ORIGINAL: DaveFri
Thank you for the info.My cylinder head is NOT dished but is square.I haven't taken out the spraybar, yet, and looked but it has the little brass nut that tightens on the needle....so i expect that the long needles are the ones that work with this. That auction ,you sent,has 2 needles...do both work on the same engine?
Do yuou know if all the G parts interchange on the older S engines?
thanks Dave
You have an S90K engine if it has a square sand-cast head. I have an S90K as well, and my engine has the carb/spraybar arrangement that the G2300 does. Mine does not have a retaining nut on the needle valve, so perhaps your engine is newer than mine is. I'm not an ST expert, but I've rifled through enough threads to have a good idea. I do not know which needle will fit your engine, the listing said ST, MVVS, Como I think. They may all use the same thread/taper. If it were me, I'd use the spraybar setup from the G2300. I have an S29 with the bent needle and retaining nut and my needle valve spews fuel like mad when running over 1/2 throttle. My S90K needle valve does not do this. The S29 made a mess on my test stand with the leaky needle valve. But for $7 plus postage, its worth trying the bent needles.
Many parts from the G90 do NOT interchange with the S90/S90K engines. The cylinder liner is the same between the G90 and S90, however the piston, ring, and conrods are different. The S90/S90K have a removable front housing that can be rotated to fire the engine clockwise. The G90 is a 1-piece crankcase. The cylinder head and backplates are the same I think, and the carbs are really similar. The S90K has a milled spraybar, the new G90's have a round spraybar. The S90K is undoubtedly a stronger engine than the G90 based on what other G90 owners have said. My S90K has about a gallon on it, and turns an APC 13x6 at over 13,500rpm on just 5% nitro. On FAI fuel it loses about 800rpm but has a much snappier exhaust note.
The S series engines are designed for low nitro. Don't use more than 5% or you will have issues. My S90K is somewhat intolerant of nitro - had a hard time getting it to run reliably on 5% nitro. It now tolerates it but just barely.