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Thanks gents, lohring these props have similar lines to the jg Jim gale props in some ways? Yes have read most of your articles . Tether boats seems like most components are hand made to the greater percentage.

Very interested in the propellers could you tell about them, are they hand made or readily available to buy, where from etc , I know about the web site on the wire but no real info on technical side.

you know your way around them so your aware of those factors, yes brian mc kellar in Sydney was the man for engines and parts, maybe if luck has it someone may do it again at some point if were lucky. 4:1 hmmm we use that only to flush them after running lol but if the cars are anything like the...

I noticed the squish area looks to me rather large and also the combustion bowl volume to me looks small, can you elaborate on the fuel you will be using nitro% or a 4:-1 mix??????

ops engines are know for spinning the main bearing on the con rods when they are pushed hard, they also had a rollered rod you maybe able to still get one,im not sure if there is a current ops engine agent in aussie but was in Sydney x-cell products . mantuau or the similar wording , in the uk...

for your carby requirements contact model engines in melb or go to there web site they will fix your carby needs as they are the o.s engines import agents in aus. stress proof yes you should be able to get from smorgon steel they had it in a cattle dog that i had.

get on the my hobby store in the uk for the plans as dave clark has the right for them now and has made them available for all.

the high performance marine racing engines use brass, chromed cylinder liners in combo with high silicon alloy piston with all the thermal properties of the metal combinations well and truly soted out. oh and yes a slight or a very fine taper above the exh port to tdc to trap the comppression...

refer to post #2 it would be easier .go to the model engineer uk web site plans list they are there as you can get 2 ways , plans or plans + build articals.

why dont you get an online subcription to read the articles your after in the archived mags & maybe print them out as you find them, too easy.

how i read it from his plan is ; he is giving you the dimensions of the crank case bore through x2 same both ends as in dimensions given. does that make sence.

welcom brayden from another victorian , i would assume you would have atended the recent model engineering expo at monash uni clayton 29-30 sept

wrong about the heat all nitro engines need heat cycling to get the metals up to there working tempreture range they will be running at for the life of it if its going in a model. the rich mix is right as nitro has a cooling efect with combustion temps also the more nitro you run the better...

preswitch models in your country does alot of marine parts they have an web site aswell. most boaters use flexible drive lines not solid shaft for racing aplication. for scale stuff like your doing has it own set of running gear to which is a lot lighter in construction as the is no demand on...

dubro products make 1/4-32 glow plug tap and die you should be able to get them from local hobby retailer. or the next best place is tower hobbies on line in the usa. not rare item at all very common.

you can buy a 5c collet chuck kit for your lathe and the collets will go upto 1'' inch max . go to www.machineryhouse.com.au and get on the mail list for a cattle dog & sale items mail outs.

welcome from latrobe valley victoria, you can get a face plate & backplates for your machine @ hare and forbes in your state or all over aus as they sell those machines you have. good luck with it all and have bloody good fun with your equipment great investments. cheers wayne.

or make use of the scorpion v8 plans that are already done sic issues.

also when you get your machine expect it not to function properly with the blue box you will also need to spend more monies on a geko 540 controler setup to make it a decent reliable machine with no missed steps , i have the 6040 machine , anybody who has purchased one has suffered the same...

welcome skippy your in melton so you in a good area to get tech info for your v8 project. you maybe able to pick up a 253-308 to use for modeling and idea's for your model project. they are easy to come by $100 or so bnr engines in your area maybe able to help you for idea's as well he builds...