I didn't mention several brands in my previous post. VMax engines from Richmond RC are supposed to be good solid values by most all accounts. I also didn't mention the SK line of engines sold by KangkeUSA, but they're also excellent performers for a budget line of engines.

Nathan King's comments about Thunder Tiger are kind of an inside joke. Nathan and I were trying to get my F-91s started on my Ace Staudacher S-300 last fall and just couldn't get it to fire. It turned out that the spinner backplate had gotten stripped and we were flipping the prop without turning the crankshaft over. Couldn't really blame that on the engine!