Originally Posted by
daveopam
The DLE35RE would be my choice. Sounds like you have already picked. However other people will read this thread. The 35RE is a great engine for the price is is a reliable compact choice. The RE (rear exhaust) fits most planes well and the muffler is included. I would even recommend the Boman ring. If you buy from Valley View R/C they will put the ring in and drill the prop for you.
David
The DLE looks nice, but I'm very familiar with Saito, as I powered most of my planes with it when I flew some years ago. I like the 4-stroke sound better than a 2-stroke also.
Originally Posted by
jaka54
In a 1/4 scale CUB ...an OS FS 1.20 is the perfekt engine! A too big and heavy engine (all over 20cc (1.20cub inch) is making the plane too heavy). A CUB is supposed to fly on its wing not on brute power.
On a scale model, I want to use a scale diameter prop, so I have to select by what the engine will turn. I've flown several Cubs before, I had a 1/5 scale ARF on floats and built a 1/5 scale kit into a L-4, similar to the project I'm doing now (except this one is 1/4 scale). I'd rather not have to use WOT when flying, you just use what you need for the circumstances. My floatplane had a .72 Saito (glow, no longer made), and my L-4 had a .65 Saito (glow, no longer made) and never needed full throttle for scale flight, but it left me a margin for those unusual circumstances. These were mine, 15 years ago:
