Where and what did you run this weekend?

[vnmsgt]

Thought I would make this thread so we can all post what do everyweekend with out Caster's.

I ran at my track at my house today and had 5 other guys come over. We had 2 K8T's running and one ZX1-R out of all of us. Caster's did great. Just have to tighten my friends servo spring up a little more. The Go 5-port in it RIPS! My K8T was great and was running with a Losi 8ight and 2 Cen Matrix's with no problems at all. Hopefully will change some more guys over to Caster pretty soon!

[razzor]

Unfortunately this weekends club meet will run with out me as i am running in the onroad electric nationals.
I am entered though for our local round of the national series to be held next month and really looking forward to that.
Hope to have a surprise announcment after that event :)

Caster will be represented by Rovano Moroney at this weekends club meet though and he will help out other Caster drivers and fellow racers at the track.

[30percent]

I'm not in a Caster yet, but I ran my hyper8.5 this weekend @ Rat. Its the Colorado Nitro 2 track Series with Rat and Burlington. I had technical difficulties with a futaba servo in the last 2 min of the race, which secured 4th from a pretty good run for 3rd behind a couple of local pro's. The hyper just doesnt float like some of the other cars I've seen but I got some good finishes this year with it. I'm Thinking about some super big bores, I saw Caster is coming out with some. Looks like they might be cheaper than Jammins too.

[mikey]

yup, the Caster BB is greater price, and it get like 8 springs in it,

and 8 piston for you to choose..it from.....

rebuild kit is cheap too

[cold_reboot]

Not the first time I've read an OFNA/HOBAO isn't a floater, I think the X1 is the same way. Why aren't you driving a Caster yet?

[vnmsgt]

I'm not in a Caster yet, but I ran my hyper8.5 this weekend @ Rat. Its the Colorado Nitro 2 track Series with Rat and Burlington. I had technical difficulties with a futaba servo in the last 2 min of the race, which secured 4th from a pretty good run for 3rd behind a couple of local pro's. The hyper just doesnt float like some of the other cars I've seen but I got some good finishes this year with it. I'm Thinking about some super big bores, I saw Caster is coming out with some. Looks like they might be cheaper than Jammins too.

I used to have a hyper ST PRO and it is a very heavy truggy. The 8 and 8.5 buggies look heavy too with the bracing and shock towers. Never driven a hyper buggy though.

[bc24fl]

The track was closed so I figured I'd wake up the neighbors with my K8T. Hopefully it stops raining down here so that the track opens up.

[vnmsgt]

Any body run this past weekend??

[skeller]

Any body run this past weekend??


Yes

[skeller]

Had a good run Sunday with my PTM Go 3R on Tilted fuel.....by far the best mill I've run in quite a while. Qualified 3rd in Pro Buggy....was in second, not far off the leader, when my clutch bell screw decided it didn't wanna play nice anymore. Several people came by to ask about the motor and commented on how it seemed to have instant power in tight sections and as much or more top end than anything else on the track. Great running engine....awesome power....9 min at 235 deg.......people asking about your "fast" motor...................what more do you need?

[vnmsgt]

Had a good run Sunday with my PTM Go 3R on Tilted fuel.....by far the best mill I've run in quite a while. Qualified 3rd in Pro Buggy....was in second, not far off the leader, when my clutch bell screw decided it didn't wanna play nice anymore. Several people came by to ask about the motor and commented on how it seemed to have instant power in tight sections and as much or more top end than anything else on the track. Great running engine....awesome power....9 min at 235 deg.......people asking about your "fast" motor...................what more do you need? Cool!! I had people asking my about my 7-port this weekend. I figure only because the first couple laps of the qualifiers I was smoking some of them before my motor starting heating up and some problems (which you probably read on RC tech).

