Thanks for your replies. I ran the car today and the motor seemed to run alright. Still concerned about its longevity though. Once it's warm it extremely easy to turn over by hand. There is barely any resistance at all at tdc.
I have a .12 Keep On pre-broke in that I could turnover by hand before I even started it. I was surprised like you.
It is still the fastest Nova I have had with 9 litres and 3 races through it.
http://www.rctech.net/forum/onroad-n...eep-tuned.html