RE: fpe 5.8 with the shakes...
UPDATE................well my bud got ahold of fpe today and the tech told him to definetly NOT mount this motor to a steel plate..... and that if we ran it very much more we would likely wipe out the bearings....(good call wayne)
the fpe tech said to mount it in the plane with the wings attached and run it..
this motor is really awesome and i didnt mean to discredit fpe in any way... starts easy and all i can say about full throttle is "WOW"
5800 RPM OUT OF THE BOX and with no tweaking on the mix....bolly 26x10 prop.
hopefully others will read this thread and find out also that you shouldn't mount a big motor to steel.... as it allows no flex to absorb the power impulses. the tech told my friend that he mounts them to a 2x6...and that he tries to run every engine... so kudos to fpe and it sounds like the motor is ok... we plan on checking the timing to see where it is at and then mount it to the plane and light the fire..
thanks for all the advice... oh and "evfast" if u need power...... go ahead and get the 5.8 fpe.... it is an animal... but just dont mount it to steel to test run it........ completely our bad.
fly fast or fly vertical.