ORIGINAL: jeffk464
Ok, you guys have me really confused on what I should do. I have a cmp clone p-40 and was planning on putting a st 2300 on it and after reading this thread I'm not sure anymore. I dont like to go crazy on r.c. spending so I was thinking I could get some real power for this plane for not much money. I was planning on running this engine in the stock inverted position on this plane with the stock muffler and fuel tank correctly positioned for the carb. Should I get good reliable power with this setup. The plane is suppose to have a 140 4stroke so I figure I will be spending most of my run time at half throttle or less.
Are most of the problems you guys are having associated with the old italian carb or the new Chinese carb?
Would I be better off running a gms 1.20 instead? I really dont like the giant muffler the gms comes with.
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Some of these guys are *****ing because it isn't a good 3D engine. Has anyone noticed that it wasn't advertised as a 3D engine?
The rest don't know how to wait until an engine is broken-in, or how to tune a two-stroke carb when it is broken-in. This engine requires a gallon or two of rich running before the needles begin behaving properly. This is typical for a ringed Super Tigre engine. If it breaks-in earlier, consider yourself fortunate. It does happen occasionally, by the way.
There is no problem with the G2300 and carb if you run it as it was intended to run, AFTER it is broken-in.
Yes, just like any other manufactured product, an occasional example can have an unusual problem, but the majority of examples perform as advertised. This isn't rocket science gentlemen. Don't make this into more than what it is.