[skeller]

Yeah I read that. These engines are very good...but the tuning window is very small. And that's not good. I don't have any trouble with mine...I don't touch the top....all tuning is done from the bottom with no more than 2hrs turn lean or rich. Working great for me.<*&

[lowlife88]

Just wait till that boy is fully broke in. Skeller, my 3-port decided it was ready to shread some tires after my second qualifier last weekend, and HOLY S@#T!!!! It was friggin' balistic. I put on a new set of GRP Cubics for the main and by the 10 minute mark the rears were slicks. I wasn't even really trying to drive hard!!!!:eek: It had excellant bottom end and I smoked everybody on the straights.
Just hopefully VNM comes to his senses and sticks on in his buggy along with the 5-port in his truggy. I think it's just going to take evrybody doggin him about it!<*&

[skeller]

Just wait till that boy is fully broke in. Skeller, my 3-port decided it was ready to shread some tires after my second qualifier last weekend, and HOLY S@#T!!!! It was friggin' balistic. I put on a new set of GRP Cubics for the main and by the 10 minute mark the rears were slicks. I wasn't even really trying to drive hard!!!!:eek: It had excellant bottom end and I smoked everybody on the straights.
Just hopefully VNM comes to his senses and sticks on in his buggy along with the 5-port in his truggy. I think it's just going to take evrybody doggin him about it!<*&


I'm lovin' my Pro Twister Mods Go 3R.....I think I might be able to get 10 min runtimes as well.

[30percent]

Not the first time I've read an OFNA/HOBAO isn't a floater, I think the X1 is the same way. Why aren't you driving a Caster yet?

It's durable though, I have to give it that. I saw my race partner hit a cinder block wall and knock a block off into the strait. Didn't phase the car... but you pay the price in overall agility.

I'll get to Caster this season sometime. Didn't want to switch in the beginning of the season, didn't want to go through a new car adjustment period yet.

Anyone have plans to come out here for nitro off-road state championship in Aug.?

[bc24fl]

Cool!! I had people asking my about my 7-port this weekend. I figure only because the first couple laps of the qualifiers I was smoking some of them before my motor starting heating up and some problems (which you probably read on RC tech).

You have the new gen 08 GO motor right?

[vnmsgt]

Yes. I think I just have the tuning messed up. It has always ran fine but is finicky on the carb settings and outside temp of the day. If clouds roll over and outside temps drops just a little I have to tune it and retune when the sun comes out.

[lowlife88]

VNM, have you retuned it yet like I had mentioned to you?

[hakmazter]

30 percent, I would love to see it happen, but not sure if anyone can go that far. I'll do my best to get the ball rolling.

[razzor]

2 weeks to go till the Nats.
4 Casters entered so wish us well.

[vnmsgt]

VNM, have you retuned it yet like I had mentioned to you?

Not yet. I am going to see if I can try on friday, if not sunday for sure.

[lowlife88]

Give'em Hell!!!!

[skeller]

Little vid my wife took of me from last weekends points race.............


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c97czXcEv1s

[vnmsgt]

Awesome man! I just got my orders of motors in including a .21 3-port for my buggy. I am going to put the 7port in my truggy.

[bc24fl]

Awesome man! I just got my orders of motors in including a .21 3-port for my buggy. I am going to put the 7port in my truggy.

vnmsgt, that motor you sold to my friend "GO .21 5 port", is lightning fast... probably too fast for his losi buggy. He likes it but is all over the place with it at the tight track we run on.

[Jonathan Bell]

I have ran the Go 5 and 7 port both are great engines I like the 7 in the buggy and the 5 in the truck.

[bc24fl]

I have ran the Go 5 and 7 port both are great engines I like the 7 in the buggy and the 5 in the truck.

According to the racefactor website it appears that the 5 & 7 port are pretty much identical with respect to stats. The only difference is 1,000 rpm's. Does it make that much of a difference and wouldn't you want more rpm's on the truggy?

5port Race Engine
Go Tech 5port Race Engine
Maximum power
2.70 hp
R.P.M
36.000 rpm
Practical Range
6.000/44.000 rpm
Bore/Stroke
16.26mm/16.80mm
Crankshaft
14mm SG(Turbo)
Glow Plug Type
Standard
Exhaust Type
Rear


7Port RaceEngine
Maximum power
2.70 hp
R.P.M
37.000 rpm
Practical Range
6.000/44.000 rpm
Bore/Stroke
16.26mm/16.80mm
Ports
7
Crankshaft
14mm SG
Glow Plug Type
Standard
Exhaust Type
Rear

[Jonathan Bell]

I dont really get into the stats on motors cause almost always they aren't true somewhere down the line. However from running the engines I can tell you the 7 port is a bit softerr off the bottom then the 5. The 7 port seemed to like the 053 pipe better and the 5 port the 086. I just put a new p/s/r and ceramic bearings in the 5 port and it runs awesome. Really gets a truggy up and moving quick.

