Originally Posted by inferno13 (Post 9000141)

your not located in winter haven florida are you??

Originally Posted by THATnewguy (Post 9000218)

nope, Perth, Weston Australia

Originally Posted by bigmatt (Post 8999703)

Had power from top to bottom,from full tank to empty no funny revs, burps, farts or pops!! Me so happy! Is this how it was suppose to run after a 1/2 gallon? I have a little over a gallon with a break in shim. I thought I had some power when I switched carbs with the short lsn. That was nothing and I'm running rich!!

Originally Posted by inferno13 (Post 9000229)

good!:)

Originally Posted by deadmancourt (Post 9000449)

I broke in a GXII piston/sleeve/rod in a gx5r case with the gx5r crank,head and head button with .5mm shim stack...and had no problems except a bad os plug after 1qt of fuel....Everything has gone smooth as could ever ask for....but just wondering...should I add .1-.2mm of shim to it?....I got confused on the explanation of the difference on headbuttons:D

Originally Posted by grizz1 (Post 9000407)

I forgot yours was exceptionally tight Matt. Up to you mate, your the one on the spot who can feel the pinch etc.
I don't like to run the extra shim too long myself personally, only for the initial 12 or so tanks, just to aid in starting when the motor is really new-tight (I think I just created a new word there :)). Then I just take it easy until it feels right. Whatever works for you mate.

I do see a little niggle coming into the thread. I hope we are not going to let this take the thread on a downhill spiral. That would be a shame.

Originally Posted by Flanno (Post 8996687)

Not a problem for me unless my servo chips gears and jams, as I run a return spring always, as most people may have noticed in my photo's.

for example ;)



It's home made, stronger than the ones you can buy.

Originally Posted by So*Cal AFDude (Post 9000560)

I always get dogged for not running a return spring/band. Never had a problem either, even if my battery comes disconnected it just idles a little high. Now I zip tie my battery together so I don't have to worry about that hahaha

Originally Posted by THATnewguy (Post 9000122)

hi ruune, i myself have actually got some tests done on whether these taiwan engines are actually made from different material.tests completed 2/5/10
i bought a Go-engines GX3R & Alpha s852(orange head)

head button, piston,(not piston pin) sleeve, crank case, cooling head, crank shaft(not including the TiNi coating) ARE ALL THE SAME MATERIAL,

The design and so forth are different. piston pins are made from two different types of alloy, the bushes within the conrods. bearings are different, o-rings are different within the carburetor.

so next time ruune, conduct some tests of your own to back your theory, of course you being a part of "GO engines" your going to say they are different and back them as much as possible, but when it comes down to what they are made out of, PROVE they are different before you go and make assumtions that someone is wrong and in this case 808gx7r is RIGHT "only to the extent of the main things such as case, sleeve etc."

so in my eyes you should be saying sorry to 808gx7r. and since he runs both and saying about runtime/tuning/life span, he should atleast have a idea of the concept of material being the same.

however, from his point in view, being as he uses them both if he is somehow wrong, its not his fult due to the fact he runs both and says that runtime/tuning/life span are similar.

and for anyone else's info, i run a GX5R(and i love it!!) as my main motor and have a brand new alpha ready to be broken in.

~ Corey douglas, owner of RCExtreme hobby store.

Originally Posted by THATnewguy (Post 9000218)

nope, Perth, Weston Australia

Originally Posted by THATnewguy (Post 9000354)

im sorry but what do you mean?
or can you accept the truth of your fanboy motors? im a fanboy too. but truth is truth

Originally Posted by 808gx7r (Post 9000468)

hi, to everyone that wonder'd, i didnt mean for my point to come across so strong to everyone. so for that im sorry.