Newest Phantom Cylinders.

new cylinder design
I don't think the cylinder design has much to do with the ring snags as much as it is the failure to clean up the port edges and having a sharp lip that the rings get snagged on.
I am thinking that Noah is correct as I see no change in the actual cylinder design based on their pics, It is more probable that the manufacturer is just doing a better fit and finish by cleaning up the port edging and anything else that the rings could possibly get snagged on.

The intake and exhaust ports are still the same size as they have always been even though the advertisement says,
optimizing the size of the intake and transfer ports to deliver maximum power
The exhaust port size on their ad is still 28mm...The word Optimizing, I'm still betting its just a decent cleanup from the casting process that should have been done from the very beginning of the Phantom 85 release along with the needle bearing rather than that pathetic bushing they originally came out with...lol.

I do know that when I received my replacement motor on warranty, that the ports etc were very clean in comparison to the original motor cylinder even though I didn't have a ring snagging problem that made my first one fail, as I had cleaned up the ports which didn't take much time or effort before installing the original motor.

I'm hoping that they have finally got it right this time around as I am more than pleased with my replacement at this time as I know that once it IS right, it will be the best out of the box motor of the China Girl variety that could be had for the price.
 
I may order a cylinder kit if I can ensure it is a V3 just so I can have a look at it. Never hurts to have a spare anyway.
I did not see the cylinder kit available by itself as of yet...I looked, it wasn't there as a stand alone product...lol...It is just going to be available on the new V-3 motor kit at the moment, probably until they can see it has no further problems...lol.
 
I did not see the cylinder kit available by itself as of yet...I looked, it wasn't there as a stand alone product...lol...It is just going to be available on the new V-3 motor kit at the moment, probably until they can see it has no further problems...lol.
They sell replacement cylinders separately. Hence why I said, if I can ensure it is a V3. I would like to assume it would be, but you never know.
 
They sell replacement cylinders separately. Hence why I said, if I can ensure it is a V3. I would like to assume it would be, but you never know.
I would be calling them on the phone then to ascertain when it will be available, letting them know that you don't want the older model but only the newest V-3 version of that jug.

When they do have them, I'm gonna want a spare as well...lol.
 
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