[vnmsgt]

Practiced today at the state race and It was awesome till the rain came about 3:30pm. I was practicing with the ZX1-R first with my GO 7-port and was a little loose with the bowties's but changed to Crimefighters and it was pretty dialed! Was running with a Mugen (Had a OS V-spec) and a Associated (OS Speed .21) and they could not pass me down the straights. Track was a little loose for the buggy but I adjusted to it easily. The Truggy on the other hand was on rails. I was catching and passing alot of the buggies with it and the new ackerman plate RULES, it turned good before but nothing compared to now! I just have to wait and see if there is a race this weekend now. The water was up to my calves on my legs to just get in my truck and half as deep on the track. Caster was definitly noticed today, Had alot of guys coming over to see what it was with all the new caster stickers I put on my practice body!

[Jonathan Bell]

vnmsgt what ackerman plate you using?

[vnmsgt]

vnmsgt what ackerman plate you using?

Cam sent me a new one to try out based off of the original ones from the first Caster's. It is shaped completely different from what the current ones have. Increased steering alot! These are the ones he is going to carry from now on and will be included later on in the kits.

[hakmazter]

Sort of funny going back to basics is the best way to go sometimes. I'll be interested in how all the new buggies from the main players that are being released will do late this season, etc...

[vnmsgt]

Sort of funny going back to basics is the best way to go sometimes. I'll be interested in how all the new buggies from the main players that are being released will do late this season, etc...

Well so far I do not have any problems hanging with the new 808 or associated when I run against them. Of course drivers have alot to do with it too.

[Mr Fusion]

Cam and Aggressor had a good race today at the annual county fair money race in Ft.Dodge Iowa. I missed it, but the report is that late in the main.... it was TEAM CASTER 1-2.... and the finish was Cam 1st and Matt (aggressor) 3rd.

Nice job guys...

[Jonathan Bell]

Took 1st in coyote hobbies point series rd 2 in expert arena truck. Can't wait to get the caster truck this week and start tweakin her!

[vnmsgt]

well here are some pics from the state race I went to. Got rained out friday and rained on saturday and finally got some decent running today. Did not due so well due to motor problems getting the best of me. I did qualify straight into the C-Main only running one qualifier and the mains went all the way done to F-Mains for truggy. In my main I started 10th, got up to 4th and got landing on after spinning sideways off the face of a jump and somehow it stopped my motor or flammed me out. Had problems restarted and ended up 10th. Oh well. No broken parts and running a motor what took a crap (axial .28RR) halfway through (no torque at all) the main with NO compression when the race was over. Well enjoy the couple pics. I might be able to post a small vid soon.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii47/vnmsgt/RACINGANDMYOCM016.jpg
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http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii47/vnmsgt/RACINGANDMYOCM005.jpg

[hakmazter]

I'm not even going to comment........................................... ....................

[hakmazter]

Does RCTech have a help wanted section?

Help Wanted Team player who lives in Florida. Must have mechanical background and experience in racing and pitcrewing. Must be reliable and must be able to travel. Home track is near Bradenton. Job description includes going through car after each run and making sure it is 100% ready for next round. This is a part time weekend job only. Possibility for advancement and experienced applications only. Confidentiality is required, but driver's first name is Chris.

I am posting this over at NHRA. I bet you get a lot of calls. Maybe they will think you are Chris Rado.........ha ha ha a ha..

[lowlife88]

According to the racefactor website it appears that the 5 & 7 port are pretty much identical with respect to stats. The only difference is 1,000 rpm's. Does it make that much of a difference and wouldn't you want more rpm's on the truggy?

5port Race Engine
Go Tech 5port Race Engine
Maximum power
2.70 hp
R.P.M
36.000 rpm
Practical Range
6.000/44.000 rpm
Bore/Stroke
16.26mm/16.80mm
Crankshaft
14mm SG(Turbo)
Glow Plug Type
Standard
Exhaust Type
Rear


7Port RaceEngine
Maximum power
2.70 hp
R.P.M
37.000 rpm
Practical Range
6.000/44.000 rpm
Bore/Stroke
16.26mm/16.80mm
Ports
7
Crankshaft
14mm SG
Glow Plug Type
Standard
Exhaust Type
Rear

I personally run the 3p race spec in my buggy and the 5-port in my truggy, they both seem to be perfectly matched for the application. About the only REAL time to use the 7-port is on a large track layout like the farm II or any others with a good open area. That's when you will really see the difference with the 7-port compared to the 5 or 3-port. Now on the other hand, Go motors 5-port is extremely bottom torqe and the 3-port is more a mid to high motor. Seems to work better for a light buggy and the 5-port is better suited for a truggy to turn those big a$$ tires. I do love them both!!!!!

