Fantom Engines .12
05-16-2006, 11:32 AM
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Fantom Engines .12
Anyone on here have one and if so, how do you like them ? I want to toss one in the gt2 when it comes out, and not canabalize stuff from my xxx-nt.
05-16-2006, 11:46 AM
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RE: Fantom Engines .12
OLD fantom engines were good for a few gallons, then went to crap. Wait a month or two. Fantom is ALSO going to have CRF engine technology... well thats my assumption. Peak, Orion and Fantom always do the same thing and have extremely similar products. Heck, Peak's CRF engine is almost ready to sell.
05-16-2006, 04:01 PM
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RE: Fantom Engines .12
I've had great performance our of my '05 fantom .12, runs reliably and with more power than anyone would need in an ST. I've got about 2.5 gallons though it it right now and it still runs like I have just broken it in.
The only thing I know about the older fantom engines is that they were really good for power but their life wasn't as long as the OS engines.
The only thing I know about the older fantom engines is that they were really good for power but their life wasn't as long as the OS engines.
05-16-2006, 09:28 PM
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RE: Fantom Engines .12
Fantom is ALSO going to have CRF engine technology... well thats my assumption. Peak, Orion and Fantom always do the same thing and have extremely similar products. Heck, Peak's CRF engine is almost ready to sell.
05-16-2006, 10:11 PM
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05-16-2006, 10:25 PM
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RE: Fantom Engines .12
Yeah, peak, orion, and fantom engines are all basically the same, just differen't colors and prices. I had an '04 FR12 and I have an FR18. To be honest, the FR12 was pretty damn good. The FR18 doesn't tune easy though.
05-16-2006, 10:28 PM
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RE: Fantom Engines .12
Fantom, peak, and orion are 3 completely different companies, 3 completely different specs to every engine. Take all 3 of their .18s and test them... then you tell me they are the same 
The wasp .18 is by far the 2nd worst .18 on the market.
The wasp .18 is by far the 2nd worst .18 on the market.
05-19-2006, 11:59 PM
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RE: Fantom Engines .12
ORIGINAL: Kemo
Ugg, too much to type... but link you get:
http://www.peakmotors.com/Nitro+Engines/Diablo+CRF
Ugg, too much to type... but link you get:
http://www.peakmotors.com/Nitro+Engines/Diablo+CRF
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RE: Fantom Engines .12
Novarossi makes the top and rex. Great engines and definately can't go wrong. You get performance at a great price. Fantoms were great for their time, but they died out. Might as well move onto the Novarossi. All I'd run would be OS, Novarossi, RB, JP, Mega, and Maxy. That's it. Any of these knock offs n suck forget about it.
