Originally Posted by zrooster

I'm finally gettin started on the assembly of mine (bought it already completed, so just engine, servos, batts and receiver) and wanted to see if I could pick the brains of those running the XYZ 53.

I copied somebody's mount idea:

But, wanted to see if someone could give me your distance from firewall to engine mount flange and firewall to hub.

Also, any cooling issues on the XYZ, and how much weight (if any) did you add to the nose (understand this depends on a lot of variables...just looking for a ballpark)?

Any help would be much appreciated.[/QUOTE

pm me and ill give you my email i will pull my cowl of and show you how to mount your motor the spacer that's required and a better way to mount your cowl allowing air for cooling. Has your xyz got the normal plugs or the smaller ones? the smaller ones are better for clearance.
Regards Frank