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DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 11:31:34 AM   
Bob Pastorello



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Status: offline 		Finally, evidently it is HERE, and now running. This could be the engine to force me to go "bigger is better yet", finally.
Hope Bob posts more info, and that someone gets one fast and starts posting info here. I'm just starting the thread to get a place to post info and experience on this new toy.

http://www.dlusa.net/News.html

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 12:09:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		kewl tks for the info Bob

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 3:07:42 PM   
Tired Old Man


 

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Status: offline 		This should prove to be an interesting engine thread. I'm afraid I'll let someone else buy the first one this time. My last foray into a new maker twin didn't come out quite the way I had hoped.

OK, so who's going to be the first?

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 3:15:14 PM   
Bob Pastorello



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Status: offline 		It very well may be me, Pat, but depends on how many others have already asked for theirs.
Based on my experience with several of the 50's, I'm pretty comfortable giving it a go.
What's the worst that could happen? (Besides a crash from a deadstick) DL USA will provide excellent warranty and service support, so I have no qualms there.

I also have never OWNED a twin anything, much less this big, so I will be on the bottom of the learning curve.

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 3:19:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey...I will be the first... if they send me a engine (free) to do a write-up on how great they run. You know, like the guys that do reviews in RC magizines. Heck...cannot pas up a deal like that!!!!

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 5:47:55 PM   
Bob Pastorello



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Status: offline 		I was on the phone awhile ago with Bob at DLUSA. He doesn't have a firm "in house" date yet, but said he'd let us know. I expect it will be well worth waiting *and* paying for.....

Will have to figure out what to do about that dang one backwards muffler, though. That is "weird", if there ever was.....but maybe on true production units it's changed, who knows?

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 7:01:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have shipping confirmation on mine. Hopefully, (EMS is pretty good) I should have it in a few days. I don't have an airframe, but I might just mount it on my old H9 Cap... Just to watch it run.

200 left the factory last Friday, so Bob and DL outback should be getting some soon.

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 7:10:37 PM   
Bob Pastorello



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Status: offline 		Excellent! Please be sure to post back pics and stats!
Thanks for posting!

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 8:18:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		Bob what do you mean backwards muffler?

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 8:29:59 PM   
Bob Pastorello



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Status: offline 		THere's a pic floating around somewhere, can't remember where..... it shows the downward pointing tube, offset to one end of the muffler body, but is installed such that there is a tube exiting more toward the front of the engine than the other.

Found it!!!!! Pic is on this post in the DL 50 thread - http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=7447187 (The top pic is the DL the other one is something else)

Now *LOGIC* would tell one to simply "turn around the muffler".... but since I haven't had one in my hands.... well, see my earlier post about me being on the bottom of the learning curve now....

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 8:57:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		ahh I see what you mean now

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 8:59:46 PM   
Bob Pastorello



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Status: offline 		Of course, "DA" 100 mufflers would fit up, as would the J'Tec, and the "Silent Power" (Troy Built), and they all have the "front bottoms" angled so there is less cowl-cutting....but it was interesting to see the pic, huh?

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/15/2008 11:29:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Pretty cool engine. It will be very interesting on how it performs. I will be ordering a DL50 in the next week or so. I pretty excited. I have deceided that if the DL100 is as good as Dl50 it will be worth the money

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/16/2008 1:04:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		Put it on a stand, pump some air to both sides, and run the hell out of it. Don't need no stinkin' airframe

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/16/2008 9:18:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hopefully I will have one in a week, just finishing off my EF110 with a DA100 in it, so might just drop the DL100 in?

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RE: DL 100 - New Twin on the Block!! - 5/16/2008 6:06:12 PM   
Bob Pastorello



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Status: offline 		Boys n girls........ some pics!
Performance report shortly.......

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