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Old 02-25-2005, 11:06 PM
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EddieO
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Well hold on.....

Now, if you swap arms between stocks......it will be illegal and they really don't run any better.....if they did, the companies would of released the motor......

Now, in the terms of modifieds.....you CAN legally swap arms from one to another.....but not in all cases.

Our modified motors are basically made at two companies.....Sagami and Tokoyo Mechs...

Tokoyo Mechs makes all the trinity motors and Sagami makes motors for multiple companies, including both Reedy and Orion/Peak....

So.....they do share parts....A d6 based motor can use ANY arm from a D5.....and the new cobalt can use 3 of the 4 available arms( I was told the skewed blank was not submitted).....

And likewise....the Reedy arms can be swapped some....but not all.

An you CAN take a Reedy Ti arm and put it in any V2 can....its the SAME approved arm, and likewise, a V2 arm could be used in a Ti....( a pissy tech guy could give you fits if the arm was marked ORION, but its still the legal approved arm, so his point is moot who wound it).

From my understanding, the new Checkpoint mods are using the sagami small comm 4mm and 5mm blanks, identical to what the Orion v2 and Reedy Ti/Pt motors use....

I know its confusing, but you CAN in some cases swamp arms......you just need to make sure its within the rules....

If you are ever in doubt, feel free to email me at [email protected] and I will let you know....


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