Hey Aussie,

I am installing a smoke system on mine. I am going to use a 14oz fuel tank instead of the 24oz one, and an 11oz smoke fluid tank. That's only a one ounce penalty over the original setup. I will install the smoke fuel tank on the CG ( 5 1/4" ) which is located were GP recommends to install the receiver and receiver battery (see the addendum for radio installation when using a Glow engine).

In my case I am using an Evolution 45GX gas engine so the rudder and elevators servos should be fine in the tail. The receiver and receiver battery, as well as the throttle and choke servos will go where the rudder Pull-Pull servos normally go. Using two Hitec HS-5645MG's for elevators and one JR DS8611A for rudder I will probably end up mounting a pair of 2400mAh LiIon packs all the way to the front inside the engine box to get it balance.

I am building the smoke system out of scraps I had lying around. The flow controller is from a Slimline Showtime that has a leaky pump. The 12Vdc pump is from a TME Smoke Fluid Field Pump ($21.99); I will solder the noise trap capacitors and save some money. The battery is an old 11.1Vdc 2200mAh LiPo from my Mini Funtana. I need to order a TME High Volume check valve ($6.99), and some tubing and connectors. You can save yourself a lot of work and aggravation by purchasing a TME Deluxe Smoke pump from [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXGVU1&P=]Tower[/link] for $92.99, and it comes with flow valve, tubing and High Volume check valve. The only caution with the TME pump is that you need to isolate the pump housing from heavy engine vibrations. Otherwise they tend to break at the screw mount lugs. By the way I am not 100%, as I understand Nitrile hose is more impervious to heat than neoprene hose. Does anyone know for sure which one will withstand more heat?