Between building cars and awaiting parts to finish upgrading the “Runner”, I decided to run the prototype with more aggressiveness than originally intended. I removed the original 35 year old Conley V8 and installed an upgraded Conley Clone V8 into the 61 pound 1/4 scale Corvette Stingray. The old first generation Conley has a built up crank shaft and was never going to deliver impressive results.

With the upgraded V8, the 61 pound model is no match for the little V8. I set the carb rich to mitigate damaging either the model or the V8. Even with a VERY rich carb mix, the V8 EASILY moved the model around very impressively. The Runner is much lighter and will have a much more leaned out and upgraded V8 on board and will be fun to watch. STAY TUNED!