Originally Posted by
Ruune
actually, we use different alloys in the piston, case wrist pins, and inner layer of the sleeve. Additionally our castings are different, internal case porting is different, crank material is different, crank machining and coatings are different. Our new crank is also ramped and has two different coatings on it. In fact, perhaps the bearing size and Conrod dimensions are the same. Other than that, we are different from alpha, argus, and arrow.
One other thing is that materials and designs have drastically changed from the gx to the GXII line. The GXII is a completly new design. Although the new sleeve works in the older motors, the timing is different, port shape is different, even the squash at tdc is tighter (higher compression)
Oh, BTW I just ordered another 25 engines. If this keeps up ill be ordering 25-50 motors every 2-3 weeks. The hardest part is estimating market demand, as it fluctuates so much.
Thanks for pointing that out Trey
. Just so everyone knows what has gone into the new motors in the way of R&D and innovation.
Yes, those ho's are going fast. Your like me, sort of got taken by surprise with the popularity of this motor. I have another dozen on the way to top up stocks after the first batch of 36 I got in have all but dissapeared.
The scary part is we only have a total population of around 3.5 million, so the RC market is very small. With all the other motors available out there, to sell that proportion of motors in 2 weeks into a market that small is quite amazing.
I guess people know quality and value for money when they see it
