CRT Billet update

**patchesII** · 03-14-2016, 08:27 AM

Spent the weekend testing two billet CRT motors on methanol. I came away very impressed with the motors. Running big compression and over half a drum of methanol can be tough on one and never once did they hiccup or have us chasing our tail. Leakdown stayed under 2% on both of them. Performance was outstanding but for the motors to take pass after pass after pass without skipping a beat is what I was most impressed with. It allowed us to make multiple tuning changes without chasing our tail with cylinder/piston issues. Matthew is working on this project daily trying to refine it and learn from it. Had he just copied the existing 2.5 on the market it would've been easy but there are refinements in it. I don't want this post to be a pissing contest about the price, just wanted to let everybody know the project is still being worked on daily and I saw with my own eyes that it exhibited zero issues

**Baja170** · 03-14-2016, 09:53 AM

Very interesting. Thanks for keeping us updated.

**Michael J Giesler** · 03-14-2016, 10:34 AM

Some people dream it Matthew did it can't wait to see one up here

**Dave Strong** · 03-14-2016, 11:18 AM

Thanks for the update pic's cool. Vid would have been even better.

Dave

**StratosVT** · 03-14-2016, 11:38 AM

Erik, is that your race motor for this year?

**patchesII** · 03-14-2016, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by StratosVT

Erik, is that your race motor for this year?

I'll be running it at Catahoula. I guess we'll determine the rest after that

**patchesII** · 03-14-2016, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Dave Strong

Thanks for the update pic's cool. Vid would have been even better.

Dave

It will be at a DSRA race Apr 2-3. There should be some video from there

**AZMIDLYF** · 03-14-2016, 12:26 PM

Is that your Lake X too?

**patchesII** · 03-14-2016, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by AZMIDLYF

Is that your Lake X too?

Not mine but you could say it will serve as the CRT test pond

**90 5.0** · 03-14-2016, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by patchesII

It will be at a DSRA race Apr 2-3. There should be some video from there

I'll video the runs, I'm sure I'm gonna go two and out so I'll have plenty of time for stuff like that LOLOL

**Adam McKeon** · 03-14-2016, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by patchesII

Not mine but you could say it will serve as the CRT test pond

MC has a hell of a compound, nice work by everyone involved!!!! Keep it up

**patchesII** · 03-14-2016, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by 90 5.0

I'll video the runs, I'm sure I'm gonna go two and out so I'll have plenty of time for stuff like that LOLOL

I'm glad you're coming

**90 5.0** · 03-14-2016, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by patchesII

I'm glad you're coming

First couple of races gonna be a big learning curve trying to get the starting timing right, I'm used to watching a tree. But it's gonna be fun, been trying for years now been having a blast testing since winter nats.