Originally Posted by Revolution Racing:
Dad you are exactly right. The cost on this controller - programmed and out the door - is less than half of what you would pay for the stand-alone ignition I used to put on the Ford Focus engines. and, this thing does the complete job, it runs the whole engine!
But its not just the up-front cost savings. I seem to be having a hard time fully explaining how much money this system saves the average racer on a week-to-week basis but those ongoing expenses are what can really drag a program down. First off, think in terms of rebuilding your engine once every 3-4 years instead of what you are doing now. That right there is huge. Then on top of that, our rebuild costs are less than half of what the average convetional engine is (heck you can get a brand new long block for ~ $3k...) Finally things you would not normally think about like fuel and oil actually save you quite a bit with this engine. Oil is expensive these days, and instead of changing it every race, we use good oil and tun it 6,8 or more races. That saves hundreds of bucks right there. And fuel - it's $5 a gallon out here - the same good engine maagement that keeps methanol out of your fuel also creates a more efficient engine that consumes far less fuel than conventional engines.
I really feel like this program is the best kept secret in Midget Racing. And I'd sure like an opportunity to show more folks what this thing can do because engines like this one will be what saves the sport IMO.
All you guys need is a little more exposure. It would be great if a group like PowerI would allow them to run. All I could see is much larger car counts for that group. It's a shame most people tend tothink in the past.
The argument is what are we going to do with all the old engines we have running now. Well after a few 3 or 4 thousand freshen up's they might decide to go fishing and use them as boat anchors. Or they might come out of the darkness of the past into the brave new world with electronics and multi valve motors.
We can't afford the Echotec motor either but we do race motorcycle engines in midget chassis's. We have an 05 motor that has been in the car for better than 6 years now (knock on wood). We run it on the rev limiter up to 13500 rpm's and it still leaks 3 and 4 percent. It is bone stock except for switching it to alchol 3 years ago. Try that with a MoPar or Eslinger.
Honest Dad himself
