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FYI:
Ofna makes the Picco.
Jammin is the racing division of Ofna (like HB to HPI) and they make the JPX.

Edit: not entirely accurate. Change "makes" to "distributes". Specifics below.

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Originally Posted by makaluch (Post 7974104)

FYI:
Ofna makes the Picco.
Jammin is the racing division of Ofna (like HB to HPI) and they make the JPX.

Not quite. Actually ofna makes nothing. Ofna is nothing more than the the major distributer of jammin, Hong-Nor, Hobao, and Picco. Picco makes Picco and Picco also makes the jammin engine for Jay Halsey and his jammin line. Ofna is just another Horizon except they have their name on allot of products instead of the manufacturer's name

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Originally Posted by Jaz240 (Post 7974129)

Yep and Hong-Nor makes Jammin for Jay, so there really isn't a Jammin either.:lol: Picco is Picco. They're an Italian engine factory that's been around for a LONG time.;)

I have noticed most of you are recommending the b5 over the b6 for the buggy what my understanding was the b5 was more of a powerhouse truggy engine and the b6 was supposed to get better fuel mileage and have a smoother power-band and therefor be a better buggy engine, but so far I have herd b5 all the way more fuel mileage and a better engine all around...

getting confused:weird:

and after all these years we are still waiting for them to straighten out their exhaust port :lol:

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Originally Posted by Jaz240 (Post 7974154)

and after all these years we are still waiting for them to straighten out their exhaust port :lol:

They are on there way there, engine and pipe combo! So you don't have to bend your headers hahaha.

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Originally Posted by Simple GREEN (Post 7974148)

Yes the B5 has more power then the B6, you are right in my post I said I ran a Clocked B5, the B6 is definitely more of a buggy motor

The B6 if you read in the B6 thread is suppose to be a Nova plus-4 but a step up, (Better mileage, power, cheaper)

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Originally Posted by Jaz240 (Post 7974154)

and after all these years we are still waiting for them to straighten out their exhaust port :lol:

LMAO.:lol::lol: I don't think that will ever happen.:rolleyes::lol:

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Originally Posted by Jaz240 (Post 7974129)

Right. Makes was the wrong word. Distributes is more accurate. My point was not to worry so much about the name. There are some descent "ofna" parts. Yeah I ran a Picco in my NT in the late 90s. Do their carbs still suck? lol

I agree! Ofna sells some awesome stuff. Their truggy starter box is the best on the market.

Just wait and grab the new OS....... Done!

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Originally Posted by dreaux (Post 7973902)

What do you want? Power? millege? reliability?

You will not find a more powerful .21 engine then my clockwork modded jpx. It's crazy fast and powerful, but it is TOTALLY not necessary. I have several vspecs and ninja's and they are great engines with great runtimes. However from what i have seen personally, and i had to buy another engine it would be the werks b5. It's only 200$ and if you were to take ninja's, vspec, plus 4 four and ran them side by side you would not tell the difference. It's a great engine and my buddy is getting 13+ minutes per tank. DOn't know how long they last or how hard they are to tune though. TYe alphas are screaming too, but i know little about them except they run really well.

Works is absolutely top-quality. Long life, relatively easy to tune, great power. (The B7 Pro I used to have was just plain STUPID fast!)

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A little more pricey but the ninja has everything you could want in a motor long lasting, easy tune, powerful and killer mileage. But if i were you i would at least go to clockworks home page and see what might be best for you. The clocked jl is a monster and is only 250

Lots of good choices. One thing nobody has mentioned really is this:

1) If you are a relatively inexperienced driver... LESS power will make you faster. (sounds wrong but this is true.)

2) If you are a relatively inexperienced engine tuner... a less expensive engine means mistakes are cheaper. Just something to think about.

I wouldn't have a problem running any of the engines mentioned on here... none of them are "bad." Some are better than others...

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Originally Posted by rider313 (Post 7967659)

Here we go again. Popcprn anyone???? :lol:

+100:lol::cry::lol:

mmmmmmmmmm i'm onto pistachios :nod: