Having read through lots of threads about modding sleeve and crank, and seeing it was time to seal up my (first) new nitro engine. Being almost a total noob I just got stuck in and decided I'd pull the engine to bits and attempt a little p&p work.
Engine is a Force .32 (I didn't want to spend a lot on my first engine, in case I messed up something terribly)
So I was a bit surprised to see that there is already some work done on the ports with this sleeve. They are machine cuts so there are flat edges to the cuts, I intend to give them a bit of rounding, then polish them up with the dremel + rubber polishing tip. I'll also smooth the curve at the bottom of the sleeve. I see some people polish the outside of the sleeve - does this serve any purpose beyond aesthetics??
The crank has some rough casting which I'll smooth, but is there anything else that I should be looking to do in terms of polishing and cutting with crank or conrod??
Any advice appreciated, I am a total nitro noob, but in for a penny in for a pound is my attitude! Thanks!
Engine is a Force .32 (I didn't want to spend a lot on my first engine, in case I messed up something terribly)
So I was a bit surprised to see that there is already some work done on the ports with this sleeve. They are machine cuts so there are flat edges to the cuts, I intend to give them a bit of rounding, then polish them up with the dremel + rubber polishing tip. I'll also smooth the curve at the bottom of the sleeve. I see some people polish the outside of the sleeve - does this serve any purpose beyond aesthetics??
The crank has some rough casting which I'll smooth, but is there anything else that I should be looking to do in terms of polishing and cutting with crank or conrod??
Any advice appreciated, I am a total nitro noob, but in for a penny in for a pound is my attitude! Thanks!