REEDY .21 Nitro Engine
02-03-2009 | 12:19 PM
#140
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I had this on another thread but you guys might want to watch Reedy vs Novarossi +4 both are Fast!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7evY1DPE044
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7evY1DPE044
02-04-2009 | 08:44 PM
#143
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The fuel window is anywhere from 8 - 12 minutes depending on which pro guy is driving it.
I don't know which carb or restrictor he was using. Ryan is the kind of guy who wants to feel power and is reluctant to restrict the engine power with a smaller carb insert. He will get less run time.
I don't think his pit crew is confident in his ability to make long run times which means he comes in early on his first stop which sets the tone for the rest of the race. In buggy at Columbus, he came in two laps earlier than Tebo on stop 1, but then they stopped after an equal number of laps the rest of the race.
I was told that in Truggy, his pit man was not sure how much fuel he had left so he had to err on the side of caution and stop earlier to be safe.
The best part of this whole project has been proving that our group can make a good engine. It is a good feeling when drivers who are not required to run a Reedy engine are dropping their RB, GRP, and OS sponsorships so they can run it.
I don't know which carb or restrictor he was using. Ryan is the kind of guy who wants to feel power and is reluctant to restrict the engine power with a smaller carb insert. He will get less run time.
I don't think his pit crew is confident in his ability to make long run times which means he comes in early on his first stop which sets the tone for the rest of the race. In buggy at Columbus, he came in two laps earlier than Tebo on stop 1, but then they stopped after an equal number of laps the rest of the race.
I was told that in Truggy, his pit man was not sure how much fuel he had left so he had to err on the side of caution and stop earlier to be safe.
The best part of this whole project has been proving that our group can make a good engine. It is a good feeling when drivers who are not required to run a Reedy engine are dropping their RB, GRP, and OS sponsorships so they can run it.
I have been running the Reedy engine for the past few months, switching from RB C6. The feel of the two engines is very, very close. I ran a O.S. VZB V-Spec before the RB. With the O.S. I thought all engines had to be this much of a light switch, but the RB was much smoother and the Reedy is even smoother. Some may equate "smooth" to slow, but that's not the case. The Reedy engine has a very usable powerband.
I too was at the CRCRC race and opted to pit at 9 minutes in buggy...from what my pit crew told me, that was very comfortable on fuel level and I never felt the engine go lean (sign it's getting low). With only 5 minute practice runs it was tough to get a gauge of mileage, so we decided to pit Ryan at 7:30. This is what Tebo did as well.
In Truggy, I was pitting for Ryan and we considered going 9 minutes. I stopped him at 8 minutes the first time to get a gauge of his usage, but I wasn't confident that I got the tank full on the first stop, so this dictated him having to stop at 7:30. My fault...Tebo was able to stop one less time. Who knows how the race would have ended without the extra stop, but at the end Ryan was 3-4 seconds behind Jared.
If it's any consolation, after the race Ryan easily had 1/3 of a tank left after 7 minutes of running...lol. Also, the race didnt' tech tanks so who knows who was legal or not. I know both of Ryan's tanks were legal or under.
As Rick said, it's great to hear so many people interested in the engine. Once we have a production version look to see drivers from other car companies to be using the engine as well.
02-05-2009 | 07:05 AM
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02-05-2009 | 07:42 AM
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ouch.......thats not what he was saying in the least bit fashion...........a friendly FYI for you SteveP............sometimes we as humans should not haste our tongue with such carping comments!! cheers!! TW
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02-05-2009 | 09:16 AM
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Relax guys... I didn't say that he was directly accusing Jared of cheating. I know Brent and think highly of him - I just wanted to clarify this point because his statement allows for the possibility that Jared cheated.
In the context of a discussion about a race between Jared and Ryan, it's simple deductive reasoning (that "we as humans" all learned in third grade) that suggests:
They didn't tech the fuel tanks +
who knows who was legal or not +
"I know Ryan's tanks are legal" =
Jared's tank(s) many or may not have been legal.
Jamminay - the choice of words DOES allow for the possibility that Jared may or may not have been running an illegal tank - it's simple reading comprehension. And, he never mentioned anything about the fuel line. I'm assuming that a better choice of words would have avoided the suggestion, but I wanted to give Brent a chance to clarify.
pwnzor - I hope you won the office pool for throwing in that $5 word.
I also hope your study in the Queen's English pays off some day. 
I came into this thread to see more about the engine because I've been pretty impressed with the way it's been running and not to nitpick anything. It's not my intention to pick an eFight - just wanted to make it clear for anyone else that's reading this that neither of Jared's cars are out of spec. It looks like the Associated guys did a good job on this engine and I'll watch with interest when the engine is released.
In the context of a discussion about a race between Jared and Ryan, it's simple deductive reasoning (that "we as humans" all learned in third grade) that suggests:
They didn't tech the fuel tanks +
who knows who was legal or not +
"I know Ryan's tanks are legal" =
Jared's tank(s) many or may not have been legal.
Jamminay - the choice of words DOES allow for the possibility that Jared may or may not have been running an illegal tank - it's simple reading comprehension. And, he never mentioned anything about the fuel line. I'm assuming that a better choice of words would have avoided the suggestion, but I wanted to give Brent a chance to clarify.
pwnzor - I hope you won the office pool for throwing in that $5 word.
I also hope your study in the Queen's English pays off some day. I came into this thread to see more about the engine because I've been pretty impressed with the way it's been running and not to nitpick anything. It's not my intention to pick an eFight - just wanted to make it clear for anyone else that's reading this that neither of Jared's cars are out of spec. It looks like the Associated guys did a good job on this engine and I'll watch with interest when the engine is released.
Last edited by SteveP; 02-05-2009 at 09:35 AM.