[YourDogg]

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii47/vnmsgt/RACINGANDMYOCM005.jpg lol the guy on the left looks like he is drunk and crying while attempting the robot!! :&!@

[vnmsgt]

I'm not even going to comment........................................... ....................
Does RCTech have a help wanted section?

Help Wanted Team player who lives in Florida. Must have mechanical background and experience in racing and pitcrewing. Must be reliable and must be able to travel. Home track is near Bradenton. Job description includes going through car after each run and making sure it is 100% ready for next round. This is a part time weekend job only. Possibility for advancement and experienced applications only. Confidentiality is required, but driver's first name is Chris.

I am posting this over at NHRA. I bet you get a lot of calls. Maybe they will think you are Chris Rado.........ha ha ha a ha..

I was expecting a reply like that from you!;) BTW I did go through my whole truck and that is why it (the K8T) did perfect. I cannot help someone jumping on top of me and making something hit my flywheel and also my motor was perfect on friday practice I cannot help it losing all compression so if anybody calls me interested in working I will give them a job! A JOB KISSING MY <*&:&!@

Since this was a local race at least I did beat most of the guys that run locally at our local club races who bust my balls all time (4 main guys, they got a jammin, ST-RR, CEN and Mugen:&!@) who think they are faster. Guess not!:#$

[hakmazter]

Sweet, good job, you help promote the name, etc....

But yes, I am sure you were anxiously waiting for me to flame you.....

[vnmsgt]

I am sure you were anxiously waiting for me to flame you.....
Oh yes I was! As soon as that happened and I went back to the pits, it was on my mind, "Hak is gonna get me good on this one!" :#$

[hakmazter]

I've been trying to hold back, the last thing I would honestly want is for someone to get frustrated by having amazing bad luck and then have to put up with me. Sounds like I haven't offended you too much yet....

[cold_reboot]

Try not to implode another race team Hak. We all know it was you last time. Take your electric buggy and go back to your corner. :D

[hakmazter]

Can't wait for the day I go around you on the back straight. Matter of fact, I think I'll get a third servo to drop out some flammable liquid on the tires and get a Delorean body.

http://casterracingusa.com/files/coldreboot.bmp

[lowlife88]

lol the guy on the left looks like he is drunk and crying while attempting the robot!! :&!@

You know, Hak takes get offense to people making fun of his family members....... lol :D:eek:

[vnmsgt]

Can't wait for the day I go around you on the back straight. Matter of fact, I think I'll get a third servo to drop out some flammable liquid on the tires and get a Delorean body.

http://casterracingusa.com/files/coldreboot.bmp
I like that pic. Funny I just watched that movie part 1 and 2 last night.

[vnmsgt]

Well a customer of mine who bought a KIT K8T ran it for the first time after breaking it in on a bump box this weekend. He entered the WOW Pro series race by my house and finished 5th with it! Not too bad considering he never even drove it while on the ground until he got to the track and never drove a truggy at all before. He is the same guy that I posted a vid of the ZX1-R RTR at a state races testing its toughness LOL! What's cool is the truck was Bone stock, original older shocks, not even any diff fluid in the diffs yet and not setup at all. Everything was left how it was out of the box except for the servo saver tightened up. Great showing for the truggy here. Oh and it was a 30 minute main with 12 truggies in it.

[Jonathan Bell]

Sounds awesome man. I led 12 of the 15 min A main after tqing expert truggy yesterday. Came off a jump and flywheel hit something and flamed it. I think I may still have salvaged the overall points lead or at least a tie. The next race is the final points race and will decide the championship. I can't afford any mistakes. The truck was great though. They did a track change the last few days and made the track ALOT more technical. Truck was good though.

[lowlife88]

Just got back home from my racing excursion today, and I'm tired, have a head ache and sun burnt! But on a good note, I finished 2nd in A buggy and 3rd in A truggy. No broken parts exept during the 3rd round of qual's my air filter came off on the buggy and wasn't aware of it. So clay and dust went through the carb! :( I think there's some internal damage but I know more when I tear it down. All in all it was a good day and I made a little extra cash to boot.:D

[hakmazter]

Awesome, congrats on a good day. Now try to bring it to the SIC.....

