Where can I purchase this engine? Is it available in the US. If not then where and how do I pruchase from over seas? Seems like the price is better than the RCS 1.40 and the weight is a little lighter.
I have four of these engines. Two I purchased from Paul at JustEngines in the UK - <
www.justengines.unseen.org >, two I picked up here on RCU. You can also buy them from the US MVVS importer - <
www.MorrisHobbies.com >
I'm not sure about the pricing being better than the RCS right now due to the euro being valued higher than the US dollar. The MVVS also weighs a little more than the RCS, but makes more power (once you mod or replace the stock POS muffler)
I just happened to have weighed them this morning!
RCS 1.40:
- engine : 852g
- stock ignition : 117g
- RCS pitts muffler (inverted style) : 195g
MVVS 1.60:
- engine : 935g
- stock ignition (old style) : 110g
- stock muffler (POS) : 110g
- Bisson pitts muffler (inverted style) : 159g
- Bisson pitts muffler (side-mounted) : 158g
So. The RCS with an inverted pitts muffler weighs 41.05 oz; the MVVS with a similar muffler weighs 42.4 oz.
what's the closets I can get to a glow style muffler. I'm not looking for a pipe. I plan on mounting this in a MK 3d Freedom vertically. I would like to have a just a plane glow style muffler. Maybe later I'll use a pipe, but right now this engine will be enough for me in the power department.
I'm planning on using one of these engines in my 3D Freedom kit. (assuming I don't sell it off and replace it with a WM Fun-3D.) I haven't found a easily-available standard glow-style muffler that will fit this engine. You might want to contact the folks at Bisson - perhaps they can adapt one of the 'sport' muffler they offer for some of the big glow engines.
You could also cut off the cheeks on the front of the fuselage and find a cowl that fits it. You could then use whatever muffler style you prefer.