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January 25, 2012

RB Blast V2 limited edition set

RB distributor RMV Deutschland have released information on the RB Blast V2 limited edition set. The square stroke engine features a 7+3 port ABC liner, multi-exhaust system, 9mm composite carburettor with 7mm venture insert, turbo glow plug and a 13mm nitride hardened and coated crankshaft. The 3.5cc engine is designed for competition use in both 1/8 scale buggies and truggies and comes including an engine protection kit and EFRA 2045 exhaust.

Source: Area52 [area52.cc]

January 20, 2012

Buku Speed Tune clutch

The Buku Speed Tune clutch is the world’s first and only clutch for nitro RC vehicles that lets you independently tune the spring tension for each shoe without removing the motor or clutch bell. There is no need any more for pulling out the engine, breaking down your clutch, and picking a spring for each shoe. Each clutch shoe is equipped with a special Aramid fibre pad that is extremely wear resistant and that causes virtually no wear to the clutch bell. The extremely low wear rate and uniform friction characteristics of the Komposite fibre pads with no wear to the clutch bell create a very consistent and reliably performing clutch.

Source: Buku [bukupower.com]

January 7, 2012

JP Gimar sign Brazilians Alcantara & Fortes

JP Gimar and Brazilian importer ImpactRC have signed 2011 Brazillian Buggy Brazillian GT national Champion Francisco Alcantara and 2011 Republic GP Champion Joao Paulo Fortes. Both driver will be running the JP Gimar Mig Dirt X and alongside their regional and national campaigns will also compete at the IFMAR World Championships later in the year in neighboring Argentina.

Source: ImpactRC [impactautomodelismo.blogspot.com]

December 30, 2011

BZM Micro 28.5TT engine

BZM Micro have released their next level of engine innovation and tech, the 28.5TT (Torque Tune) which has been developed for the requirements of the new 4×4 Largescale cars now available. With the extra weight of the 4×4s you need more punch to get you going so they have moved the port diagram slightly to promote the engines torque lower down the rev range. They have also introduced a dome piston to the TT variant. They have also produced a Losi exhaust system which has been designed in association with VRC to their specification and which has some neat features exclusively available to to BZM Micro.

Source: BZM Micro [bzm-micro.com]

December 20, 2011

Orcan GT3 .12 2012 spec engines

For the 2012 1/10-scale on-road season, the Orcan GT3 .12 engine from Germany’s SMI Motorsport is available in two specifications. The GT3-S MH is perfect for short or medium tracks, while the GT3-C MH is for medium and fast circuits. The S-spec engine offers enormous torque at low and medium revs, especially when the Orcan pipes 1915 or 1910 Plus are used. Both pipes are specially developed for the GT3 engine platform and have proven their performance over the years. Furthermore, the combination of GT3-S and these Orcan pipes gives really low fuel consumption, a race-winning factor in the 1/10-scale nitro racing category. The Orcan GT3-S, as usual hand-tuned by Michael Heinrich (MH), comes with a nine-ball steel bearing and an optimised carburetor with an integrated thermo socket. It offers an excellent value for money.

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December 19, 2011

Orcan BT5 Plus .21 off-road engine

A year after the release of BT5 engine from Orcan the .21 off-road engine has undergone further development and will be offered in an optimised version called BT5 Plus. Beside a couple of detailed improvements, the most important step comes from a new carburetor. A special idle needle screw makes the adjustment easier and also creates better response characteristics especially at low revs which is a very important aspect in off-road racing. Featuring five ports it comes with a combustion chamber for turbo plugs. As usual for Orcan engines, which are exclusively produced by Novarossi for SMI Motorsport, the BT5 Plus power plant comes in a handy Orcan multifunction bag.

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December 15, 2011

Bullitt B-216 .21 buggy engine

After the introduction of the B-218 in 2011, Bullitt engines are happy to introduce the new B-216 to the range for 2012. The B-216 offers level of performance that we believe can’t be matched at anything close to this price point in the market. Tested extensively by the Bullitt team drivers, performance, economy and reliability of the B-216 have proven to be the equal, or better than engines costing far more. Of course quality is of the highest priority and by using the same world leading Japanese engine manufacturer, the B-216 gives nothing away to its big brother the B-218.

Source: Bullitt [nemoracing.com]

December 9, 2011

Max RP9.0 Racing edition .21 engine

More new engines, this time Max Power has released their new for the 2012, the RP9.0 Racing edition .21 on road motor. This top of the line 3.5cc power plant feature a 14mm lightened and balanced tuned crankshaft, CNC machined piston and a 9 port sleeve. A new for 2012 super light cooling head and aluminium carburetor with oval insert and double low range setting needles completes the package.

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