well there you go !!!! its all up to who has what and if they can make it fast and make it last

I'm thinking about buying a nova rossi flash anybody got any feed back,is there a motor that is close to performance for about five hundred bucks

Check out this site. They have it all. The 35plus is $520.00 and Flash is $550.

http://www.serpentamerica.com/shop/home.php?cat=10

DJ Apolaro

Actually the 35 Plus 21 is an excellent engine and in that range of price. You can't go wrong with a 35 Plus

Hey guys. I was a Novarossi .12 and have .4mm worth of headshims in at the moment with 16% nitro and 10% oil (6% synth oil and 4% castor). What benefits would i have of reducing the number of headshims??

removing head shims will increase combustion pressure which should increase power, be carefull here be sure to follow what the manufaturer recommends, you may need to lower your
nitro content but 16% should be ok also keep an eye on your plugs as they usually dont last long, also this will change your tune so you will need to retune.
cheers

Hey mate, thanks for the quick reply. The nova website has the picture listed with only a .3mm shim

http://www.novarossi.it/files/explod.../N12TS1_RT.pdf

and have been using .4 till the engine has been fully run in ie lost pinch which it now has. would this be a good time to remove the shim and just do the usual richen the needles and work my way back in from there??

if you feel your not getting the power out of the engine give it a go, have you tried changing your fuel brand?

haha its a rocket since its freed up but in the words of Ricky Bobby - "I wanna go fast!!"

the 353 09 that i got is an amazing engine. excelente power on bottom, mid and high. and haven't have any problem with front bearing, so far...

What's the story with the 353' 09 blowing front bearings. At our Nat's in October a number of 353's had front bearing problems. Does the 3SCT have the same problem? .... I note the 353' 09 has a metal sealed front bearing others have a rubber sealed bearing. Most of the guy's with bearing problems used RB front bearings as replacements.

I am in the market for a new engine and aren't yet convinced to buy the 353' 09 or to buy the 12-3SCT... any ideas on which way to go...

i think the 353 09 has been updated and they now come with a rubber seal bearing on the front.

Hi guys I have a new question about +12SCT. I stripped the motor to inspect it after about 15lts(about 4 gallons?) and I turn the crankshaft when its not connected to the rod, and there is a feeling that it became heavier than my newer engine. It feels as smooth as possible, but just like I added weight to the crankshaft. Is it about bearings? Whats the deal with it?

Sounds like it's just thick, nasty, gummy castor oil in the bearings. That stuff can really make things feel smooth but thick and heavy, kind of like new rubber sealed and greased bearings.

So, is it a good thing, or bad, or doesnt affect the performance? What should I do?