Originally Posted by
GallopingGhostler
It's been a while,
1QwkSport2.5r. We've finally formed up a motorcycle chapter, which I have been busy with,
http://cmaswr2.org/NM/BLACKWATERDRAWGOSPELRIDERS
Yes, I've heard a lot of good running diesels, they are more economical due to the efficiency of the cycle for small motors and because of and lack of nitro that they don't have as loud a pop. Where I am at currently, we fly in a city park outside city limits where the only neighbour is a farm house a quarter mile away, which now vacant. Noise concerns are very few for the moment, and as long as the other modellers don't object one is good to go. Some fly the big stuff, and so they are used to being a little noisy. Due to construction of high voltage transmission lines bordering the property, the city will move us to the other side of the park. In that case, if closer to picnickers, we then may require mufflers for the larger stuff. Except for CL and small RC stuff, we've been using mufflers anyway.
That's good to hear, glad to see you around!
The only downside to diesel is the smell. It sticks with you for a long time. My buddy and I just call it 'stink'. I think it has more BTUs than glow fuel so it should make more power than glow fuel albeit generally at a lower rpm. I'm still new to the diesel thing. My buddy and I are going to be making a new piston for my Fox .50 diesel due to the Fox piston being too soft (completely wrong alloy/piston). We might convert it to a ringless meehanite piston instead of ringed aluminum. That should run on diesel way better with an iron piston anyway.