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Old 06-24-2010 | 08:45 PM
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This is theengine many of us would love to have in our birds, notice how NEAT the spark plugs are installed..

Any Idea what kind of engine is it??





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Old 06-28-2010 | 12:31 AM
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Never saw an inline twin like that?
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This is theengine many of us would love to have in our birds, notice how NEAT the spark plugs are installed..

Any Idea what kind of engine is it??





Still looking for a solid answer on this engine!

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Old 06-28-2010 | 09:21 PM
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Dunno but, I want one. It is very cool. Could it be a home made twin?
Old 06-29-2010 | 07:02 AM
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See how it has that mounting tab in front off the cylinder?,, Most likely it's a power tool conversion.
In the early years of true Giant scale, before Zenoah and Quadra built bigger motors, guys were converting weed wacker and other power tool engines to R/C

Interesting it is a EI, I wonder how often those servos need replacing?
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I wondered about the EI myself. Isnt there conversions for old magneto engine. That is pretty neat

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