Hello,
I was wondering if K&B ever had plans to upgrade the design of their 11cc marine engines. I race 11cc motors and everone in our club had to abandon the american made motor to compete. CMB is now the only motor we can use with MAC be a distant second. K&B, Picco (no longer making 11cc motors), OS Max and OPS all have gone by the way-side. To step up, K&B needs larger bearings, pin bearings on the low end of a steel rod, a carb that alows good flow with a low end setting (we use the OS Mas 9B carb on our CMBs) and a crank that can take the extra stress. Of course, port timing is very important.
I'm not saying the existing motor is bad, just that its design is dated. It's a great engine for fun running.
I would like to buy an american made engine that is competative and K&B is the only company that could make such a beast.
Any thoughts? :?: