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Old 05-05-2009, 05:01 PM
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Default Is there a difference between the skyhawk and the starfire

I am looking at the Grubee Starfire GT4 and the Grubee Skyhawk GT5. Both made by grubee both have the same displacement. Is there a difference??? Somebody Please!!
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Old 05-05-2009, 07:04 PM
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Default Re: Is there a difference between the skyhawk and the starfire

You might trying their web site it will give you all the information you will need.

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Old 07-03-2009, 03:11 AM
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Default Re: Is there a difference between the skyhawk and the starfire

SkyHawk is Yuan Dong Factory and Starfire is Jiali (Nantong)
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Old 07-03-2009, 06:44 AM
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Default Re: Is there a difference between the skyhawk and the starfire

So yeah, pretty much the same....
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Old 07-03-2009, 02:13 PM
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Default Re: Is there a difference between the skyhawk and the starfire

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There both made at the Yuan Dong Factory.
The Grubee Starfire 66 cc GT4 is made in the Nantong JiaLi Gas engine factory

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Old 07-03-2009, 02:18 PM
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Default Re: Is there a difference between the skyhawk and the starfire

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So yeah, pretty much the same....
Nah , there is a huge difference
The Skyhawk 66 cc GT5 looks the same as the PKs and does not have the squish band
machined in the combustion chamber
There is just a flat wide area on the edge of the combustion chamber and
a very big dome

The Starfire 66cc GT4 has a squish band and runs so much stronger than a PK or a GT5
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Old 07-03-2009, 02:40 PM
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Default Re: Is there a difference between the skyhawk and the starfire

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BTW my starfire gt-2 was made from the Yuan Dong factory and thats why i thought the new starfire gt-4 would come from the same place but it doesnt help if the sites that sells them doesnt tell you s##t about where they come from.

i ask anyone thats thinks diffrent to post a link of a picture of the label side of a starfire gt-4 engine that states where it comes from.
I don't need to post a pic of the label side of a starfire gt-4 as I have a whole stack of them here and I know exactly what the tag says.
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STARFIRE - GT4
Engine: 66cc- 2.85 hp
Nantong JiaLi Gas Engine Factory
The pictured Grubee 50 cc GEN II is made in the same Nantong JiaLi Gas engine factory
as the Starfire 66 cc GT4
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Old 07-03-2009, 03:42 PM
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Default Re: Is there a difference between the skyhawk and the starfire

His quoted text is for the Starfire, the pic is of the gt4, so basically it is two different bits of info. He was informing you of both bits not trying to say it says one thing and post a pic of something else.
Hope that clears things up a bit.
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Old 07-17-2009, 12:20 AM
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Default Re: Is there a difference between the skyhawk and the starfire

thanks i am going to try a starfire next
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Old 10-17-2009, 10:50 PM
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Default Re: Is there a difference between the skyhawk and the starfire

I bought a starfire 2 weeks go and already replaced it with a real motor.. jet 66
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