Tag "GX160"
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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Kelvin – Improve your engine’s performance
Want to know two easy ways to get improve your engine’s performance? Increase the compression ratio, or add more air/fuel mixture. One sure way to increase the compression ratio is to manipulate the spark plug (although, of course, I’m not
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RHPK Potential Gearing Change?
There have been several engine blow-ups this year, more perhaps than I can ever remember happening in a season before. These have affected both our major engine suppliers, and have been caused by con-rod failure. This too, has previously been
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Post Round 6 – GX160 Honda Exhausts, Final Update
You will be aware that there were exclusions for non-compliance at the last round, involving exhausts. View the previous article here :- You might recall that my reasoning centred on a camera view that tended to suggest that a port
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Post Round 6 – GX160 Honda Exhausts
First of all, a little history! The standard Honda exhaust has a baffle inside which, due to the extreme vibration and RPM’s we put it through, breaks off. When it does this, it rattles around inside the exhaust, breaking into
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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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Kelvin’s Corner – Engine Kill Switch
A brand new section on RHPK, Kelvin has kindly agreed to post up an article each month relating to the rules/regulations & engines. It’s very much a two way feature, post any questions or concerns below… Many of you
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