[bc24fl]

Just got back home from my racing excursion today, and I'm tired, have a head ache and sun burnt! But on a good note, I finished 2nd in A buggy and 3rd in A truggy. No broken parts exept during the 3rd round of qual's my air filter came off on the buggy and wasn't aware of it. So clay and dust went through the carb! :( I think there's some internal damage but I know more when I tear it down. All in all it was a good day and I made a little extra cash to boot.:D

Nice and always nice to have good days like this. What motor is it? Any harm in getting a little spec of dirt in the carb and just running it like that?

[vnmsgt]

I might catch some slack for this BUT, me being a motorcycle tech and engine builder for a living I can honestly say it would not hurt anything at all. Unless you ran it for a whole qualifier or main with the filter off or got a load or chunk of dirt down the carb into the cylinder you will be fine. You will be surprised what hurts and engine and what does not. There are a TON of ANAL people out there that thing a little dust or dirt ruins a motor and they just waste there money rebuilding it. I see it everyday. On a motorcycle motor (motocross) we just clean out the intake on the head and blow it out and redo air filter and it is fine of course after checking compression and it within spec. Since RC car motors are a whole lot easier to remove, then I would remove the motor , head and backing plate just to clean it with contact cleaner and re-lube and if it still has compression leave it alone. I do not care what anyone says, a little dirt would not hurt enough to notice anything but in your own head. being based off of a 2 stroke it has a much bigger area to escape the cylinder through the ports then a 4 stroke motor that has to be push through the valve openings. I have had motors suck dirt before the first gallon and still run 7-8 gallons later before finally kicking the bucket.

[maz64]

i agree with vnmsgt on this one
dont think a liitle dirt will do too much damage if any!

my son lost an air filter the other week at rnd 4 of the uk truggy nationals
he was leading his final from the flag by 8 mins in he had 2 laps lead on the rest of the field

i could see his eng loosing power every lap, it was getting hard for him to clear the jumps, he finally cut about 8 mins 30 with a blown plug and blown front bearing due to it running lean

it cost him the race, but after a new plug and bearing it was good as new

or at least it was till the budweiser challenge 2 weeks ago 5 mins into the A main the liner parted company with some metal that got dragged down by the piston now its a nice looking paperweight on my work bench

chris

[lowlife88]

Nice and always nice to have good days like this. What motor is it? Any harm in getting a little spec of dirt in the carb and just running it like that?

Ya, accually there's alot of damage that can be done. Since the tolerances are so tight, any spec of dirt or sand can completely ruin a engine. Mainly either getting stuck in the carb and completely throw your tune off or in wwith the piston and sleeve, which will scratch the sleeve.

[vnmsgt]

Ya, accually there's alot of damage that can be done. Since the tolerances are so tight, any spec of dirt or sand can completely ruin a engine. Mainly either getting stuck in the carb and completely throw your tune off or in wwith the piston and sleeve, which will scratch the sleeve.

Disagree 100% on that. I guarantee a spec of dirt will do nothing to a motor. A spec of dirt will not get stuck in the carb unless it went behind the dust boot on the slide and sticks the slide open. You do not have jets in these carbs like you do on other forms of carburetors. The dirt will got straight through to the bottom end and more then likely blown through the transfer ports in the sleeve right into the exhaust ports and out. Now dirt in the fuel tank is different. THAT actually goes through your carb where your needles are and can clogg. You said it yourself, the tolerances are so tight on these motors that a spec of dirt will have a very hard time getting caught between the piston and sleeve if get caught at all. Now if you had piston rings like other motors then it is possible to get a spec of dirt caught as the clearances are alot more loose and the motor depends on the rings to make compression not the piston. A ton of dirt in carb and motor, yes probably damage. A little bit, no. Hey troy if you think your motors are toast after things like that I will gladly buy them for 25 bucks from you and run them another 6 months as they are. I have done that to many people in my area who think the same way and when I show up with there old motors and smoke them they think I rebuilt them and wasted money over a new one and I tell them I have not touched the motor since I bought it from them.:&!@

[skeller]

Sad thing is that very seldom does a "spec" of dirt get in these engines. Usually if it's possible for 1 spec to get in.....many thousands of specs get in at the same time.


