G'Day all,

i am looking around at afew engines and have noticed that the Thunder Tiger & Super Tiger 2 Strokes are alot cheaper than the O.S is this due to them maybe not being as good an engine or other reasons?

If you have a TT Engine i would like to hear from you and tell me how they perform for you, i might be buying one and i just want to make sure i am not going to be wasting my money on a rubish engine.


Thanks Guys

Happy Flying
Paul

Hello Paul, welcome to RCuniverse. I have in my hanger a SuperTigre 90 and a 51. The 90 i have in an Excelleron 90, and I cant fault this engine. It has flown my aircraft now for well over 1100 flights and still going strong. In that time I have only replaced the bearings once along with a piston ring. The 51 SuperTigre has yet to require any servicing and has performed 327 flights. So all in all , Yes I can recommend SuperTigre Engines. I am sure others will opt for OS Engines, and so they should, as i am sure they are also of very high quality, but I bought mine by price, ie they were cheaper, and also recommended by another member of our club. The Thunder Tigre i cant comment on, as i have no experience with them. So what-ever engine you choose, Iwish you many happy hours with it. Just be kind to it during the run in stages and you will do all right.
Bill

I have a TT .15, TT.25 pro, TT .25 gp, and 2 of the ST .40. The Super Tigre .40's have many,many flights and have proven to be excellant engines. The Thunder Tiger .25 pro gave me fits with a leaky carb although it has excellant power. Thunder Tiger evidently redesigned the carb to correct this. The other two Thunder Tigers have been very good engines for sleeve type engines. I have a dozen other engines, OS, Magnum, K&B, Royal, Tower. For power, reliability, easy to use, price, my experience says Super Tiger is hard to beat in a 2 stroke.

I have 3 of the Thunder Tiger 46 Pros and they all run wonderfully.
They are probably the best value for the money of any 46 size
motor out there.

I have some experience with the Super Tigers and they are
good motors but I hate the huge ugly and troublesome
mufflers that come with them.

Mike Hammer

I have a TT.46Pro in a Goldberg Tiger, kit-built. It's a great engine and runs flawlessly. It has more power than I need and I usually fly at 1/2 to 3/4 throttle. I had had one a couple of years ago in a Pilatus Porter that really needed a .60. With an 11X6 prop it flew it very well and I really enjoyed it.

I recently purchased a World Models T-34 Mentor with a brand new Super Tiger .40 installed. This is one of the Italian ones, not the Chinese. It will be flying soon as it needs the control runs installed and a radio.

I have a Supertiger GS 40 in my 4 star. Great engine for the money, and perfect for what I wanted to do with that plane. Just be prepared, that massive muffler is pretty heavy!

Paul
I haven't used a TT but all reports seem to say they're very good. The only ST I've used is the G51 and it's been exceptionally good. I've replaced its muffler with a Bolly CF after muffler which saved about 3 ounces of nose weight . The Chinese ST's are at least as good as the older Italian made ones (as they should be because they're still owned by the Italians). OS are priced high because they have to pay for all the massive advertising they do, it doesn't mean they're better. In fact, they're not good at all when it comes to long life.

Well there you go, you learn something everyday!

Thankyou guys for the replies i may just have to get myself one now probably on tuesday since addies isnt open on mondays. (melbourne aus)

One more question are mufflers expencive?, i ask this because i have never brought an engine without one so im unsure.


Cheers Guys & Thanks again for the info

Happy Flying
Paul

Mufflers come with these engines, unless you want a tuned pipe/muffler or maybe a Pitts type.

I've flown numerous TT and ST engines without any problems. The only thing to look out for with the ST is that they take a little longer to break in than an OS or TT. Either way these engines are great buys.

Shane

I am impressed with the Thunder Tigers on the new students planes. Easy to adjust like the OS engines and good smooth power. The Super Tigers that I have come across are finicky to adjust and to try and keep running. They also are not finished very well. The carb barrel has suddenly jammed leaving the throttle frozen in one position. I have also seen this happen on their 60 size engines. My first choice is the OS AX but if you are looking to save a few dollars then I would go with the Thunder Tiger. ps. Get the 46 size over the 40 size, same weight but more usable power and pretty much the same price. [8D]

If you get the TT engines, get the "pro series" they seem to be a bit better than the regular ones, good engines... ALSO ST's are also good, I agree with the other comment that they might take a little longer to break in

Consider the following when asking these types of questions. This will work for any item you buy in R/C or elsewhere or topic you have an interest in.

People will have bias one way or the other on every topic or piece of equipment you can buy or talk about. When you ask these questions generally only people whom have a bias will respond. They will either think the equipment or idea is the greatest thing since sliced bread, or it is a piece of junk!

A better way to consider the purchase of an item, is to consider it's market share and the longevity of the manufacturer. Items which are less expensive are that way because they are generally built cheaper, or the company is seriously attempting to capture a larger market share with it's products and giving up some profitability to do so. Built cheaper does not necessarily translate to less quality! It may mean the producer has found good buys on raw materials and/or are paying less for labor.

Also consider the fact that distributors do not like to handle products which do not live up to their customers expectations. If this was the situation with either Supre Tigre or Thunder Tigre, you would not be able to find them, as the companies would have been out of Business along time ago.

In the end what I'm saying is the vast majority of products in a major distributors catalogs are good products! Both the manufacturer's products you have asked about have been around a long time. Like all manufacturers they have had their ups and downs and changes along the way. But, distributors need good products and tend to stay away from bad ones.

I own 6 TT 46 Pro's, a pair of TT42 GP's & a TT 61 Pro, (I also previously owned a TT 61 GP) -- all of them are superb pieces of work.

I think that the TT 46 Pro is arguably the best all-around 46-size sport engine on the planet. All six of my TT 46 Pro's have more than 100 hr of run-time on them & the highest time engine has 180 hr. They go like scalded cats & are as smooth as oiled silk.

I use only TT 46 Pro's on twins & seaplanes, where absolute reliability & never-die idle is required. Period

I used to buy OS engines by preference & I still have a few left, but I seldom buy an OS engine now.

Contrary to what everyone else says about the TT Pro engines - they are crap. I highly recommend that anyone that has one simply send it to me as soon as they can to get it out of their hanger. Don't worry, I'll take care of the proper disposal.

Brad

Damn -- you thought of that first. Great idea -- I'll take the TT junk that BKD doesn't have room for in his disposal system.