about fuel mileage. There are way too many factors to say what any given engine will do in different conditions. Driver, Weather, Tune, Clutch, Drivetrain, Pipe, Plug, Head shimming, vehicle weight, tank capacity, Driver AGAIN! etc...:lol::nod:

I wasn't getting excited in any way shape or form, nor was I arguing...... Just figured I'd come and post my views on the subject is all !......

The reports are coming back of the new Speed doing 12 minutes on 30%..... still have nowhere near as many Speeds out running as we have B5's, so we will have to have more time to get accurate feedback... I do know the mod B5 is better on fuel then a last gen Speed when both are running 30%......Hambone has one of my B5's, hopefully you two can compare runtimes sometime in the future and report back your findings...

Well, never ran my B5 dry. Won't do that with any engine. At LCRC where i usually race we don't get the greatest fuel mileage since you got the throttle pegged so much. Jammincrazy can attest to that. This is what i can say for sure, i top off with a minute before the quals start, run a 6 min race and finish with 3/16" above the tank seam in my losi truggy. Did this race after race, week after week. In mains i just pit after 10 min since we usually run 20 min. Do i think it can stretch to 15 min on a smaller technical track? Maybe. Not sure. I'll know more next season. I know not too many truggies even make it 10 min on that track. So yes the V1 B5 does real well.