You are in great condition with the engines you own. Why? Because you bought good engines
to begin with.
This is the second reference I have seen to a Bluehead ST .50. I've been in and out of the hobby
over the years, so there are periods of engines that I know nothing about.
I had/have a Bluehead G60 and I used to own an ST S40 with a bluehead, but I've never heard of
a Bluehead .50 by ST. Could you post a picture of this for me? I would really appreciate it.
Watch running too much nitro in those older engines. The new engines, just about all of them, can tolerate
10 to 15% nitro in the hot summer heat without a problem. The older ST engines could not.
Ed Cregger
ORIGINAL: sscherin
I'm getting back into the hobby after 15 years of off doing other things..
Lucky for me I never sold off my gear so I'm not starting out from scratch..
What I was wondering is how the my collection of 20+ year old motors stack up aginst todays engines..
Most of what I have are OS engines and 1 Saito 4 stroke.. From what I've been reading todays OS isn't what is used to be.
This is what I have.. Most were bought between 85 and 87..
OS FP .35 (Strap on muffler type)
OS FX .45 ABC Ringed piston (I know it's ringed I had to replace it once)
OS FS .40 4 stroke (always a great running motor)
OS FS .61 4 stroke (another good runner)
Saito .45 4 stroke (hmm say around 1987 or 88 I believe)
Supertigre .50 (Blue Head, I've never run it.. I got it used from a friend.. I have no clue how old it is)
My current plans are to run the FS .40 4 stroke or the FP .35 on the Eagle II we are building for my wife's son and the Saito .45 4 stroke on my Falcon III.
The Super Tigre .50 is on the nose of a 50's 2 channel Stearman PT-17 that was supposed to have a .35 on it..
Back in the 80's I'd converted it to 4 channel and took out all the dihedral.. It should be an evil flying plane if I ever get the guts to fly it. It's all finished and waiting in my Dad's attic back in Washington. I never got around to flying the silly thing.