other engines dont do the same things...i have personally seen 6 or 7 of these things eat bearings and let go of rods in less then 3 or 4 gallons...none of these engines were broken in or tuned by rookies...i have ran nova, os, and rb and none of these motors ever had a bearing go bad in 2 or 3 gallons...heck ive had motors i get 8-9 gallons out of before i pinch em and keep em for backup...i have seen alot of pros that run these motors go trough the same thing...like stated before...you have to run this thing at almost 300 degrees to have power u can get from a 150 nova at 230...i really think the heat is what kills these things...i dont care who says different

Thanks mate!

I've seen it many times with OS. RB and Nova Rossi had problems as well. It looks like something that Reedy needs to addrress. I have a Reedy engine myself. Best Of luck with what ever you choose.

Please no personal attacks

You don't car but.....

That's weird cause i run my engine at 190-210 and she is perfect maybe you need to learn how to tune instead of leaning the piss out of your engine. 300 deg is crazy.

I bought it last july. 3 gallons on it.

I make good power at 190-210. Sounds like you cooked it cause you wanted more mojo.


will i buy this engine again.... Prolly not.

well you are right about one thing...i do lean the piss out of it...why???....cuz if i dont it wont even get out of its own way...its no secret that these motors dont start making power till 260...i can only imagine what one of these does at 200...lol...i dont know how u can compete at 200 degrees with anything else on the market...my tuning skills are perfectly fine and my motor never saw past 270 but even 270 is way to hot for me...but at 240 it was dead...i mean DEAD...like i said its no secret these things run hot to make power...i have yet to see one do anything under 260 degrees...honestly this engine just has nothing going for it....if you like engines with absolutely no top end, where the ramp in the crank falls out, runs hot, and has cheap bearings then this is one for you!!!...lol...but ill cut my losses now and move on

Has anyone run their motor with only a half gallon on it. I was planning on running the other half a gallon at a race that was canceled due to rain. Just curious to what issues I will run in to.

The stock Reedy won a lot of races here last year. Beating all comers. It beat one guy that was top 25 at the worlds for a championship. So it's not as bad as you said. There is more to the story for sure that we will never know. And "Now for the rest of the story........"

I run an Alpha S852, but I have 3 friends that run Reedys and I'm sorry but you are talking through your hole.
The Reedys run really well and produce plenty of power at 230. All three can get 12 minutes easily and none of them lack pace. All but one have 3 gallons on the motor and they are just hitting the sweet spot.

Obviously the Reedy ain't for you, but to tear it to bits because you fried it is hardly fair.

I wouldn't buy a Reedy because it's too expensive for my budget and the Alpha is a mega motor for any money, never mind the pittance they ask for it, but I wouldn't hesitate to run one if someone offered me one for free

I have to completely agree with this statement.

I have kept my Reedy's as my club race motors, and as a back up motor for my Alpha motor is something goes wrong. I qualed 5th this past weekend with one since i had a carb issue, and i was running against speeds and Ninja's. I temped at 225 each qual, so saying it has to be hot just is not 100% true.

I have learned over my almost year of running the Reedy, it is a great motor, but if the tune is off on the bottom, there is just nothing you can do to make it feel like it has any top. Most people think lean the bottom, but that is the problem. I tune almost all the non-pro drivers Reedy's in Vegas, and every time, i have to richen the bottom 5+ hours before i touch the top. If you have a problem with the Reedy, richen the bottom a minimum of 3 hours then lean the top 1 hour. The change is HUGE!!!

i will agree a 100% that these motors like rich bottoms but thats about all thats correct....if you guys say this motor is fast enough at 230 to compete then i dont know what your competing against???.....
To say this motor rips or has good top end is just wrong...its no secret that the motor has so much bottom u have to gear up...and its no secret its gotta run hot to produce any real power...these are things that have even been stated by top pro's in this thread...i have 2 local Team A pro drivers in my area that i speak to regularly and both have gone trough motors and stop running them...they both had run them at 260-270 to make power and be able to keep up with other mills...these are guys that have been racing for 10 years so im pretty sure they know what they are doing...like i said before i honestly think its the heat that kills these motors...there is no way this motor will keep up with any motor in its price range while u run it in the lower 200's...any ninja, rb, or nova will blow it away...at the end of the day they have some issues to figure out...and p.s. why do you think the pro guys dont run these things stock???

This is not going anywhere and it pointless. You were just looking for a place to vent. Are you done now? This isn't a battle anyone will win. I think enough has been said. Run what ever you want and enjoy it. Best of Luck with the your next choice.

The problem is that you tune by temp. You can't really tune by temp and be expected to have a perfect engine from one week to the next. 300F........you gotta be taking the piss mate. I (my pitman) can hold the head of my engine for a fair few seconds comfortably and not get burnt. Does it like a rich bottom.....ummm once you've got past the 1st gallon it really doesn't. Lots of punch for sure and gearing up to tame it can only be a good thing in my book. You'd get better run time that way. Has to run hot to get power, lies. I can easily keep up with the RB's, Nova's, Sirio's etc etc and it comes off a lot cooler than the C6 i used to use. This thing isn't going to over take down the straight but it hangs on. Pro's not running them stock... which pro runs a stock engine on any company???? If you wanted to run Speed internals i've been told that a fair bit of material has to be taken out of casing to do it so hardly worth the effort. The new Reedys the AE guys have (silver head) are mega powerful. Seriously as soon as this 'team' engine comes out i won't be hesitating to get one.

Ok so I got my engine today and I'm getting the clutch put on it and things just arent fitting just right. I'm using the stock 8ight 2.0 clutch. Can someone with this engine in their 8ight let me know if the stock clutch will work or what?

Nevermind, had to use the losi collet not the one that came with the engine

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