Hi,
I am about to start racing 1/8th scale onroad and looking for an engine/pipe combination anyone got any suggestions? I run on a low grip,tight,technical track. Thanks.................

just take a picco p7r evo 3 track edition.[p9r in usa].its a very good engine with very good price.

Tight and low grip track means you don't need tons of power. Instead you want reliable, easy to tune and inexpensive. My choice would be something like this:

http://ashfordhobby.com/detail.aspx?ID=6383

I suspect a 2015 pipe would be best with it. Sirio or RB 2013 is another good one.

The Picco motor is another good choice.

The 2013 is not a good choice for the Basic, the 2052 is awesome on the Basic engine.

You can also take a look to the 5 port or 7 port version from the Basic series. Another very good option is the JP P7L or the very affordable GRP Promo kit

I would agree with you about the 5 and 7 port motors except they seem to be hard to come by here in the states. Also, looking at the Nova site it appears they are no longer making them. Don't know much about the JP but sounds like it might be worth looking into.

There are some great deals to be had from other motor brands as well but since I race at 301 (a notorious rod stretcher) I really try to stick with Nova based motors. Everything else just doesn't seem to hold up at that track, though I might have to try a Picco.

The JP P7L is based on the Novarossi N21-7T and there is even a black edition, it is a very good clublevel competition engine which is even competive on national level...

Hi,
Is the RB Concept SpeedLine Xenon .21 a good start...........

The XENON ALPHA 21 is a good motor.

i can say the RB XA if awsome only have 2 liters through it and only just starting to strech its legs and its is unbelivabul top and low speed