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witch motor for the v2 would a 2 stroke or 4 stroke be better i have a magnum 70 4 stroke i can use but will have to cut in mount area its to small . I know the 4 stroke will turn a bigger prop . but what about the weight thanks for any help[img][/img]

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If it doesn't weigh much more than the original GS it should have lots of power with an OS 46. That's what I have in mine (GS Katana with OS 46) and it has plenty of power. Just a guess but I would say that the Magnum 70 weighs too much.

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21.2 oz is the magnum 70 dont know about the saito 72 how much is the 46?

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Just dump in an irvine 53 and you'll be laughing. My Laser and EF Edge are both powered by one, and each has plenty power

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Spec, Tower shows the 46 at 17.2 oz. The Magnum is 4 oz heavier. The Saito 72 is 16.6

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spec36... I use a YS 63 in mine 17.9oz.... And using a T.T. 2" spinner, the
flt. pack in the wing as far back as I could get it, all else stock except for
adding a bit of C.F. tube to the tail wheel wire for added strength. I needed
to add about 1/2oz next to the tail wheel to get the rearward CG...
She fly's great.... Well the YS gets me sometimes:(

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man now i dont know what way to go i have a new 72 in the box and its weight is less so maybe 13x4w with it are what about 2 stroke ? i will look at the ys never had one but they must be good everyone talks about them as so ..got to go back to work check back later thanks all ............

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Mine is powered with the saito .72 and is AWESOME. I had a TT Pro .46 to start out with. It had enough power but the extra prop you can swing with the four stroke really makes a difference in the amount of air pushed over the control surfaces. It increases your control over the airplane at slower and even post stall speeds.

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Southern, that's a good point. I didn't think of that. I'm running a 12.25x3.75 on my OS 46. Could go with 13 in prop on the 72

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i'm using an os 70 4 stroke in mine... its almost the same motor than the magnum.. same weight... here is a video of it:

http://www.dodvideos.com/Aerofun/videos/summerfun.wmv

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Anything equal or beyond a Good BB .46 up to a saito .82 will fly the plane great. Its a great plane and super fun to fly

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big prop sounds good to me. did you have to do any cutting for that os70 if you look at my pic above i may have to remove about 3/8" to get it in there .not sure about the saito it may have a smaller case my buddy going to bring it over for me later . he has been doing the breakin for me on his stand. the saito is less weight and can turn more prop .now witch one is stronger. for pulling out. to much time to think about this and want to be ready to fly as my finger is getting better from the foamie tryin to eat it . you can read about that in 3d electric flying hurt by a foamy thanks for all the input from all... spec still thinking ..........

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Saito .72 is more power, lighter, and much easier to keep tuned than the O.S. .70. I did have do do some cutting but it didnt seem like a whole lot. A few minutes and a dremel tool and it was all done.

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ok went with the saito 72 and a 13x4w hope to test sunday thanks all for the help

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Good luck[sm=thumbup.gif]

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one more ? maybe someone could help me with this i have put in four futaba s9252 digital servos and one s3004 . someone said that the digital stuff eats your battery up fast . was trying to stay lite so i had a nr-4j 600mah and was going to use how long would this run and should i go bigger like a 1500mah thanks for any help

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I will put a saito 100 on mine.

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thanks all for the help with the motor choice for my v2 i put the saito 72 on and got to test fly today and it is just right plenty of power and not to heavy i was hovering in the first 2 min. of flight this bird is alot of fun i got a 2700mah battery that has the same weight as the 1450ma or just a few grams more and all is well .thanks again this site is great in about three weeks i have learned alot thanks to a place like rcu and its members and will learn alot more im sure.... back in the air spec p.s. edit to say to someone new like me to the site you can learn alot without asking a ? just read in the area you have trouble most likely its been talked about in the past . there is so much info on this site just dig and you will find...

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spec36, can you show a close up pic of how you did the throttle linkage? Thanks

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i did not use the hardware that came with du-bro ez connector is what i used and a z bend works smooth .edit to say i used the permanent mount push-nut

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old part that came with broke[img][/img]

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Thanks Spec36. That's perfect!! Now I have a much better idea of how to hook up my 72 also. Thanks again. [8D]

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got a few flights on the saito 72 this thing has plenty of power for the v2 46 i can hover at less than half stick and pull out like a rocket i think if you keep the weight down a 65 would do it . i have a 14x4w prop on it.

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Always good to hear a success, enjoy your plane

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Thanks again spec36. I looked at mine last night and can see how to make it work now. My servo is a little different but it will work. It really helps a lot to look at the pictures you posted. Thanks