Actually, I believe that Q has ONE brand new 494 that he managed to aquire somewhere. It is currently being offered for sale packaged in a new Invader chassis.
<http://www.quadriniracing.com/Products/tabid/60/List/1/SortField/0/Level/a/ProductID/12/Default.aspx> Sheldon ----- Original Message ----- From: Ted Rudolph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 8:33 pm Subject: RE: [F500] rotax engine > No such thing as a 'new' 494. Th3e model that's legal for F500 has > beenout of production for about a decade. > > New engine is the 493, but it carries an extra 50 lbs of weight > because,well, because we fear an engine that's 0.1 cc smaller.... > > -Ted > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dan > hester > Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 12:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [F500] rotax engine > > > > yeah i was really looking for a new 494 off a shelf somewhere, i > reallydont > want to put a used engine in a brand new car > dan > > >From: Sheldon Lemoine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: RE: [F500] rotax engine > >Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:38:52 -0700 > > > >I've had no trouble finding good, legal, low miles 494 engines on > e-bay > >when needed. You just have to take the time to look and ask the > seller > >some questions. You do need to be careful to ensure you don't > get a > 494 > >RAVE motor, but the difference is pretty easy to spot. > > > >If you want to buy new, talk to Tony Murphy about a 493 as others > have>said. He also carries plenty of parts for the 494 if you > can't find > what > >you need on e-bay. I believe that Mike Quadrini might also have a > couple > >of low mileage engines kicking around that he'd be willing to > sell. I > >certainly agree that the 493 weigh penalty for road racing should be > lifted > >- solo never had the penalty and life is good. > > > >As for other F500 parts, talk to the guys who build the cars. > Many of > >the > >parts are interchangable between builders, and they are also > usually > >willing to help with custom parts too. I know that Q stocks or will > make > >pretty much any KBS, Invader, or Shadow parts and he also does a > good > >number of Red Devil and other parts. Wheels should also not be a > problem, > >just talk to Q or your car builder. > > > >On the subject of any 440 engine, all I can say is that it sounds > like > >a > >recipe for expensive non-parity. > > > >Sheldon > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 7:27 am > >Subject: RE: [F500] rotax engine > > > > > dan I also have been looking for an engine and having a hard > time > > > finding an engine 494.... who is selling these..... who is > selling > > > cylinders... why does f500 always get the dreags of the barrel > and > > > everything is hard to find and out dated.... wheels engines... > > > parts...does the scca not like us??????? I thought it was that > I was > > > > not in snowmobile country... > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > Switch to Netscape Internet Service. > > > As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at > > > http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > > > > > > New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer > > > Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop- > ups. > > > Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp > > > _______________________________________________ > > > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > > > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > > > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing > list! > > > *** > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >F500 mailing list - [email protected] > >To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > >http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > >*** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's > FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
