Anyone recognize this rear carb Super Tigre?
11-10-2002, 04:01 AM
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Anyone recognize this rear carb Super Tigre?
Just came across this locally. Anybody recognize this Super Tigre 40? I'm not a collector, but with the rear carb it seems unusual.
Have not picked it up from the widow yet so it is not cleaned up. Worth getting?
Have not picked it up from the widow yet so it is not cleaned up. Worth getting?
11-10-2002, 05:06 AM
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Supertigre G40
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That engine was a high performance racing engine in it's day. It was the last pylon engine preceding the Supertigre X40. It was available with carb for R/C or without for C/L rat racing. It had the only 2 barrel carb that I had ever used where the Idle was through the pin hole venturi with it's own needle and high speed was through the regular carb with barrel. You needed to run 2 fuel lines into the tank to make sure that the idle venturi would have it's own fuel supply.
That engine was a high performance racing engine in it's day. It was the last pylon engine preceding the Supertigre X40. It was available with carb for R/C or without for C/L rat racing. It had the only 2 barrel carb that I had ever used where the Idle was through the pin hole venturi with it's own needle and high speed was through the regular carb with barrel. You needed to run 2 fuel lines into the tank to make sure that the idle venturi would have it's own fuel supply.
11-10-2002, 05:23 AM
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Thanks, Mr. Motor! 
I suspected it might have been a racing engine. The owner was an accomplished pattern pilot and owned a great deal of top end pattern equipment. Pretty much top end stuff from the late 70's mostly, and early 80's.
Kind of a neat engine. I will take a closer look at the carb set-up based upon your comments.
Thanks again.
I suspected it might have been a racing engine. The owner was an accomplished pattern pilot and owned a great deal of top end pattern equipment. Pretty much top end stuff from the late 70's mostly, and early 80's.
Kind of a neat engine. I will take a closer look at the carb set-up based upon your comments.
Thanks again.
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Anyone recognize this rear carb Super Tigre?
Now that looks familure. I have one just like it except it is a .71. It is NIB yet. Never found a plane to use it on with the rear carb and all. Nothing visually different about the carb. It has only one fuel line. If I remember correctly it was purchased in the early 70's. This was back when Tigres were tigers.
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Supertigre G21 .40 rear carb
Ha, ha! It has been a while since you posted about this amazing motor. I have one nicely broken in and very clean with a rear carburettor made in West Germany of all things. It is in excellent condition. On exhaust side: Made in Italy by Micromeccanica SATURNO on opposite side: Supertigre 40 nestled in a "V" then G*21 pierced by the pointy part of the*"V"
Would be interesting to find out the age of this one.
Dave
Would be interesting to find out the age of this one.
Dave
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