All i did was turn the carby so that the idle adjusting part of the carby is hard up against the crank case. I had to dremel some of the top deck away so that it didnt hit and make sure the ball is straight up and down. it goes very close to the brake but doesnt hit.

Hi Slo, I saw your equipment on your sig. I was wondering any particular reason why you have your JP on the Mtx3 and the Sirio on your Mtx4?

Which one is the better engine for you?

thanks.

Hi Hammer,
The JP is in the 3 cause that is now my club racing car and my RB died last year. I have just come back from the pre worlds and i can tell you that the Evo 3 was just awsome. The JP doesnt seem to rev as hard or have the top end power. The Evo 3 is awsome all through the rev range it doesnt seem to struggle anywhere. The JP can be a bit touchy on the tuning side of things where as the Evo 3 is very easy and keeps a tune really well. I just love the Evo 3, when i was at the pre worlds cause i had a bit of a shocker i would let guys pass when we were coming onto the back striaght and by the end i was having to back off really early because i was catching them which was a bit annoying cause i shouldnt have been in that situation but i missed 6 practise sessions which put me behind. Anyway i would reccomend this engine to anyone just make sure you have the new revision crank.

Cheers Daniel

Any one know where I can get a replacement conrod for the evo 3??

That's awesome to hear Daniel. And you put it in words quite well too as I was clearly visualizing the situation you found yourself in.

I just got one myself and I was wondering as to how will I know if I have the new revision crank? It is a marking on the box? Can I see it if i open the engine up?

Thanks so much for your anecdote. It made me very happy with my purchase!

My pleasure. Unfortunatly unless you saw the older crank it would be a bit hard to tell. The new crank has thicker walls around the intake. As far as i know unless where you brought it from has old stock you should have a new one as i just recently brought a new one and it has a new crank in it and Australia is a bit behind everyone else when it comes to getting revisions on just about everything. They are very tight in the beginning and dont tend to free up for a few litres, but once they do hang on to your hat my friend. Oh yeah and not trying brag or anything but i ran both my Sirio's on the safe side (read a bit rich, temp 110-115 deg C) and they still had heaps of punch. But do take your time and run it in properly as you probably know this is the key to a long lasting engine.

Cheers Daniel

For all Aussies out there running Sirio or who have ran Sirio and had a problem with them, i have welcome news that there will be a new Importer/distributor soon. Lets hope they do a better job than the last mob!!!

Hobby Bug Singapore

Email them. They should have some in stock.

Thank god for that does that mean we can get our motors back after 1 year worth of waiting and trying to find out what is going on So who are these new people? When will they take over and do they have conact details?

Stay tuned. There might be a last ditch bid from a rival company to get the distribution rights. The fellow i spoke to was 99% sure he has got it as he has a order arriving shortly. If he gets the distribution rights, he told me that he will definately sort out any issues that occured in the past and promptly. Lets wait and see what pans out.

Its not Alex Koussas is it?

From what i understand Sauberman is the distributor and he hasnt mentioned anything about giving it up anytime soon.

You have definately been left in the dark then, at one stage my father was going to be getting it.

Theres been talk about it for a while now.

Its not me dude.
I was only looking at the at the shop for a while whilst is was for sale, It is no longer for sale and I am no longer involved with Model Mechanics.
Regards
Alex.K

Matt, is your old man going for it??