Picco V1 & R1 3.5cc competition nitro engines

Picco have introduced their new high-end competition nitro engines in the form of the V1 Team DLC CER off-road and R1 Team DLC CER on-road engine. Starting with the off-road power plant, the V1 is the brand’s new top-of-the-foodchain engine and already achieved the Italian National Championship title in prototype stages in the hands of Marco Baruffolo. The engine features a new crankcase that is designed to be stiffer so that the absence of torsion allows for a more stable performance at any temperature while preventing RPM loss. On top of a 5-port sleeve, the V1 also features a longer stroke and a new crankshaft that received a DLC-coating treatment to ensure a very low crankpin wear while protecting the shaft from oxidations of any kind for a long life of the part. The carburettor now sports a double bottom-end adjustment for finer tuning and a better mixture flow, and the engine’s main bearing is of a high-quality ceramic type.

Swinging over to the R1 Team DLC CER on-road engine, the power plant is the brainchild of Edo Picco and former World Champion Robert Pietsch. Featuring a redesigned, stiffer crankcase, the R1 also sports a double bottom-end adjustment carburettor for finer tuning and improved mixture flow. The crankshaft features an all-new DLC coating and, while being fitted with a ceramic ball bearing, the crankcase also sports smaller upper fins to allow the laser engraved, aluminium cooling head to sit lower on the engine for a lower overall CG. The engine is rounded out by a 7-port sleeve paired with a piston machined from high silicon material.

Source: Picco [teampicco.com]