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Old 12-01-2017, 01:17 PM
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+1 to what tbzep just said.
The so-called B14's that were produced from like '76 to '79 were not the deep drilled-core "real" B14's, they were actually pintile-pressed short-core B8's that were still labeled "B14".
~1980 Estes/Centuri started correctly designating them "B8" which is still a FAR better motor than any B6 or B4.
All B8's were produced on Estes machines, none actually produced by Centuri. Interestingly Centuri offered the B8-3 in their line in addition to the B8-5,7,0 that Estes offered under their label.
Why there were no Estes labeled B8-3's is a mystery.
The B8-5 was in Estes lineup for a LONG time.
The B8-0 lasted about 5 years, although it was in the catalog only 80 thru 81...I remember ordering some in '83 for sure.
The other B8's were in the Estes/Centuri lineup for 1980 thru 1981 only...a scant 2 years.
Centuri did not offer the B8 until 1981. In that year, you could get both B8's and B14's under the Centuri label. By 1982 in the Centuri catalog, the only high thrust B was the B8-5.
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