If your going to run an Air cooled engine get a professional to build it, There are many tricks to make your money go farther and extend the life of your investment in your Air cooled dinosaurs. The guy that goes by Darrell "Get you Sum" he knows his Air cooled engines and knows how to make em live and run strong. Make sure your wallets good and fat because anything good in the AC world comes with a steep price tag.

Those of us that have gone to the dark side have done so knowing that we will sacrifice some weight and simplicity of operation for the trouble free, stout horse power with a pile of torque. I love my Acura 3.2 it is Honda and everyone knows you can't kill a honda engine. All but one Hill climb this year was won by a bad ass 3.7 Acura MDX powered buggy, Nice car Tim.

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My motor is the last thing I've ever complained about on my buggy.... It seems like W/C homos are the only ones that are c omplaining about leaky oil, noisy valves, or clogged jets.... I've never once heard a true A/C guy complain about these things.......

AMEN!!

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"Loud pipes saves lives"

I think you missed the point most of us use to be AC purist. We just grew up and started playing with bigger and badder toys. I will give you that an AC has a weight advantage in hill climbs but running flat out in the baha 500 a water cooled buggy beats the AC every time.

The reason you don't mind is because you don't know any better. For ridding in the woods and having a conversation with the passenger I will take the WC as it quiet until you hear the vetch come on at 3500 rpm.

Just give it time and ride in a WC you will find yourself on the dark side too. Happy trails Red Barron out.

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ill keep adjusting my valves to avoid worying about a timing belt snapping and destroying my valves

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If it ain't broke ill fix that

1990 thru 1995 2.2l subaru are non interference engines, so no worries.

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A good friend will bail you out of jail. A best friend will be sitting next to you saying: "Damn that was fun!"



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5wGMaUMXUQ

look here you muffler havin, no oil checkin ,not worried about shit ,smack talkin w/c race ridin m/fer's, this is where rail buggys started, and some of us like to stay old school, pm passsat and he might want to argue the issue( no offense)! but this guy asked about adjusting valves and you guys turned this into a sxs entering the hillclimb competition thread

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ANTI- antifreeze!!!!!!

Lmfao. . Chad

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NOW GAS IT!!!!!

Mommy the Dark siders are messing with us again .........

I'm just playing , 90 percent of my friends run ac and their bad ass , we all mess with each other all the time . . Everyone has their own reasons they run what they brung !

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Theirs no replacement for displacement !

[quote="JeffClay"]My motor is the last thing I've ever complained about on my buggy.... It seems like W/C homos are the only ones that are c omplaining about leaky oil, noisy valves, or clogged jets.... I've never once heard a true A/C guy complain about these things....... [/
Dont let jeffy fool you boys he already went to the dark side !
Ours just ain't pink on the inside ....
Luv you jeffy poo

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Theirs no replacement for displacement !

What sxs cant be in the hill climb you scared

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Air cooled forever,i hate rusty tools!!!!!!!

I believe when this thread began I gave my experience when I use to be a purist AC guy. I can't help poking you purist once in a while since I have moved to the WC side of things. I apologize for hijacking the mans thread by hey it has been fun. I can see I have stepped on some toes and ruffled some feathers but hey it is all in good fun.

I look forward to riding with you guys in the future.

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Dave great comments, I was laughing my butt off. I hope to see you and Darrell at Dirty Turtle on the 26 of the month.

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ANTI- antifreeze!!!!!!

my bug must be a freak! no oil leaks unless i miss the hole...sounds like a symphony conducted by satan when im sawin on a hillside...6500rpms out of a non stroker motor...runs strong every time i turn the key...climbs anything its pointed at and rides like a cheap whore on an air matress! built by aaron creech...beat by me!

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Hey,can you hand me those zip ties and that roll of duct tape?!

Sounds like a dream come true. I don't know all of the Builders around these parts, I have met some great people with some impressive machines. I have enjoyed the discussion and learned a lot. It is a joke and nothing more, my signature that is. Lets let this guy have his tread back.

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X2. Built by creech
Beat by Nichols


Variety is the spice of life. I love checking out other people interpretation on what a rail should be. That's one of the things I love about it. Every rail as different as the owner. I wouldn't want it any other way. When and if I ever have a rail with other than a a/v motor it will be a v - 8. With big chains on it.

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LET ER EAT !!! If you aint first, your LAST.!!.

x3 built by creech... beat by diamondav... but back to the thread the only time i check my valves is when i can get one of my buddys to pop the valve covers off

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ANTI- antifreeze!!!!!!