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what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 12:44:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		what is a good motor for the savage thats not incredably expensive?

i looked at my 4.6 today and its just toast. i can pull it over without the truck coming off the ground after my airfilter fell off
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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 12:46:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sportwerks 26v2 or loci mach 427. Best low budget engines you can get for about 130. Or spend a little more and get the LRp spec3 for about 175. DO NOT go with Axial. They are turds!

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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 2:37:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		are these motors more powerful than my 4.6 motor?

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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 2:41:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes without a doubt. Expecially the LRP. Did you have the f4.6 or k4.6.

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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 4:02:33 AM   
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Sportwerks 26v2 or loci mach 427. Best low budget engines you can get for about 130. Or spend a little more and get the LRp spec3 for about 175. DO NOT go with Axial. They are turds!


I love my Mach 427. Cheap, reliable, powerful...I'd stick with the stock gearing, and install new aluminum clutch shoes if you haven't already

I've been looking at new mach 427s on fleabay...i THINK the teal head one is supposed to make more power than the orange head? not 100% sure...but you can score them for pretty cheap from eBay chop shops.

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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 4:28:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Stick with the K or F4.6. They are the most reliable and still have more than enough power. They are ideal "get up and go all day long" bashing engines.

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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 5:37:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		Look into the LRP spec 3. Its not too expensive and has a noticeable performance increase over the stock 4.6.

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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 7:39:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		The LRP is a very nice smooth and strong engine. If you are that close to Picco P3 money though... it is crazy not to buy one. BB

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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 2:55:10 PM   
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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 3:36:48 PM   
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Sportwerks 26v2 or loci mach 427. Best low budget engines you can get for about 130. Or spend a little more and get the LRp spec3 for about 175. DO NOT go with Axial. They are turds!

they are not all turds


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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 3:44:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		Axial is a good cheap solid bashing engine. I bet you'd have fun with a .32.. I did with my 28..

The Mach 427 is my favorite engine though. And like TBJ said, you can get them cheap on e-bay.

They are probably the easiest engine to break in and tune(tied with Axial probably..), and have really nice all-around power for nearly every application. Plus, you can probably snag one for $125.. Then just thrash and abuse it for five gallons, then get another one..(if it doesn't last longer, which in all probability it would..)

Actually, here is your answer. Have fun with it...:

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/products_id/7458

(identical to the Mach 427, but with a snazzier carb...)

I love my LRP too, but they don't seem to last as long as the Machs.. I haven't had mine long enough to verify that though.. So far it's shredding it up though - love it.. My two Machs and LRP are all running flawlessly - so flawlessly that I can't be bothered to try anything else... Not when you see what you get for the money..

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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 6:19:14 PM   
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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/14/2008 11:37:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		Mach 427 is a hundred times better than ANY axial engine out there. They're quite unreliable and don't have a lot of power at all.
The mach can be tuned EXTREMELY easily and it holds a good tune forever. You get great fuel mileage ( I got about 15 min on 1 tank ).
The Orange head mach comes on the Losi Lst2 and is a enough to push that truck around so in a savage it will be even better. The Silver head/Teal mach 427 comes from the Losi muggy and the losi 8ight-t truggy and it is definitely more powerful than the orange head. Here is a comparison between the two engines: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7237673/mpage_2/tm.htm

The carb on the teal head mach is way bigger and the head button on the teal is bigger providing more compression.

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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/15/2008 1:28:02 AM   
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Mach 427 is a hundred times better than ANY axial engine out there. They're quite unreliable and don't have a lot of power at all.






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RE: what new motor for the savage? - 7/15/2008 2:15:21 AM   
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Mach 427 is a hundred times better than ANY axial engine out there. They're quite unreliable and don't have a lot of power at all.







I had to read that line a few times myself

I think he's saying the Axials are "Quite unreliable" and not very powerful. I hope, at least.

oh, and BB, you ARE correct about Picco building the old Werks 26...but we're talking about the SPORTwerks .26 that comes in their truggy and buggies, which the SW engines have always been built by SH, like all of Dynamite/Horizon's current surface engines (including the ancient .12PD and .12SPD...)

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