HHMMM??..that is an interesting read for sure. But KyoshoKev , i guess you have never read bad press from other yahoo's who couldn't break in a motor the right way. I'm going to go go check out this thread and see if there was any replies from other people who might of had problems. It does sound like the guy definetly had problems , but i doubt very much it was from tims mods. I do know that he sponsors a few onroad drivers oversea's , and he said that they had been doing well with his motors. I don't know Tim at all , except for the times i spoke with him on the phone about my motors. I will also give him huge props because some of the parts in me and my room mates motors we're slightly worn , he replaced them , and didn't even charge me..........name another engine modder guy who would do that.
BTW......just so you know , how i first got in contact with him , he WAS REFERRED TO ME BY THE NOVAROSSI IMPORTER! The USA importer for the novarossi engines , that sells these $600.00-$800.00 engines is the one who referred me to tim. For over a year or so i kept seeing on ebay all the modified engines selling on ebay. I wrote the guy , and asked about VR MODS.......he had nothing but great things (of course) to say about the VR MODS engines. I found the VR MODS site and took it from there. When i first talked to Tim , he sounded overwhelmed with how many motors he had to get done and asked for about 30 days to finish mine....i said no problem. They we're worth the wait for sure. Tim told me that he no longer mods the motors for the guy , because he couldn't keep up with the demand. Tim does ALL his own motors from what i understand.
And also......you can talk your smack all ya want , it's a bulliten board which you can state your opinion as much as you want. BUT RB MODS..HAHA!!............dude you are smokin something. The ONE RB MOD motor i had was the biggest peice of crap on the planet. When i tore that thing down for the rebuild , and checked it out.....THAT was a hack job! Maybe their engines have gotten better over the last year or so..........but i'm going to find a picture that was in one of my magazines about 6 motnhs ago. It's a really good close up shot of Rick ( or his $7.00 an hour labor guy's) handy work........ya your right , stick with your junk motors...........HAHA!!........gimme a break! I think that the very FEW motors that RICK BRAKE probably does himself a great friggin motors!!..........but I don't think he ports all the motors himself. You are insane to even think that he does. They are just another mass produced hack job. I think RB MODS was another engine modder who got to busy to keep up with the demand , and hired a bunch of "non-speaking" english guys to go wild with a dremel........then sit on the grinder with a polishing wheel until it looks pretty.
And as far as me having any problems with my motors........NONE! hehehe......in fact , with two of them being completely broken in with about 1-1/2 gal through both i'm having a hard time keeping the tires glued on the rims. The other two i am breaking in have only about 10 tanks through them.....and they are not even close to being broke in.
Ohh yeah.......also , if you can read english KyoshoKev.............on your left ( that's <<<<< this way ) you can see i live up here in oregon , i think Tim lives in texas ya genius![>:]
ORIGINAL: KyoshoKev
hey Tim... ummm. i mean Jeffro ... heres a link regarding your mods... umm.. i mean Tim's mods
http://www.rctech.net/forum/showthre...43#post1657743
OK, for starters I sent Tim 2 motors to do. A brand new collari modified Sirio .12 5 port and a Sirio .21 PRO on-road with all new internal parts. When I got them back neither motor would hardly run. After inspecting them I found the crank and sleeve port timing to be so far out that it was a wonder they even cranked at all. I idled about half a quart through the .21 and the crank broke into at the back of the port where he had cut too shape of a radius in the corners. It had a brand new RB C5 carburetor that he beveled or tapered the bottom on to get it into the case that now slides out of any motor I try to put it in. The con rod was ruined when the crank broke. The sleeve cannot be used because of the butcher job he did on it as well as the case. He ruined the combustion chamber head by cutting slots or grooves in it. So really the only thing salvageable is the piston. As for the .12, nothing has broke in it yet but I attribute that to the fact that it won’t run. No matter what I do, I try to crank it and it floods. I even adjusted the needles down to a half turn out and it still spits fuel out the exhaust. Then as soon as you try to give it some gas, it floods out. I had the timing looked at by two other modifiers and both of them laughed when they saw the crank and sleeve. I had actually paid him for 4 mods and after getting these two motors back I requested my money back. He won't even return my phone calls or emails. He's had his home phone well actually his parents house (which should have been a clue) disconnected. In all, I have found that he know absolutely nothing about motor modifying, is a cheat, a thief, a liar, and a scam artist. All I got from him was 2 shiny paperweights and a lot of headaches.