Best engine for WM Dago Red 46?
 

If money is not a problem for buying any of those engine & I run 30% heli fuel all time. which do you think is the most suitable engine for my Dago in term of performance, reliability & weight issue?

RE: Best engine for WM Dago Red 46?
 

Had a Saito .72 in mine... Great combo.. Now I think I would give the Saito .82 a shot... Should be even better..

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Kind of hard to vote in a poll that ends before it started. :D

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I think you want high rpms with this plane. Mine flew great with a OS 46. A Magnum .52 would be excellent as well.

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Jett .76

its a 2-stroke in a 40 size case that puts out more power than a 91 4stroke at half the weight.

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I run a Saito 100 and 61fx

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I love the YS-63 it has about the same power as the Saito-82 and is pumped ;)

RE: Best engine for WM Dago Red 46?
 

depends on what you want

scale fun fly: Magnum 70
quick and nimble: Y.S. 63 or Saito 82
heavy and fast: Magnum 91

naturally the Magnum engines are the bang for the buck engines. the TT 91 is also good.

i've had friends with the FS52, the 70 Ultimate (kept losing his muffler :-), FS70 and the a bunch with O.S. Saito and Magnum 91s. the 52 is a poser... a little too light for this. a 70 is minimum i think. the 70 Ultimate was powerful but needed some weight to balance. the 91's were all great but each of them reinforced the wing because they all like to the scrafing runs pull up to vertical, roll and 3/4 loop back down to another. they do this in succession until they have to land. it's fun to watch a bunch of WWII planes (axis and allies) up and down the runway but no one will fly when they do this because we all know how dangerous it could be. btw, of all the planes i mentioned, only two have the dago red version. everyone else runs the standard p-51.

RE: Best engine for WM Dago Red 46?
 

saito 72

RE: Best engine for WM Dago Red 46?
 

You left out the number one choice at our field, YS 110. Believe it or not that is one of the most common combos at our field. We have a group of guys that fly them regularly in a loose formation on average 5 at a time. Not all of them are the WM Mustang but I'd say more than half choose that 40 size warbird for it's good flying characteristics. Because of the formation flying a LOT of others try and emulate them and also have the YS110/WM Mustang combo. With the right APC prop and YS20/20 fuel they do about 130mph and slow down like a trainer for landing.

RE: Best engine for WM Dago Red 46?
 

YS110 is a lot of engine for that plane... would be very careful with reinforcing every nut and bolt of that thing!!!

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Now that sounds like a great combo.. Bet it is something to hear/see several of them in formation... Must sound like a herd of Harleys going by :D. Isn't there some law against putting a 2 stroke in a Dago Red or any warbird for that matter ?

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Nope, the law only applies to Piper Cubs and WWI planes. For WWII and later warbirds it's just a guideline. :D

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Thanks for the clarification on that :D:D

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I think I will go for YS63S. The 110 is overkill for me & need to do some re-inforcement job on the fuse. Magnum 91 is my next chose but do you guys thing it's too heavy for the Dago?

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I have several of the Mag .91 four strokes and love them... They are IMHO a tad heavy for the DR though...

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You don't have to reinforce anything to put the 110 in the WM Mustang. The only mod is to put a larger tank than the stock one and I put it over the CG since the regulated YS doesn't care. Ask anyone in the Sepulveda Basin thread (in the clubhouse) and they will attest to what I have said.

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Do you happen to know what props they are running on the 110?

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12x9 or 12x9.5 (APC of course)

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I have seen one with a 110 but I do not know what had been done to the airframe as far as mods.- I would glass the engine mount area just to make myself feel better.... Along with the center of the wing if it is not already done by the MFG.

Consequently, I think there SHOULD be a law against 2 strokes in Warbirds especially P-51's or similar, my brother had (RIP), a TF Gold edition P-51 done real nice with Robart retract mains, scale tail wheel etc. and he had a YS-120AC on it- It just sounded AWESOME!

So I guess the logical choice may be the YS-63FZ/S, but the 1.10 would make other warbirds at your field shrivel up...

Take care-

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On my Dago there is one place I did reinforce and that is the blocks in the wing where the LG mounts.. This seems to be the weak spot on all WM 40 size Mustangs... All I did though was remove the LG and paint the area with epoxy... Never had a problem there
after that.. I have seen some guys reinforce the center section of the wing etc and some don't... Doesn't seem to matter.. I have never seen one com apart there... I think it is more of a feel good thing..

RE: Best engine for WM Dago Red 46?
 

you don't need to glass anything on the WM dago using a ys110.

i have one on a WM 60 size and that plane is underpowered. it's a perfect match for the 46 size. a 12x9 or 12x10 apc will turn the ys110 in the mid 12,000 rpm band and unload to prolly 13,000 in the air. the plane will reach about 130mph and it will not fall apart.

don't be sissies - put some power up front and make it scream.

if you want your (ys110) engine to last longer - put on a 13x10apc and spin it at 10,500rpm's. the plane will still do 125mph and your engine will last twice as long.

no s h i t.

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I've got a saito 91 on mine with an apc 12x8. What should my static rpm be on the ground? I've been getting about 10k, but I know I can lean it out and get more out of it. I thought the saito rule was to keep it around 9800 rpm. Thoughts?

RE: Best engine for WM Dago Red 46?
 

don't lean it out trying to get more. you'll overheat and damage the engine eventually.
you can try going to an 11x10 (more pitch = more speed at a given rpm) but the reduction in prop diameter will give you less thrust. no big deal. 10,000-10,500 rpm is a good range for the saito 91. don't lean it to get into that rpm band. select the prop size to do that and keep the engine mixture optimized. you might be safe at 11,000. i'm not sure what red-line a saito 91 is at.
having said that that - there is no substitute for power.

go ys.

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I got a Dago Mustang with a Y.S. 91, great combo. I didnt reinforce anything and its been a great flying airplane, a pleasure to fly. I fly from a grass field and the retracts havent been a problem. I have a 13x11 prop for ground clearence and have to kill the engine to get it to slow down to land. Put the Y.S. 110 in you will not be sorry. I did put the battery in the radiator scoop for balancing.