Here is some news. We have a few of the brand new STS .30 5port motors on thier way. I will post up some pics when they arrive. Also on our site (racernine.com) you will be able to preorder them.for mid Aug delivery the few we are getting are for our own amusement and testing.

great news..
we are waiting ours too here...
totally for bashing. they NOT even allowed us more than .28.

The D30M .30/5.0 should be in by next week over here. Also will have coverage , photos , reviews , videos and comparisons of this new 5 port beast.

http://www.pro-hobby.net

the more the merrier

BTW, where's dino
i miss this guy...

yeah i had my sts on my truggy for a while and then i put it back on the savage.
i just ordered a new .28 for the truggy it should be here in a couple of days thanks to Ryan.

Hey guys -
i got my engine runnign well yeaterday. All I can say it WOW! I could not stop grinning

Was running nice and cool and flipping my sav X on its lid without even trying. Cn't wait to race this little puppy.

me too. i felt the same. im glad u like the engine. told ya, it need wheelie bar. even my long base truggy still can wheelie at the right time... not much but still.

I've got the rotostart version as seen here. The oneway bearing is behind the backplate i.e. inside the engine block.

Has anybody have trouble with the oneway slipping from the oil in your fuel?

I noticed that it was slipping a bit when I first started it yesterday.

inside the engine block...hmmm thats new... or i miss something here...

for the slipping..yes it happens. fuel from the engine leak out to the one-way. especially using rotostart. due to the torque & fast spinning... it easy to spoil yer one-way bearing. whenever it can't be started.. check whether the engine flooded. STS got strong compression. u cant feel the tension when using roto. easy to break the one way. easy just clean out the fuel/oil. and if its new, try open a bit the plug like quarter turn to release some compression.

sorry, my english is poor.

Yes the one way is inside the engine block.
This is the rotostart backplate. And this is the one way that fits on the end of the torostart shaft. The oneway is between the backplate and the engine crank, with the little pin in the oneway turning the crank. So it is inside the block yes?

Just a little weird I think as the oneway bearing is external to the backplate on the stock savage engines.

Yes the oneway does sometimes slip due to the oil in the fuel. a couple suggestions to limit the slipping
1.. use a fuel with 12% or less oil
2.. always run your motor completely out of fuel at the end of the day.
3.. use an afterun oil to clear out the caster as thats what becomes gummy
4.. store your truck nose down so if there is some fuel in the one way it will run out.

wow
thats interesting. it seems like that. and it must be then.

i think u check the o-ring. usually thats the culprit. the #280103-2.

ok ryan ere. thank goodness.

i just got the sts 28 for my lsp and it is running too hot. what are your needle settings? i all ready broke it in and i am so far off on the needles i just need to get it in the ball park again. thanks

opps double post