DMAYLE

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Don - sorry I took so long to get back to you. Here are the photos of the DLE 20 installation.

airborne2.4

Nice, very nice

btflycrazy

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did a flame job on the RV-4 turned out alright but it just temporary till i recover the whole plane

Maxdog.vf213

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Usually hate flamesbut doesn't look to bad though.

fly24-7

It's a way to separate yours from the rest. Dig the angry bird pilot.

Can't understand why GP picked such a boring scheme? I couldn't find a full scale version with that color scheme and that tail number. If I recall, I've seen a photo of the scheme with a different tail number...

Maxdog.vf213

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Oh I agree 100%. Is why My Planes Usually have Flying Ace Snoopy and have another with Rodney The Reindeer, and My Texan II I am working on will Have Ace Snoopy And Copilot Woodstock..lol.

rcguy59

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Here's the pilot in my new RV-8. Chinese ARF with Chinese engine. Might as well have a Chinese pilot, too.

rcguy59

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Fly24-7: You won't find a full-size RV-4 or any other airplane with the registration number (N-number) included with this ARF. The number is totally bogus. Firstly, N-numbers NEVER include a dash between the "N" and the number, and secondly, the number NEVER begins with a zero. GP kinda screwed the pooch on that count, but at least they got the plane right.

btflycrazy

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I like the color on your plane and the china man lol , is that a RV-4 with engine and wing mods to make it a RV-8?

rcguy59

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No. A bit off-topic, but it's a Slipstream RV-8 ARF from Aztech Aeromodels. I posted the pics because of the "pilot". My GP RV-4 just has the GP 1/4-scale civilian pilot, so I decided to get "creative" with the RV-8. Here is the thread.www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10888426/anchors_10888426/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#10888426

btflycrazy

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wow it is crazy what you can find if you look hard enough, that may be my next plane

rcguy59

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It's funny how the next project can come from an unexpected direction. One of the many things I like about this hobby.

rcguy59

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For those who were wondering, here's how a Saito 180 fits in the cowl.

btflycrazy

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wow that looks really good  and i bet that thing hauls

rcguy59

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It hauls, alright. Here it is now with the DLE30.

btflycrazy

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yeah the dle is a better choice, that is my next motor I am going to put in, the little G20 is great but I just want more

rcguy59

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I'm glad to see there's SOMEONE out there who's not afraid to put some serious power in this plane. All I did on mine was to put 1/2" triangle stock in all of the joints forward of the rear end of the tank. The Saito 180 is at least as much of a paint-shaker as the DLE30, which was why I added the triangle stock in the first place. Everything is still tight and where it belongs, so it must have worked. An 8-10 oz. tank is all you'll need with the DLE30. Very efficient for a 2-stroke.

btflycrazy

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next time you have the cowl off could you take some pics i like to see what you did and i heard of some guys putting 50cc in there's lol, I bet that really moves

rcguy59

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OK. Here are some pics of it with the cowl. The installation itself is very straightforward. The standoffs supplied with the DLE30 were used as-is. Because I used the single-bolt prop adapter, the new cowl is mounted about 3/16" forward of where it was with the Saito 180. Without the prop adapter, it was virtually identical in length to the Saito installation.

airborne2.4

That thing must be a ROCKET with the DLE 30

rcguy59

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With the APC 16-14 prop, this thing LAPS rockets. : ) Not much braking-effect from that prop when throttled back, it takes a bit of time to slow down. Still better than a turbine that way, though!

btflycrazy

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i am going to order a dle 30 on Monday, Chuck Yeager eat your heart out lol

rcguy59

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Get it from ValleyView RC. Great service and they treat you right. All three of my DLE's are from them and there will be more in the future!
www.valleyviewrc.com/estore/

btflycrazy

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Zenoah G20I 41.6 oz at 1.7 hp for 339.99or a DLE 30 38.4 oz at 3.7 hp for 299.99 anyone want to buy a G20 lol

rcguy59

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Use an 18-8 prop for the first 4 or 5 tanks then go to an APC 16-12 prop. If you start with the 16-12, you may not be able to get the idle low enough to land and still be reliable. 32:1 mix non-synthetic oil for the first 3-4 gallons, then you can go to synthetic 40:1 mix if you want. As long as you're not fouling plugs left and right, you can't have too much oil. Nothing leaner than 50:1 under any circumstances. You will really like the 30 after having used the 20 because the 30 is easier to tune and is not as sensitive to needle settings.