Originally Posted by Mugenville

Where can i get hold of a rod and piston pin for a 353 08, any help would be great

Originally Posted by Chickentrader

You would probably get one from P.J. at http://www.radicalrchobbies.com.au/. Give them a ring. Let me know if P.J. cant supply you with it; and I'll look through my old engine parts, there could be some new ones there.

Kindest regards,
Lars.

Originally Posted by Mugenville

Thanks for the help, i bought this new and only just started running it in, have put about 10 tanks through it now without it seeing the track yet

Originally Posted by TomB

try Ari fron Northside hobbies also. he has pretty cheap Nova stuff.

put it ont he track Rob. it will break in better when it runs at something closer to race temps. after 10 tanks you are more than ready to get it up to 110 degrees or even more. get some heat into it, they run better when broken in like this. As long as you have good quality fuel, the oils should provide allt he lubrication and protection needed.

Originally Posted by DJ_Shakespear

Don't reduce the shimming, it would only cause problems instead of solving any. Adding .1mm usually moves the power up, but it isn't guaranteed, plus you would lose some bottom end power as well.
A shorter manifold should give you more RPM, at the cost of losing some bottom end power. A different pipe could also make it better all round.
Carefully dremelling the exhaust port to make it open for longer can do the same thing as a shorter manifold, but this is a permanent modification and you could possibly ruin the engine if it isn't done correctly or carefully
You could also go a little leaner (if there is room for it) to get more engine speed, or you could change plugs to one slightly colder, but this would lose a little off the bottom end, and could also make it hard to idle nicely.

It's a lot of trade-off's to get more top-end, otherwise there's isn't a great lot to do.

Originally Posted by Mugenville

Where can i get hold of a rod and piston pin for a 353 08, any help would be great

Originally Posted by Mugenville

Yeah i know that tomas, had a few tanks running up and down the street, just wanted a spare rod to change after, would any of the 09 gear fit in it

Originally Posted by mrgsr

hey mate ive got a murnan modified crankshaft for a 353 08 if you like? its been sitting in an oiled bag in my toolbox. you can have it for $30 bucks. i can use the money to pay for fuel to the nationals.

i miss the 353 08 it was an animal engine

Originally Posted by AdrianOngs

Can anyone guide me on how much shims to use for 25% fuel ?

Originally Posted by Roelof

All .21 engines are set to 25% and all .12 engines are set to 16% (booth will work fine with +/- 5% nitro content.

But you have to tell more about your engine....