[F500] 493 engine #------ belts

[Steven Beem]

In the latest issue of Sportscar the rule is changed. 
More member input...

steve

--- Michael Runyan <mrrunking1 at onlyinternet.net>
wrote:
>     Mark, 
>     My GCR section 20.8 says we still get to use
> belts for five years. Are you mentioning a possible
> rule change ?
>     Mike Runyan
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Mark Osterbrink 
>   To: f500 at www.f500.org 
>   Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 1:56 PM
>   Subject: RE: [F500] 493 engine #
> 
> 
>   Why in the world would we switch to an out of
> production "new" engine?  That is insane.  If there
> is to be a new engine, it should either be a bespoke
> unit from a manufacturer who is committed to making
> them in the numbers we require for as long as we
> want, or it should be the latest, newest version
> with the longest potential production run if it must
> be from a commercial line.  Adding a "new" engine
> that is out of production and available from only
> one source is completely unacceptable.  Between this
> and the two year seat belt rule, I'm ready to quit
> the SCCA for good.
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: f500-admin at www.f500.org
> [mailto:f500-admin at www.f500.org]On Behalf Of Bob
> Jordan
>     Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 9:19 PM
>     To: f500 at www.f500.org
>     Subject: Re: [F500] 493 engine #
> 
> 
>     Well Jerry,
> 
>     The news isn't too good, from what I have been
> told!
> 
>     #1 ---PN# 400409409 is from a 2000 mxz 500.  It
> had a retail price of $1,361.97 just before is was
> discontinued.  It is no longer available.
> 
>     #2---PN#400409424 is from a 2002 and it is the
> only engine of three (3) that is available and the
> retail price is $3,218.97.  That does not include
> the ignition module and the ignition coil for
> another cost of $350.00.  Also, no carbs or an
> electric starter or exhaust either.
> 
>     #3--the 2003 engines are still available and are
> the same price as the 2002.  The problem is that all
> of the engines that are still available for all the
> years are on backorder.  The 493 RER (rotax
> electronic reserve) engine has to use the factory
> secondary clutch or if you use another clutch when
> you put it into reverse the clutch will open up all
> the way and go into top gear and bogg the motor down
> and not move.  The downfall to using the factory
> secondary clutch is that it uses a splined shaft
> that is metric not like our 1" keyed shaft that we
> all use now which adds another cost.  Also, my
> source got an e-mail from the tech manager at SCCA
> and he said that the required carbs and exhaust
> systems have not changed from the 2002 GCR which
> mean we will be using the same carbs as we are using
> now (38mm Road Racers & 34mm Solo II F-Mod).  All of
> this will show up in the February 2003 Fastrack.
> 
>     Knowing my source I would say all of this is
> very true.  The only this that I could have done is
> mix up the part numbers to the years, but I don't
> think it makes much of a difference at this point. 
> 
>     The following are my thought, not my sources!
>     Unless someone can tell us different, the new
> engine maybe, now I said maybe an out of production
> engine for new snowmobile sales.  But there may be
> an agreement to produce so many units as needed. 
> Who knows?
> 
>     Bob Jordan
>     fmod15 at cox.net
> 
> 
>       ----- Original Message ----- 
>       From: Gerald Ryan 
>       To: f500 
>       Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 9:07 AM
>       Subject: [F500] 493 engine #
> 
> 
>       Bob Jordon -
> 
>       Here are the numbers that I was given for the
> 493 Rotax engine only! 400409424 
> 
>       Does anyone know if this is the correct part
> number?
> 
>       Jerry
> 


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