a new engine for my Shockwave
11-23-2007 | 09:39 AM
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a new engine for my Shockwave
11-23-2007 | 09:54 AM
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RE: a new negine for my Shockwave
i'm not too much in the know about which engines put out what. i see that this says it's got 1.2 HP, just for comparison, what do the stock Redcat engines put out??
11-23-2007 | 10:19 AM
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RE: a new negine for my Shockwave
I did a search for that exact answer and I could not find anything.. Id be willing to bet the VX-16 has under 1 hp tho..
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i'm not too much in the know about which engines put out what. i see that this says it's got 1.2 HP, just for comparison, what do the stock Redcat engines put out??
i'm not too much in the know about which engines put out what. i see that this says it's got 1.2 HP, just for comparison, what do the stock Redcat engines put out??
11-23-2007 | 10:21 AM
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RE: a new negine for my Shockwave
OS is a lot more expensive and Im done with Redcats engines.. my first one with proper break in lasted 1 quart ..
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How about an OS .18 CV-R or the SH .18?
How about an OS .18 CV-R or the SH .18?
11-23-2007 | 10:30 AM
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RE: a new engine for my Shockwave
The OS .18 CV-RX is only $110 http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXGGP7&P=ML only $15 more than the T-15.
11-23-2007 | 03:05 PM
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RE: a new engine for my Shockwave
that is a good price but I paid $30 less for the HPI motor..
almost 30% less.
almost 30% less.
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The OS .18 CV-RX is only $110 http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXGGP7&P=ML only $15 more than the T-15.
The OS .18 CV-RX is only $110 http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXGGP7&P=ML only $15 more than the T-15.
11-23-2007 | 03:33 PM
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RE: a new engine for my Shockwave
also did research on that too. HP figures are pulled out of the air. They mean nothing in the real world.
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And 40% more power
And 40% more power
11-23-2007 | 07:26 PM
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RE: a new engine for my Shockwave
yea OS mills are top of the food chain. for sure..
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Yeah just saying. It has quite a bit of power.
Yeah just saying. It has quite a bit of power.
11-23-2007 | 07:31 PM
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os is a great engine, that hpi is a decent engine, i had one, its not a real power house but pretty reliable, you should have dont the engine replacement program and got the sh .18, its a real good engine, reliable, easy to tune and powerful, you will like the hpi engine, its pretty reliable.
11-25-2007 | 02:09 PM
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RE: a new engine for my Shockwave
i have had so much bad luck with my redcat racing engine, i never got it to run right, followed all breakin instructions and everything, had my father in law look at it and couldn't get it running and hes been working with nitro engines for years. I called redcat racing and asked what i could do and they said do the engine replacement thats all they could do, and I have only had the thing for a week, didn't even put 3 tanks of fuel through it.
11-25-2007 | 02:14 PM
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the sh company makes great engines, its not the vx that comes with them, its a different engine. Check your tank and make sure that its not clogged behind the nipple and fuel is flowing freely, thats the only reason why i can think that the engine would have been killed in 3 tanks. If its got a clean and oiled air filter, free flowing fuel and set rich enough, the engine should work great. All my stock redcat engines are working to this day.
11-25-2007 | 03:09 PM
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it can be at the base of the carb or the backplate, i usually check for a leak by spraying fuel from a spray bottle on the base of the carb and backplate while its running and see if the idle changes, if it does that that would be where the problem is.
11-25-2007 | 03:49 PM
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RE: a new engine for my Shockwave
did not get it yet. I will post pics and report when I get it. I have more hop up parts for the wave coming too.
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how did the engine work out, im looking to put the same hpi nitro star engine in my shockwave?
how did the engine work out, im looking to put the same hpi nitro star engine in my shockwave?
11-25-2007 | 03:50 PM
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RE: a new engine for my Shockwave
Me too. Not a quart thru mine and it was compression free Im done with redcat motors.. no way..
Im done with redcat motors.. no way..
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i have had so much bad luck with my redcat racing engine, i never got it to run right, followed all breakin instructions and everything, had my father in law look at it and couldn't get it running and hes been working with nitro engines for years. I called redcat racing and asked what i could do and they said do the engine replacement thats all they could do, and I have only had the thing for a week, didn't even put 3 tanks of fuel through it.
i have had so much bad luck with my redcat racing engine, i never got it to run right, followed all breakin instructions and everything, had my father in law look at it and couldn't get it running and hes been working with nitro engines for years. I called redcat racing and asked what i could do and they said do the engine replacement thats all they could do, and I have only had the thing for a week, didn't even put 3 tanks of fuel through it.
