Saturday, January 27, 2007
Team Orion Wasp CRF Rev .21 Categories - Engines, On Road, Team Orion - comments closed
Team Orion have announced that they will introduce the .21 3.5cc version of their revolutionary CRF Wasp motor at the Nurnberg toy fair next week. Made with input from Adrien Bertin, although how much influence could he have only being there a month is questionable, the engine is designed for use in your buggy or even your truggy. More information will be made available when its released.
Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]
Friday, January 26, 2007
Picco release new .28 Truggy motor Categories - Engines, Off Road, Picco, Products - comments closed
Picco Micromotori, the famous Italian engine manufacturer has released their latest .28 truggy motor for this ever more competitive class. This new engine features a rather Ninjaesque cooling head which is supposed to aid performance and inside the engine has 5 ports and 2 booster ports and the crankshaft is scooped making this one serious motor to put into your truggy.
You can check out more pictures of the engine here.
Source: Modellismo RC [modellismorc.net]
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Serpent release Mega ZX21 DSII+ Categories - Engines, Mega, On Road, Products - comments closed
Serpent have released the updated version of their ZX21 DSII, the DSII+. Featuring and updated combustion chamber and piston, the new motor allows more consistent tuning as well better reving thanks to the smaller contact between the piston and the liner. The engine has the same part number as the previous DSII and is available now.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Murnan Modified Team Orion Wasp 12 CRF Categories - Engines, Murnan MM, On Road, Products - comments closed
Murnan Modified Motors have released their latest beast, the hand modified Team Orion Wasp 12 CRF. Famous for hand tuning motors, Uriah Murnan has gotten his hands on this already very quick motor and did some great work to it. The engine now has more torque, more power, and much crisper throttle response, while maintaining very good fuel consumption. The crankshaft has also been lightened and reshaped to maximize power and efficiency.
You can view more pictures of the engine here… (more…)
Sunday, January 21, 2007
MLC 21 B7 Evo Buggy motor Categories - Engines, MLC, Off Road, Products - comments closed
Lamberto Collari has released a new buggy motor under his MLC product line. Made by Novarossi, his current engine sponsor, the 7 times World Champion has then done some hand work to the engine, given it his distinctive orange anodised head and then added a huge price tag to it.
You can check out the specs and view more pics of the motor here.
Source: MLC [mlcollari.com] via Buggy-Sport [buggy-sport.info]
SMD Starter box Categories - Off Road, Products, SMD, Starters - comments closed
Spire Model Distribution in the UK have produced their own starter box for off road cars and those with in line motors. Featuring the usual twin motors and belt driven starter wheel, this starter box is different in that it use 775 motors in place of the usual 540 versions thus giving 50% more torque and enabling you to turn over your brand new engine in even the coldest conditions. Available in February.
Source: SMD [s-m-d.co.uk]
Saturday, January 20, 2007
M28 truggy motor from Boss Categories - Boss, Engines, Off Road, Products - comments closed
Truggymania.com have lots of close up photos of the new .28 truggy motor from Boss engines. Called the M28, it is exactly what you would expect from GRP and Mario Rossi but just a bigger capacity. You can check out the full picture set here.
Source: Truggy Mania [truggymania.com] via Neo-Buggy [neo-buggy.net]
RB Products Ceramic main bearing Categories - Accessories, Engines, Products, RB Products - comments closed
We wrote yesterday about the C6 circuit engine combo pack, well today RB Products have released this new ceramic main bearing (14.2 x 25.3mm) for the C6 range that includes both the circuit and buggy version of that engine as well as the Speedline Xenon motor. Benefits of this bearing include quicker acceleration and longer life thanks to a lighter weight and higher strengh of the ceramic balls and of course increased durability.
Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]