And I don't care what you say....thousands of specs of dirt WILL destroy the internals of these engines.;)

[lowlife88]

It's really hard to say how much accually got in/or through the carb during my qual. All I know is, it threw my idle off and I went through 3 plugs in a 30 minute main!!!! Each of the plugs were black which means it got into my needles or damaged my needles and made the engine run extremely rich.

[vnmsgt]

Like I said.... Any of you guys want to part with these "BAD" motors just let me know.?&^

[vnmsgt]

Sad thing is that very seldom does a "spec" of dirt get in these engines. Usually if it's possible for 1 spec to get in.....many thousands of specs get in at the same time.


And I don't care what you say....thousands of specs of dirt WILL destroy the internals of these engines.;)

Yes if you run almost a full tank out. If you think of it, it would be very hard for the dirt to actually "stick" to the cylinder walls at the RPM's these things do and like I said before with the tolerances being so tight and the lack of piston rings to allow the dirt to get between the piston and sleeve alot easier and scrape it up and down, the chance of some dirt that got in for only about a minute or less before shutting the car down will most likely not hurt anything IMO. I know I have not been into RC as long as most of you but I have been a tech and a motor is a motor is a motor. They all run on compression, fuel and spark (glow plug)

[skeller]

The dirt usually enters the crank and is pulverised even more than when it entered the engine. The air/fuel velocity is extrordinary inside these engines...the dirt is blasted into the firing chamber with the fuel/air mixture...making it a fuel/air/dirt mixture. lol

ANY small or seemingly insignificant amount of debris of ANY kind can and will ruin these engines.

Even if it doesn't get into the sleeve...it gets in the bearings....and they will explode shrapnel everywhere. lol

[vnmsgt]

The dirt usually enters the crank and is pulverised even more than when it entered the engine. The air/fuel velocity is extrordinary inside these engines...the dirt is blasted into the firing chamber with the fuel/air mixture...making it a fuel/air/dirt mixture. lol

ANY small or seemingly insignificant amount of debris of ANY kind can and will ruin these engines.

Even if it doesn't get into the sleeve...it gets in the bearings....and they will explode shrapnel everywhere. lol

Ok I understand the bearings part. I was mainly talking about the compression part and top end of the motor but YES the bearings would take a big hit.

[lowlife88]

New up date: Motor tore down.
low speed needle covered with nitro covered clay dust. Sleeve and piston looks fine. A little nitro clean and everything should be happy.:D

[vnmsgt]

:rolleyes::#$ I rest my case!! LOL! Just kidding.:p

[lowlife88]

I have however, seen a sleeve get scored from a air filter coming off. So I lucked out this time. But if dirt/dust and such doesn't make much of a difference then chris please tell me why you run a dual element filter???? huh huh?? lol
We'll try a little experiment at the S.I.C. and put a simple screen over your carb. Just mess'in with ya! LOL

[vnmsgt]

I have however, seen a sleeve get scored from a air filter coming off. So I lucked out this time. But if dirt/dust and such doesn't make much of a difference then chris please tell me why you run a dual element filter???? huh huh?? lol
We'll try a little experiment at the S.I.C. and put a simple screen over your carb. Just mess'in with ya! LOL

How about just tie wrap a small piece of cloth over my carb! I have actually seen people do this on motocross bikes and ATV's!!! There filter rots away and they put a sock over the filter cage and run it like that!!! Stupid people in this world.:confused::confused:

[bc24fl]

What do you guys do to put after run oil when removing the glow plug? The only way I can see to be absolutely certain no dirt goes in is to remove the cooling head on the engine. Even compressed air doesn't get all the dirt from the head off. What if you never used after run oil when running the engine one time per week? And when you use after run do you put it in the plug hole and in the carb hole too?

[hakmazter]

a lot of guys use pantyhose also, however in this day and age, buying it looks sort of weird...

[razzor]

I would have to say that if you suck in dirt in most cases you will score the piston and liner and depending on what dirt and luck you could get away with it or not.

Lowlife if the plug/ button and piston are getting black then the problem is you need to reduce the compression by removing a head shim.

If dirt gets in the fuel line, carb etc... it will make the motor run lean.

[lowlife88]

Plugs were acually blackish, some where along the line the dirt got onto my low speed needle and ran the motor very fat. But it's all good now. As for the shims, it's shimed for 30% and runs great. I have 1 silver shim and 2 coppers in right now.

