Technical: Preventing X30 Coil Failure on Engine Start

There have been some reports of X30 coil failures on engine startup upon using the push button start.  Below outlines what causes this failure and how to prevent it. When the start button is pushed the big current (80A approx.) feeding the starter motor passes from the battery to the button, then to the red plastic connector, then to the starter...
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Notice: Faulty Swift Air Box Tubes

Recently we have discovered that there have been a very small number of airbox tubes for the Mini Swift that were produced outside the specifications defined on the factory fiche document. The overall length is too short. Some of these have made their way into the U.S. market and have been discovered in several areas (race events and inventory)....
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Swift | KA100 | X30 Crankcase "USA" Markings

In the latest production of the Mini-Swift, KA100 and X30 engines, the USA marking has been removed from the crankcase so as to unify the production to be the same as other markets. The engine serial numbers will still be dedicated to the USA market to verify the production and importation.
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Notice: X30 Jr/Sr Faulty Exhaust Manifolds

We have recently found some wrongly manufactured X30 exhaust manifolds, both in Standard and Junior versions, as shown in the image below.  The performance will suffer noticeably with one of these faulty headers mounted in the correct position. Kindly check if you have any in your possession, and return to us for replacement at the firs...
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Notice: X30 Gearbox Venting

The vent fitting onto the X30 crankcase is provided because the gears compartment (like all the gears compartments) need to be vented. The air contained into the gears compartment is heated by the aluminum walls, by the oil and by the gears themselves, as all these parts are heated up during engine operation. As a result, we will have pressure i...
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Notice: X30 Main Bearings

With all the recent discussion taking place about the new roller bearings for the IAME X30,  it's time to explain a few things about them. First and foremost, they are not a performance gain. This style bearing has been used in the shifter engines for some time now where the abuse is extreme. The results were very good and this prompted IAME ...
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