RE: Chossing an engine??
John:
Saito is, without question, the best all-round four stroke model engine. Not all model engines are four stroke.
I resisted the cost and complexity of four stroke engines for a long time, that twin I pictured in the post above is more than ten years old now, the one in my avatar is about 13. Both have two stroke engines.
As I currently have only about a dozen Saito engines, most of my planes are still powered with K&B 40s and 61s (about three dozen), five Magnums,, some HBs (4), an MDS, some AMD (Norvel) and about 30 Coxes. There are two good OS Max III 15 engines for the Duellist 2/15, and one OS 46 FX that refuses to peel its liner on a Modeltech "Magic."
So, while I am working my way to being Saito exclusive I still have a H*** of a long way to go.
Bill.