Engine Debate
09-21-2010 | 04:14 PM
#31
Tech Adept
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 101
From: Taranaki New zealand
Dead right Maximo
When I first started racing I destroyed through ignorance while learning RB,Vspec,Ofna and GO tech.
I now run run GO Engines,not to be confused with the original Go Tech,and have great success and life from them
Any of the established brands can be either a disaster or a winner dependant on operator.
When I first started racing I destroyed through ignorance while learning RB,Vspec,Ofna and GO tech.
I now run run GO Engines,not to be confused with the original Go Tech,and have great success and life from them
Any of the established brands can be either a disaster or a winner dependant on operator.
09-21-2010 | 04:31 PM
#33
Tons of awesome engines out there...My advice is always keep an open mind and be willing to try new things from time to time... There are plenty of high quality engines on the market today so its pretty hard to make a bad choice....All these engines can be made to run really sweet, you just need to get them setup correctly.. I don't care what anyone says, there is no "Best Engine on the market" ..every engine has different characteristics and will do some things better then other engines will.....90% of successfully tuning any brand nitro engine is having the correct setup clutch,pipe,plug and fuel....I can run any brand engine stock or modified and you will struggle to find anyone with a sweeter running engine then what I am running.....I can make a Picco or Go run just as good as I can make a OS or RB run..The difference is finding the sweet setup for each engine...Brand matters very little these days..... Some brands are built better then other brands, so they should last longer...But being in the engine biz I see most engines meet their demise by user error anyways, so it matters little which brand they run........I cannot stress enough that its the user behind the that engine matters far more then what brand engine you run....
09-21-2010 | 04:40 PM
#34
Man I can't say enough good about os engines. They never let me down. I know people have issues with them but peoe will have issues with just about anything good or bad ninhave tuned many different brands and I must say the os engines hold their tune better than most. The 25 I have been running is awesome but I think the filter clogs up and then it loads up at the end on a 30 min main. Have to use no oil on the prefilter guess. But James is correct I just love os engines. Ohh ya btw why the speed tools are off the hook.
09-21-2010 | 04:44 PM
#36
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From: southern ca
o.s. motors rock, they are easy to tune, good power out of the v-specs, the speeds are almost ungodly.
but i would say my all time favorite motor is the nova rossi 421b factory modded, that thing pulled EVERY other motor down the straights and had rediculous bottom end.
but i would say my all time favorite motor is the nova rossi 421b factory modded, that thing pulled EVERY other motor down the straights and had rediculous bottom end.
09-22-2010 | 03:50 AM
#37
I'll have to disagree. There is a such thing as a best engine. it depends one ones knowledge and driving skills. As far as high end vs low end engines. I strongly beleave you get what you pay for. If I was running with guy's who ran RB's, O.S., Novas and JP's I'm not gonna get a dynamite and think I'm going to shock the world. Thats just me.
As far as the life of an engine. One thing that is over looked is break in. I noticed a lot of people prefer the heat cycle method. Mainly because some racers do it. If you pay for your own engines this method is not wise. Racers do it because that engine will only be used for that one race. These engines now adays need a gallon threw them. If you want to run them for multiple gallons. The pinch is so tight on them now it standard to change the rods after break in.
As far as the life of an engine. One thing that is over looked is break in. I noticed a lot of people prefer the heat cycle method. Mainly because some racers do it. If you pay for your own engines this method is not wise. Racers do it because that engine will only be used for that one race. These engines now adays need a gallon threw them. If you want to run them for multiple gallons. The pinch is so tight on them now it standard to change the rods after break in.
Last edited by ALLSPEED; 09-22-2010 at 05:23 AM.
09-22-2010 | 06:25 AM
#38
Tech Elite
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 4,648
From: Aurora, Colorado
Is this the Simple I know? If so, you have one of the best engine guys IMO in the country, defiantly the state, sitting in your pocket. I would talk to Chris before, I buy an engine. We are HIGH UP and IT does make a difference. Get something that the guys here can tune.
09-22-2010 | 06:53 AM
#39
This weekend me and the biys went racing.... We ran just about every engine in our stable..... JPX .21, Werk's B5, werk's B6, Ninja JX .21 and a OFNA JL .21......... All the engines ran fantastic..... The Werk's B5 and JPX were the fastest in Truggy...the OFNA JL was the fastest in Buggy, the engine is just retarded fast...The Ninja was all around good in Buggy, no holes in its game at all, but doesn't stand out in any 1 characteristic either.......The Werk's B5 has the best mileage by far......The JPX has the wildest midrange of the bunch, the thing is a animal........... All the engines ran like tops, The most expensive engine had no advantages over the cheapest engine, i can make them all run equally well... personally if i were to pick the easiest to tune it would be the Werk's, tho as I say none are hard to tune....
Most disappointing engine I have run is a Nova Plus 21-7, for all the hype surrounding that engine I was shocked how poor its performance was...
Most impressive was a modifed RB C6...the engine was flat out ballistic....
Most disappointing engine I have run is a Nova Plus 21-7, for all the hype surrounding that engine I was shocked how poor its performance was...
Most impressive was a modifed RB C6...the engine was flat out ballistic....
09-22-2010 | 08:17 AM
#40
Tech Adept
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 124
From: Nijmegen, Holland
Surprised Alpha Plus has only been mentioned once. You should look 'm up. Around here, Alpha starts to make a name. They're incredible and cost the half of other high-end engines.
09-22-2010 | 08:28 AM
#41
I have never run across a dissappointed ro disgruntled go engine customer. I have yet to hear of anyone complain about lack of power or short engine life. That in itself says alot about the quality of them. I know not as many people run them and some look at them as a white label mill, but in all honesty i couldn't be more thrilled with the 3 i have. I will continue to run them for the forseeable future. Hell my truggy was able to keep up with a mugen mbx6 buggy with a ninja on the local track, that in itself says alot about the power these things make.
09-22-2010 | 09:01 AM
#42
I have never run across a dissappointed ro disgruntled go engine customer. I have yet to hear of anyone complain about lack of power or short engine life. That in itself says alot about the quality of them. I know not as many people run them and some look at them as a white label mill, but in all honesty i couldn't be more thrilled with the 3 i have. I will continue to run them for the forseeable future. Hell my truggy was able to keep up with a mugen mbx6 buggy with a ninja on the local track, that in itself says alot about the power these things make.
09-22-2010 | 09:14 AM
#43
Tech Apprentice
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 85
Hi Neil,
Were the engines you mentioned a coupel posts back your mods or stock?
How would you compare the stock versions of the engines you just mentioned to each other?
Were the engines you mentioned a coupel posts back your mods or stock?
How would you compare the stock versions of the engines you just mentioned to each other?
09-22-2010 | 09:19 AM
#44
IDK...I pretty much only run them as modified....Of course I do test them stock...But honestly I find it pretty hard to run a stock engine these days...The Ninja and B5 are both very good stock, the JPX is a beast and the JL is a little tamer....As I say once your used to running all modified engines all the stock engines tend to be rather boring.....
09-22-2010 | 09:28 AM
#45
I will say the most impressive stock engines I have run are the original Ninja 28 and the OS 25...both those engines absolutely rip ! to date no stock .21 has ever made me lift an eyebrow since my original Picco P7R EVO2