jay2006
Active Member
- Messages
- 97
so i finally got the new nova legend engine installed in my LST and i think its ready to rock! the clutch shimming was kinda tricky and required some enginuity and alittle imagination lol but got it perfrect!.ready for engine break in! so my question is perhaps i can get some input from someone experienced in this field..this engine came with like 6 diffrent plastic carb venturis. which one should i use? they range from 6.5 which is smallest opening to a number 10 which is just barley funneled. some folks say you get better control with a venturi but this engine is sitting in an LST monster truck! do i really need a venturi? i heard you get more torque but less top end with a venturi. my thoughts are from being a mechanic that with a venturi your gonna get the same top end but its just the power curve to get to the top end thats adjusted. more controlable power untill it reached top rpm.would i be correct in my assesment?so i decided to install the #9 venturi just for the break in then ill take it out after 5 tanks or so. and if this truck is breaking axles and stuff i supose i can install a venturi in the future. when i bought my RC10GT and my RC10GT2 brand new i remember they came with a white venturi..(looked more like a restrictor) i had my rc10gt for 3 months before i realized you can pull that white thing out of the carb and richen the carb up and it was almost twice as fast! wheelies on demand and explosive top end! so i do know some of the effects of having a venturi but maybe some others can give me some real insight on the situation and as always thank you