Tag "Engine"
Oil Control Rings – RHPK Statement
As mentioned in our previous update, it has been brought to our attention that an engine supplier/tuner has been using non-standard Honda Control rings. Upon this discovery, Kelvin Nichols, Our trusted scrutineer, has been working furiously on developing a tool
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Magnetic filler plugs
The RHPK engine regulations reflect the MSA Honda GX160 technical regulations, which are very clear about standard engine components, and what can be replaced. Unfortunately, the filler plug is not one of them! This does not mean that this is
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Honda GX160 Technical Regulations Update – v13a
The keen-eyed among you might have noticed that the Honda GX160 Technical Regulations have been updated from Version 12 to Version 13A, and there is a bit of a story around that. It is not unusual to update regulations, as
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Kelvin’s Corner – GX160 Engine Oil
I had an interesting conversation with Richard Johnson of UFO engines while waiting for the race to start recently. I began by asking him what oil he uses in his engines, fearing that he might not want to reveal such
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