Originally Posted by
MiniMeRCRacing
Rick -I also have the same engine and its been out of service since this time last year. I'm in a Nova 21+4 for now but I sure miss my WS7III. I need a con rod, piston & sleeve but gosh their expensive. I'd like to have it re-built before the first GCS race but we'll see.
MiniMe
I know they are expensive. I took the approach that “for the cost of a rebuild I could buy a new engine”. Plus RB parts were nowhere to be found at the time. I bought a “brand new” engine for $225.00 and it did not last one gallon. So then, because of readily availability parts, I bought a V-Spec which I am not all that impressed with. Do the math; $160.00 for the sleeve, piston, and con rod is not so bad! Plus the V-Spec is harder to drive. And I do not think it will last as long as a RB. That is why I bought the RB to begin with.