novarossi 2.5 pullstart conversion

[chickenman242]

does anyone happen to know what pullstart will bolt up to my nova? ,i dont mind the roto but its the only engine i have with it and i'd much perfer a pull start.
i did read somwhere that a .12-.15 pullstart would fit but i dont know which one,if anyone has a part number a would appeciate it muchly

 

[Nitrotrout]

If your engine is Tmaxx / Revo compatible, you should be able to use a Traxxas 2.5/3.3 pull start with no modifications.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Traxxas-517...Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e8ae9ec54

If you have a hexagon OWB you may need to replace it with one of these.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-NEW-Traxx...Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c30b094c7

 

[Snook Man]

Novarossi uses an internal OWB with a 12mm hex starter shaft/drag pin. I don’t think there is anyway to mod a Traxxas pull start to fit even if you could bolt it to the back plate. Most other engines that use a hex starter shaft use a 14mm pull start spool so it may be difficult if not almost impossible to find one from another manufacturer to fit.

The Nova BB engines with pull/roto start use the same setup, an internal owb and 12mm hex starter shaft so if the back plate spread pattern is the same they may work???. If you have a caliper, measure the spread pattern of the roto start back plate and I’ll look at my novas to see if any may be compatible. Check the starter shaft hex size also, I don’t have the .15 on hand to measure but I believe they are 12mm hex.

You may also want to look at the other Novo SB engines to see what may be compatible with what you have.

 

[chickenman242]

thanks for the info guys I remember seeing an ebay listing a while back,maybe 6 months ago a dude was selling 2 novas both of which had pullstarts so I'm hoping there is a way
snook man the distance between the screws is 18.53mm and the starter hex point to point is 11.27mmand on the flat side is 10.00mm if that makes sense lol

 

[Snook Man]

The starter shaft hex dimensions are the same (even the BB engines) but the back plate screw pattern dimensions are different.

Being that small of a screw pattern on the back plate you will most likely have to try a SB nova pull start.

It took about a year after the Nova .28 with (roto-start) was released before they came out with a pull start for it...

 

[chickenman242]

I emailed novarossi last night asking them and I got a response in the morning saying they would email me some more info so fingers crossed.
they only small sb engine I have here is a pro .15 I will measure that shortly to get a comparison but I still think that will be too big

 

[Snook Man]

Yea I looked at the pro.15 pull start. Too big for back plate and nova hex is too small.

 

[Nitrotrout]

Thats bad news for the Maxx owner who intends to use a pull start or EZ Start with their Novarossi 2.5 engine. That's whole idea of aftermarket Maxx compatible engines. Hassle free replacement with no mods required.

I wonder if the BB Novarossi pull start shares the same bolt pattern as the SB backplate? onder2:

 

[chickenman242]

I have this engine in a slayer pro I built from scratch last year and this engine is a demon ,it smokes the 3.3 and I get around 20 min runtime my only gripe is the roto start as when I go out I try to carry as little with me as possible plus I don't have a roto gun and have to use my old Makita drill to start it.
I think if it came with a pullstart option I think it would be way more popular ,hell I'd buy another in a heartbeat if I can make it happen

 

[chickenman242]

so I got an email back from novarossi ,they gave me 3 part numbers to do the pullstart thing 22603,13610 and 22613 .I have located 22602 at amain but the other 2 come from some Italian rc part site if anyone know where to get the other 2 that would be sweet.

 

[chickenman242]

I may have a lead ,I have to say novarossi customer support is 10/10
i'll keep everyone posted