BudBud
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Joined: 12/21/2006
From: Salina,
KS, USA
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I needed a replacement for one of my Terrors and bought an Axial 28 as it was the recommended engine for the Terror. It did super, so I bought the first Axial 32 for my Savage while waiting on STS 30 parts the first time.  What a frustrating deal that STS has been. Just minor crap, but nothing available in parts, hurry up and wait... Anyway, that 32 has been outstanding. Anybody could have made that one run, bolted it in, fired it up, cycled it a few times and we were off to the park to play. Play we did, planted it on its lid and broke the engine plate, smoked a spur gear right away too. I did not catch on to the broken engine plate, so the next day when I ran it, nailed the throttle and smoked another spur gear. I hate to admit to ignorance, but it would take a third spur gear before I looked elsewhere, thinking I had the mesh wrong or something. I put the finned Hot Bodies heavy duty aluminum mount in and have never looked back. That truck just keeps ripping, I hope yours does too. It pulls good rpm, even though it seems a lot of folks say it will not and always had loads of torque. No leaks, no hassles, it would have made a great first engine replacement for somebody new. The second Axial 32 I bought, because the first one was so great.... slow learner here.... was hard to start, would not tune, had several air leaks, the worst being a front bearing that you could see light through from the back of the case.... It probably still has not been completely broken in, it runs great now and produces good power though... I have a Picco front bearing in it now, I run it as a spare when something else is down. I think it sees more mileage going on and coming off of trucks than anything else. Since then, I bought the Picco 28s and the party had just begun. The spare is in a box now, the STS 30 is in a box and I have a spare K 4.6 in a box. I have two new Picco 26s sitting here, okay, one says Orion on it.... along with several more Picco, Ofna Picco and Orion 26s on Tower Terrors or waiting on the shelf. I would not need to buy another big block engine for some time, but I will be getting a LRP soon and I want to try that new OS 28ZX as well..... anything to keep the checkbook at bay... BB
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