[lowlife88]

Skeller, how'd ya finish this weekend? Did you give Alan a run for his money???????

[razzor]

after your next runs check out teh top of the piston and if its still black then remove a .1mm shim.
Are you on thecoast or at altitude ???
3 shims i think is a bit much, .5 - .6mm total head clearance would be fine for 30% nitro with a 6 or 7 plug.

[skeller]

Skeller, how'd ya finish this weekend? Did you give Alan a run for his money???????
If I would've took 1st place and he finished last...he still would've had the series by 30 points.


But....I did beat him.

I think he had some mechanical problems at the start and only made 2 laps in the race.

[vnmsgt]

If I would've took 1st place and he finished last...he still would've had the series by 30 points.


But....I did beat him.

I think he had some mechanical problems at the start and only made 2 laps in the race.

POOR LOSI :(.... NAAAAAAAHHHH!!!:&!@

[hakmazter]

I would comment, but I like Alan, even though he jumped over to Losi....

I guess that is my comment..... ha ha ha.

[lowlife88]

Sounds like a good finish for all caster drivers this weekend. That is nice to hear. I'm sure we'll all keep up the good work!!!

[bc24fl]

Alright here goes... hak can ban me now....

Who is Alan and why did he leave to losi? :D

[vnmsgt]

Alan is Alan Burton who was the, I guess so called "Team Manager" and "Distributor" for OCM at one time. After all the stuff went down with OCM and Alan, he decided to leave OCM and go to Losi.

[bc24fl]

After all the stuff went down.

Can you describe in detail for me please. As a "potential" ocm customer I'm very nosy and need to know. :rolleyes:

[vnmsgt]

Long story short, they "supposedly" had a disagreement and parted ways. You got a PM in a minute.

[skeller]

http://www.rctech.net/forum/nitro-off-road/177559-ocm-kaos-dominating-49.html





Start at post #1446

[bc24fl]

Long story short, they "supposedly" had a disagreement and parted ways. You got a PM in a minute.

Yeah I knew and read that on the forums ... just bustin your chops.

Back in the day OCM was synonymous with heroin in the veins.

But actually from everything I've read Alan seems to be a stand up guy.

[razzor]

Well i dont know him and he has a good rep here with some of our top guys.
Think they met him at teh RC Pro series last year.

[hakmazter]

Everyone here knows that of course, this is a business for me, but I really do have everyone's best interests at heart. So as a result, after hearing things through the grapevine, I would avoid OCM whether you thought about jumping from Caster or not. I would hate to see you throw your money away whether you still run Caster or not. Just my 2 cents...

[vnmsgt]

Everyone here knows that of course, this is a business for me, but I really do have everyone's best interests at heart. So as a result, after hearing things through the grapevine, I would avoid OCM whether you thought about jumping from Caster or not. I would hate to see you throw your money away whether you still run Caster or not. Just my 2 cents...

He aint running OCM!:rolleyes: Like he said he is just busting my balls. Cannot even buy a OCM truggy anyways. Even if he found a used one he will be putting all Caster parts on it to keep it running LOL! So makes no sense. Plus I am starting to acumulate alot of dust on all my OCM parts for sale :mad:

[skeller]

He aint running OCM!:rolleyes: Like he said he is just busting my balls. Cannot even buy a OCM truggy anyways. Even if he found a used one he will be putting all Caster parts on it to keep it running LOL! So makes no sense. Plus I am starting to acumulate alot of dust on all my OCM parts for sale :mad:
I told you.....:D :&!@ :&!@

[vnmsgt]

I told you.....:D :&!@ :&!@

At least I did not pay a penny for any of them $4,000 worth!

[bc24fl]

At least I did not pay a penny for any of them $4,000 worth!


You see Chris... if you spoke Spanish you would be able to sell parts to them over at the Spanish forums. Nosotros vendemos OCM... AQUI!! :rolleyes:

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Sorry man I just had to throw that one out there.

[vnmsgt]

You see Chris... if you spoke Spanish you would be able to sell parts to them over at the Spanish forums. Nosotros vendemos OCM... AQUI!! :rolleyes:

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Sorry man I just had to throw that one out there.
How about you do that for me! Tu puedo a vender OCM aqui tu todos persona que quere OCM que habla espanol!! Tu ayuda me y no paga ti!!!!:&!@:&!@ <*& I thought of that all by myself. Took me about 2 minutes but I think I got it right.