Turbocharging a Nitro 4 Stroke engine?
11-29-2018, 08:12 PM
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Turbocharging a Nitro 4 Stroke engine?
Hey guys! I've been out of the hobby for a few years and recently picked up a nitro RC. This got me thinking...
What are your thoughts on turbocharging a Saito FA-40a 4 stroke glow engine? Is it possible? I've been researching turbocharging on fullscale vehicles and theoretically it should transfer to smaller nitro engines. As long as you hooked up a servo to the HSP to richen the mixture as boost increases, everything should run properly. Currently looking into designs and who to request a miniature machined turbo from.
Also, I realize the FA-40a is an airplane engine so cooling could cause an issue on a car, but I've seen a few threads and videos where people adapt these engines to work in land vehicles.
Do you guys have any input?
What are your thoughts on turbocharging a Saito FA-40a 4 stroke glow engine? Is it possible? I've been researching turbocharging on fullscale vehicles and theoretically it should transfer to smaller nitro engines. As long as you hooked up a servo to the HSP to richen the mixture as boost increases, everything should run properly. Currently looking into designs and who to request a miniature machined turbo from.
Also, I realize the FA-40a is an airplane engine so cooling could cause an issue on a car, but I've seen a few threads and videos where people adapt these engines to work in land vehicles.
Do you guys have any input?
12-02-2018, 11:48 AM
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Hey guys! I've been out of the hobby for a few years and recently picked up a nitro RC. This got me thinking...
What are your thoughts on turbocharging a Saito FA-40a 4 stroke glow engine? Is it possible? I've been researching turbocharging on fullscale vehicles and theoretically it should transfer to smaller nitro engines. As long as you hooked up a servo to the HSP to richen the mixture as boost increases, everything should run properly. Currently looking into designs and who to request a miniature machined turbo from.
Also, I realize the FA-40a is an airplane engine so cooling could cause an issue on a car, but I've seen a few threads and videos where people adapt these engines to work in land vehicles.
Do you guys have any input?
What are your thoughts on turbocharging a Saito FA-40a 4 stroke glow engine? Is it possible? I've been researching turbocharging on fullscale vehicles and theoretically it should transfer to smaller nitro engines. As long as you hooked up a servo to the HSP to richen the mixture as boost increases, everything should run properly. Currently looking into designs and who to request a miniature machined turbo from.
Also, I realize the FA-40a is an airplane engine so cooling could cause an issue on a car, but I've seen a few threads and videos where people adapt these engines to work in land vehicles.
Do you guys have any input?
12-02-2018, 02:48 PM
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There was some guy on this site, https://www.rctech.net who modified an OS26 4cyle engine and was running it in some off road car.just do a search there . A few years back OS Max had a 1.20 supercharged four cycle engine but its been discontinued. I really don't think you will see much of a gain trying to do this as these engines put out about half the Hp of the same size in a 2 cycle glow engine. If you have an RC car that takes a .21 engine upgrade to a 28 or 32 but be sure your drive train can handle the power plus you might have trouble getting it to fit!
good luck
Michael Johnston
good luck
Michael Johnston
12-03-2018, 07:12 AM
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Hard to imagine a turbo scaling down enough to work with a glow engine. And I doubt you'd get to hear the sweet whistle even if it would occur.
Now a mini nitrous bottle for that unlimited climb, possibly feasible!
Now a mini nitrous bottle for that unlimited climb, possibly feasible!
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I have spent a long time working with a 250cc motorcycle engine . I use it for landspeed racing with nitrous. I have turbocharged them using the smallest turbo available and was not thrilled with the results. Valve springs are one problem I ran into after over coming a number of others.
My first thought is lubrication of the turbo. Simple pump, tank and lines. But that will be needed. Next is making a turbo small enough to work and able to spin at the required rate to produce boost. This would be a big project. Totally possible but the weight and other factors make it questionable over bigger engine or more nitro.
My first thought is lubrication of the turbo. Simple pump, tank and lines. But that will be needed. Next is making a turbo small enough to work and able to spin at the required rate to produce boost. This would be a big project. Totally possible but the weight and other factors make it questionable over bigger engine or more nitro.
