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Engine Gear System

Introduced in December 2002, this was the fourth Beyblade System overall, taking over from the Magnacore System and later giving way to the Hard Metal System. Larger Engine Gears replaced the Spin Gears used before it, though the swap broke compatibility with Blade Bases built for the Spin Gear or Magnacore Systems. A June 2003 upgrade, the Engine Gear Turbo System (EGT), strengthened the gear further and reached only two releases, Dragoon GT and Dranzer GT. Beyond the gear itself, the System's Blade Bases each release their stored energy differently: First Clutch (Instant Release) bases fire near the start of a battle, Final Clutch (Hit Release) bases fire on impact or as the top slows, No Clutch (Steady Release) bases release power continuously, and Engine Stopper Bases let a top spin without a launcher at all. Competitive bladers have generally judged the System's added instability as more of a liability than an edge, with Wolborg 4's steady-release setup cited as the rare combination that turned it into an endurance advantage.

What to know

  • Fourth Beyblade System, implemented December 2002
  • Succeeded the Magnacore System; succeeded by the Hard Metal System
  • Engine Gear Turbo System (EGT) upgrade launched June 2003, used only on Dragoon GT and Dranzer GT
  • Blade Base types: First Clutch (Instant Release), Final Clutch (Hit Release), No Clutch (Steady Release), Engine Stopper
  • The last Beyblade System built entirely from plastic parts before metal components arrived

Where it comes up

  • Bakuten Shoot Beyblade toyline (Original Series)
  • Beyblade: G-Revolution

Named elsewhere on this site

From our own records Tournament reports, testing threads, rules announcements, news and fake or leak checks carrying this name. Each link opens that section with the name already searched for.

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Magnacore SystemHard Metal SystemWolborg 4Flame Pegasus

Claims We Could Not Check

Attributed, not verified by us

  • The Gyro Engine Gear uses a plastic bearing instead of the metal bearings found in most other spin gears, and is exclusive to Flame Pegasus.
  • Wolborg 4's steady-release Blade Base is singled out as the one build that turned the System's instability into a competitive strength.