BEST ENGINE FOR BEST PRICE???
12-12-2005, 12:02 AM
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BEST ENGINE FOR BEST PRICE???
My friend is looking for his first engine but doesnt know what to get.He has no exp. in this field so he needs something easy to tune n maintain.I cant give him much info cuz the only engines i know are the picco .27 and s-25.Can you guys give links to quality engines at best prices you know of?
Also im getting a slightly used collari .30 soon but i cant seem to find spare parts for it anywhere so if you can post some links to dealers i would apreciate it very much (i know it takes an internal bearing but i was wondering if it was the same as the picco bearing)
Thanx guys.
Also im getting a slightly used collari .30 soon but i cant seem to find spare parts for it anywhere so if you can post some links to dealers i would apreciate it very much (i know it takes an internal bearing but i was wondering if it was the same as the picco bearing)
Thanx guys.
12-12-2005, 12:33 AM
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RE: ENGINE-PRICE/QUALITY?
Search the HPI section of the site for these engines: XTM 24.7 PRO, SH 28, STS 28, Mach 26, Sportwerks 26, just to name a few.
These are just a few that I was looking into before I bought my sportwerks 26. All of them seem very good and there are a lot of people on this board that have had experience with them.
These are just a few that I was looking into before I bought my sportwerks 26. All of them seem very good and there are a lot of people on this board that have had experience with them.
12-12-2005, 08:55 AM
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My friend is looking for his first engine but doesnt know what to get.He has no exp. in this field so he needs something easy to tune n maintain.I cant give him much info cuz the only engines i know are the picco .27 and s-25.Can you guys give links to quality engines at best prices you know of?
Also im getting a slightly used collari .30 soon but i cant seem to find spare parts for it anywhere so if you can post some links to dealers i would apreciate it very much (i know it takes an internal bearing but i was wondering if it was the same as the picco bearing)
Thanx guys.
My friend is looking for his first engine but doesnt know what to get.He has no exp. in this field so he needs something easy to tune n maintain.I cant give him much info cuz the only engines i know are the picco .27 and s-25.Can you guys give links to quality engines at best prices you know of?
Also im getting a slightly used collari .30 soon but i cant seem to find spare parts for it anywhere so if you can post some links to dealers i would apreciate it very much (i know it takes an internal bearing but i was wondering if it was the same as the picco bearing)
Thanx guys.
12-12-2005, 01:27 PM
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RE: BEST ENGINE FOR BEST PRICE???
I have to chime in on this one. I have just put the XTM 24.7 pro in one of my Savages. It is a direct replacment engine. Mounting is the same, used the stock Roto Start plate and can use the stock exhaust. I have a motor saver, tuned one piece exhaust and a werks clutch. Used the heat cycle break-in that the manual recommended. The engine starts easy, holds a tune well. The only problem is how do I get all the power to the ground and keep it from flipping over LOL.
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12-13-2005, 02:18 AM
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RE: BEST ENGINE FOR BEST PRICE???
24/7 pro...there are faster but none seem to be as reliable and ready to rock all day long like the 24/7 pro................You know whats funny is i was one of the first ever to get a 24/7 pro...back then everyone thought they were junk...now that motor could go into the hall of fame as the best RC motor in history...when you consider power/reliability and ease of tuning, XTM is the first of the qaulity budget motors......i love the 24/7 pro with a GH single stinger pipe.............
12-13-2005, 04:28 AM
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RE: BEST ENGINE FOR BEST PRICE???
I never messed with the XTM,but from the sounds of it,its a good choice for a beginner..
I have had alot of luck with my Team Orion WASP .26 motors...Im not sure if a newby should go this route,but they have always ran good for me,and they have way more power than the new cheaper made WASP.28s do...
If you look at the stats,to compare it,it will say the .28 is the better engine,but its all a garbage ploy to say bigger is better,just ask anyone who has ran both...If you wanna compare,just look at the price difference and see what I mean...Anwhow I run a Robinson Racing steel gear combo,with an 18T bell,and 40 series wheels with Big Joes,and that equals up to a tall gear ratio,and it still wants to flip from a stand still...Not to menchen I have a loads more top end compared to the stock NS25 engine...
I dont know if any of you guys ever messed with OS or not,but I gotta tell ya,there arent to many engines that can hold true like one...They are hands down the most reliable engines I have ever ran,on cars,boats,planes and my helis... They havent always been the fastest engines out there,but they make up for it when they'er still running when the others have stopped...
But I dont really think they are slower engines anymore,as OS has seemingly turned up the juice on the performance side,and still maintaned they'er Famos reliability...Prolly soon to be the engines to recon with in the races soon... The down side to this increased performance,is the higher cost that bites newbys hard....
Heres a link to the newest OS .30 and the older Team Orion .26...
OS .30 > http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXLGH7&P=ML
WASP .26 > http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXEKX1&P=7
Cheaper made WASP.28 > http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXHGU0&P=ML
I have had alot of luck with my Team Orion WASP .26 motors...Im not sure if a newby should go this route,but they have always ran good for me,and they have way more power than the new cheaper made WASP.28s do...
If you look at the stats,to compare it,it will say the .28 is the better engine,but its all a garbage ploy to say bigger is better,just ask anyone who has ran both...If you wanna compare,just look at the price difference and see what I mean...Anwhow I run a Robinson Racing steel gear combo,with an 18T bell,and 40 series wheels with Big Joes,and that equals up to a tall gear ratio,and it still wants to flip from a stand still...Not to menchen I have a loads more top end compared to the stock NS25 engine...
I dont know if any of you guys ever messed with OS or not,but I gotta tell ya,there arent to many engines that can hold true like one...They are hands down the most reliable engines I have ever ran,on cars,boats,planes and my helis... They havent always been the fastest engines out there,but they make up for it when they'er still running when the others have stopped...
But I dont really think they are slower engines anymore,as OS has seemingly turned up the juice on the performance side,and still maintaned they'er Famos reliability...Prolly soon to be the engines to recon with in the races soon... The down side to this increased performance,is the higher cost that bites newbys hard....
Heres a link to the newest OS .30 and the older Team Orion .26...
OS .30 > http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXLGH7&P=ML
WASP .26 > http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXEKX1&P=7
Cheaper made WASP.28 > http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXHGU0&P=ML
