Coastiebob

I want to upgrade my x to a little more Horses! however i don't want to pay an arm and a leg..... I'm decent at tuning and i have the three speed in it now and want more power and durability with an engine that i can get parts for pretty easily.. any help?

pythonfan

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whats your price range, anything you have been looking at?

doesgo

For price, power, and easy-to-find parts, it's hard to beat the Axial .28 Spec1s. Under $125.

ravenlunatic

what about and engine with enough grunt to run with 40serries moabs? i'm currently runing the k46 with an extended chasis and the huge moabs seems to require a little more torque to get the truck moving.

i'd like to keep it around 150$ any sugestions?

electricnitro

First off your best bet for getting a engine for a decent price is to look in ebay.

This engine will do more then you want.


[link=http://cgi.ebay.com/LRP-Z-28R-28-Spec-3-Truck-Engine-w-Pullstart-32802_W0QQitemZ130170170791QQihZ003QQcategoryZ3406 3QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem]LRP spec 3 175$ shipped click me[/link]

If you have a ebay account I would bid on this engine. You should be able to get it for around 140$ shipped. The SH .28 p6 engine is a killer engine for the price. You can't go wrong with it.
[link=http://cgi.ebay.com/SH-28-3-6HP-ROTO-START-6-PORT-MONSTER-HPI-SaVaGe-Engine_W0QQitemZ200170827211QQihZ010QQcategoryZ340 62QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem]SH .28 p6 click me[/link]

ForkliftJeff

I ordered the axial .28 spec 1 for $115 CDN on ebay last week. Can't wait for it to get here. I've got the Savage25 with 3spd.

electricnitro

The axial spec 1 .28 is on the same lines of performance as the factory .28.

dhyde79

are you saying the Axial .28 Spec 1S is equivalent to the f4.6 or k4.6?

-SomeGuy-

Its the exact same engine, just sold under a different brand. For some strange reason the axial puts out a little more power, or so people say.

Parputt537

My vote is for the LRP Z.28 Spec 3. Just put mine in yesterday and got two tanks through it today. It was easy to start the first time (after warming it up with a hair dryer) and idled great. On the second tank I started blipping the throttle a little and it was lifting the front wheels already.

I have read some pretty sad stories about people buying the Axial and having nothing but trouble with them. The LRP seems to get better reviews here and on other RC forums.

ravenlunatic

would the LRP lift the front wheels of an extended savage with moab tires?

alberta3

there is an ofna force 32 size thats like 145 bucks its a good engine

dhyde79

someguy....same as which HPI .28? the f series, the k series, or the k series HO?

supertib

if its not your first upgrade motor I would recomend a Picco 28....... Nothing under $200.00 will touch this motors overall package, huge power, excelent build quality and long life...... the motor is exclent

Coastiebob

i'm currently looking at the associated LRP Z .28R Spec 3 engine! the Picco .28, i want one that sgoing to last a while for the money!!!

dhyde79

I'd love to go Picco, or Novarossi, or RB, but, I already bought a Axial .28, I'll bash this one for a few, then put it in another savvy when I build one for the wife so I can have a big beefy motor

Coastiebob

what exhaust will work best with this motor? LRP Z .28R Spec 3 engine !!

-SomeGuy-

From my exp piccos have a longer life than most. And th axial 28 spec one is the same as the k4.6.

dhyde79

so not the HO version that comes in the X SS kit but the regular 4.6 that comes in the X 4.6 RTR? (and being the case, is it still a decent engine or no, I'm guessing it's still a fairly noticable upgrade from the S25 (non-ported)

-SomeGuy-

The HO comes with the hellfire only, the k4.6 with the XSS and the f4.6 with the X RTR.

ravenlunatic

so am i lost in search of a engine for my bigger savage or is there still hope? would the picco .28 give me enough power to move the truck a little quicker?

doesgo

What do you mean by "bigger savage"? The Picco .28 and LRP .28 are definitely more powerful than either the K4.6 or F4.6 that come with the Savage from HPI, I suspect you'll be pleasantly surprised. There's much more to the power factor than mere displacement!

dhyde79

ahh, thanks for the clarification, I thought that I'd heard the HO was in one of the Savage kits, but, oh well, regardless, the axial's going to be a good upgrade for playing around over the S25 that I'm fighting with right?

doesgo

"the axial's going to be a good upgrade for playing around over the S25 that I'm fighting with right? "

Yes, most definitely!

dhyde79

thankee sir! (any ideas why if I tighten the screw down at the end of the output shaft the CB can't spin freely? did I not get the flywheel on far enough?)