Please have patience regarding the delivery of the 2nd production run of "New Engine Kits".
We are working with very large manufacturing facilities in China that typically have production runs of 10,000 parts or more.
Our orders are much smaller, but we are lucky to get the same modern alloys, heat treatment, machine tolerances, surface finishes, and Quality Assurance as the larger orders.
The 2nd production run of the "New Engine Kits" are being manufactured and hopefully, some will be "on the water" by August 20, 2021.
There is a shortage of shipping containers in China and it's hard to book passage on a ship.
The "New Engine Kits" will be disbursed from a warehouse in Hawthorne, CA for west coast customers and a warehouse in Franklin, KY for east coast customers. This is being done to save on shipping costs for our customers.
Once a container is "on the water", those at the top of the waiting list will receive an invoice that includes shipping and sales tax.
When the invoice is paid, the "New Engine Kit" will be released from the warehouse.
We abused the new engine at the 3rd party evaluator and it had no problems. See
www.modelaengine.com for test results.
The "Builders Guide" found at
www.modelaengine.com changes as engines are being built. Make sure that you are working to the latest revision. The latest revision is dated 26 July 2021.
Dennis Kliesen from Southern CA put one of the new engines in his 29 Tudor and drove to Oshkosh WI for the MARC National, visited relatives on the east coast, and then stopped in CO to see more family. His total trip was over 6700 miles with no problems. Dennis now has over 7800 miles on his engine.
Bob Beers used the new engine with a Steve Serr Miller head in the Great Race in car #35 and placed well. Bob has over 3400 miles on his new engine.
Dave Gerold (Durable Performance) in MN, is also using a Steve Serr head and has over 2500 trouble-free miles.