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Maybe I’m not enough into the gt, but this looks like a reissue done right. It may get me to assemble the multiple piles of gt parts I have into a gt. That gold chassis looks excellent and I will finally have a gold nose plate for for gold tub 10t.

Good way to end 2024 AE!

Yeah those parted out gold nose plates will be hot for woin builds. Sad AE won't sell them ala cart

So what will be people's choice of engine for these?

GoMachV wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 2:30 am Yeah those parted out gold nose plates will be hot for woin builds. Sad AE won't sell them ala cart

I struggle to fully understand why they aren't doing that-

mark wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 8:47 am So what will be people's choice of engine for these?

SH .12 is the best option bang for the buck. Otherwise an onroad .12 engine. Pipe choice is very important and will wake the truck up.

GoMachV wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2024 10:23 pm Typical AE. It will be back probably tomorrow lol

It’s back up boys
Happy New Year

Superathlete wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 10:13 am SH .12 is the best option bang for the buck. Otherwise an onroad .12 engine. Pipe choice is very important and will wake the truck up.

Are you seeing a SH .12 with a standard crank and no pull start? I was searching all night last night and all I came up with were a Force and a Traxxas sold in those configurations still. The SH and others I found were all rear exhaust with SG cranks.

Superathlete wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 10:13 am

mark wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 8:47 am So what will be people's choice of engine for these?

SH .12 is the best option bang for the buck. Otherwise an onroad .12 engine. Pipe choice is very important and will wake the truck up.

An onroad .12 won't work...those are rear exhaust, pull carb

.18 buggy engine here will drop right in...side exhaust, rotary carb..$149...I have one in my Monster Beetle...runs really good....carb doesn't have low end needle adjustment so it run a bit fat off the line..but good engines...it was fully broke in too

https://www.mecoa.biz/shopdisplayproducts.asp?catalogid=2213

I have a couple of these too..they run and tune good

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265253899469?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=NtX0FWfSR8C&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=SJdZtnkmTvG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

The pull start kills those, the header won't clear it and you would need the tall engine mounts for pull start.

I did just send them an email coincidentally asking if they would want to make the K&B available with no pull start. The K&B are still made in the USA and the quality is pretty good.

In the meantime I ordered up a small block no pull start and crank Force 15 from AliExpress. They have some coupons available that will vary for buyers. In the past Force were pretty decent, Ofna used to distribute them.

Edit, sounds like force is done now so might not be a good viable option past these few left

GoMachV wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:38 pm I did just send them an email coincidentally asking if they would want to make the K&B available with no pull start. The K&B are still made in the USA and the quality is pretty good.

They could do some serious business if they would do this with the GT coming..they should cut you in for 10% for thinking of that!

It's stupidly simple too, they sell an airplane version of the engine that could be fitted with the carburator (need the 45⁰ needle valve) and the machined cooling head, or take the car engine they sell and swap the crank and backplate. Either way, it would be a crazy easy way to sell engines.