golfingguy27

OK, I've got a crazy question. I have been into RC for years and I am a cnc machinist so I have the ability to make parts etc. I am wondering if I could find a practical use for a 44cc gas airplane engine I am no longer using in a plane. I was thinking of either some sort of 4wd monster truck, or a 4wd BIG drifting car. (I have an electric drifter I love to have fun with) Any thoughts on something I could get and modify for this engine would be appreciated. Is it just to big to be used in anything practical? Just a goofy idea that popped into my head when cleaning up my room and picking up my BME 44cc.

Thanks,
Todd

bigmodman

well todd, you can use it, in fact i am building a 1/4 scale late model that will be sporting a 65cc enigne. what would you like it to be the most? its your build, and well in my opinion i would go with a drifter but thats just me.

golfingguy27

Well, I think a drifter would be cool too, but a big monster truck/crawler sounds kinda cool as well. I'm not so sure I want to take on scratch building something though. I was looking more for ideas of things I could modify to take the big engine. One concern I have about the drifter is if spinning the wheels so much would over rev the engine.

savagecommander

well if you,ve got cnc you could run off something to avoid that, and i think the only thing that would hold that motor is 1/5 scale, and you could make your own for less than $1000 in mats.

quarterscalelegends

You could for sure make something awesome in 1/4 scale . check out www.quarterscalelegends.com I would make a monster truck.

Later,
mike