RE: Need engine opinions
The Thunder Tiger Pro .46 is a wonderful engine, but the prices on Thunder Tiger 2-strokes seem to have been creeping upward over the last year or so. The TT Pro .46 is only $20 less than the O.S. Max .46 AX at Tower Hobbies. A $58 rebuild would still save $32 versus buying the TT Pro .46.
Thunder Tiger engines have slowly risen to premium product pricing status, and all of the TT Pro series and 4-stroke engines are now significantly more expensive than competing products from Super Tigre and Magnum.
If you shop around, you can still find good pricing on Thunder Tiger engines. It takes a lot more work than it used to, however. Fortunately for Thunder Tiger, their engines are top quality and are still a very good value at the prices now being offered.