John's EZ36R H6 818R Build

[Hobby Racer]

Well the news is not good. The motor is once again broken. It went about 10 laps and died. Until I tear it down I won't know the issue or cause but no matter what it was, I'm done with this powerplant.

I'll start a new thread soon to document my new powerplant choice and implementation.

Bye bye H6

[sparrow801]

I just wanted to thank you for your detailed posts on the timing chain issues with the EZ36. This was the motor that I had considered using in an 818, but just from reading all of your previous posts and with this failure happening on multiple occasions, I realize that you’ve given me the opportunity to learn from you without experiencing the same heartburn myself. In the back of my mind I keep thinking of a Mazda 13B-REW due to its tiny size and very limited number of moving parts etc but I’m not basing that idea on anything other than the fact that the 13B has been race-tested for many many years. I’m sure the K-Series would also be excellent.