ORIGINAL: FieroMan121
i just won a nitro hawk on ebay (hoyah!) and now im left with the question of what engine to run in this bad boy since the included one is crapped out apparently. ive been unable to find anything exotic and new that isnt for a touring car, a stock mill, or an os which theirs nothing wrong with them, i actualy loved the os in my old rc10gt, but i like to be speckalz as yall know.
so does anyone have any ideas, im thinking of tring to squeez the losi speed nt enging in but im worried about fit and tuneability (losi engines have a good rep around here but i hear they are a pain to tune)
bdw no i will not be lazy and do an e-conversion, just too much guilt involved if i did
heres the hawk i won
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT
The hawk originally came with the Image 12 and then they released it with an upgrade motor, the pro 15. The image 12 is no longer made, and they're hard to come by even on ebay.The simplest engine to installwould be thepro 15 as it would drop right in. They don't sell the pro 15 with the long crankshaft needed for the hawk anymore, so you'll have to buya pro 15 with regular crankshaft andinstall the crankshaft from your bad motor in it. If the long crankshaft in your bad motor is no good, you'll need to buy one. The crankshaft is discontinued by traxxas, but you can still find them new on ebay (part number 4020)
Any more powerful of a motor and you'll probably be blowing your tranny out. I believe the diff gear is of smaller pitch (smaller teeth) than the standard 32pitch gears on most nitro