jkrustchinsky

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i want you guys to tell us how long your engine has lasted, i wanna see which engines last the longest,

ill start off, xtm 24.7 - 4 gallons before it lost compression
picco .12 - 2 gallons before it lost compression and became unfixable

now its yalls turn,

RenegadeRevo

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2.5r 2.5 gallons... but it has scratches in the sleeve (probably caused by me not cleaning the head before removing the glowplug... )

RB Concepts TM323 almost 2 gallons and still running strong...

jkrustchinsky

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dang man 2.5 gallons sucks

cornelje

I have never bought an engine or any rc for that matter (except my mini giant) brand new. All have been used, and I have used 2 1/2 gallons on one of my mad forces, still alot of compression, 3 gallons on a Megatech M16 (on an rc10gt, which the m16 smoked the fantom 12) and its still running strong, and about 3 tanks on my xtm 24.7, also put about a gallon in an old kyosho flat head.

CR500rider

well i have never killed an engine yet, but i would say i have about 7 gallons on a savage nitro star 25 engine and it still runs strong

jkrustchinsky

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dang 7 gallons, thats awesome, i think im might go with a savage engine to put into my x factor

mayhem272

my jato 2.5 is about 2-2.5 gallons
my mayhem is at .5 and still strong!

soulja4187

My 2.5R has about 4 gallons and still running strong and my Mach .26 just 1 gallon and just waking up

Crash-RCU

LRP Z28R, just shy of a 1/2 gallon and am I bummed. Wrist pin came loose, scored cylinder then while trying to start engine not knowing about wrist pin, it came out and jammed in exhaust port. Tore down engine and found the damage, also have scored piston. Calling Associated tomorrow.

jkrustchinsky

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that sucks man, good luck

Dil

well nothing to be surprised of,

traxxas says that the trx 2.5 will last around 3 gallons, so there u have it!!!!

i personally think they given that small little engine tooo many steroids,

and HPI says that there engines will last 100 hours ++ i read it somewhere in their web site, in the FAQ

how many hours would 3 gallons do?? according to my calculation 3 gallons would be about 40 hours of runtime, (i took 20 miniutes of runtime per tank of 125cc)

so there u are, 40 hours trx 2.5 and 100++ for the savage engine - no hard feelings traxxas lovers!



my trx 2.5 about 2 gallons, slowly loosing it, had to increase my idle to keep it from stalling

McFrosty

Reading these number has me a bit scared.

I just bought my first Nitro RC car and it should be arriving shortly but I'm starting to think that these are really high maintanence toys.

In the summer time I could see using it for several hours a day in a sand pit and quarry behing my house.

With that in mind the engine will have to be replaced about every two or three weeks? Or just the piston and sleeve?

I bought a Revo with an OS .18TM.

alvinl

McFrosty. This is an expensive hobby, but nitro trucks are so cool. You won't regret it.

When your motor gets weak, you can just replace the piston and sleeve. However, some motors are so cheap you can buy the whole motor for just a couple dollars more. The OS .18 TM is a more expensive motor so it would be cheaper to just replace the piston and sleeve. If you had the stock Revo motor, I would say just buy a new motor because it's only about $20 more than the piston and sleeve.

Don't let the cost scare you. It's not that bad. Besides, it's just money. And you haven't seen expensive until you have kids...

McFrosty

lol, thats exactly what I thought. Have fun now while I can.

My other/old hobby is CarAudio so I'm familiar with spending thousands on toys.

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Dil

mc frosty dont be too worried 3 gallons is alot, depends on how you use it and stuff, after all gotta enjoy life man!!!!

have fun,

maxximum_overdrive

i've got two gallons on my 2.5 and it will still pull the wheels coming out of corners. for some reason it won't do it from a dead stop though. oh well. i'll be happy if it gets though another gollon........but if not thats ok too.

tashspop

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i jumped into rc to have a lesser costing hobby than car audio. it is still expensive, but i have a few rc's and have less money tied into them than a good install. from the looks of your equipment (mcfrosty) you have no problem spending money on your hobbies and rc's will cost alot less than that install did.

Mason.H

you guys are only getting like 3 gallons through your engines????? i have the monster gt .21 and i have had 8.5 gallons through the stock motor!!!!!

RenegadeRevo

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LOL... well, I think mine was my fault... I didn't follow ANY of the rules... no after-run at all... and I didn't clean the head when I changed the glowplugs, which I think got dirt in the cylinder... I think it still has good compression/pinch.. just has marks in the cylinder...

doctorducttape

3 gallons sucks!!!!

monster gt .21 9gallons and running strong no sign of wear even though i replaced it yesterday no after run oil

jkrustchinsky

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i just make sure to put the piston at the bottom of the sleeve after every run,

Dil

damm thats good stuff, 9 gallons through,

bigger the engine the longer it will last

kevlarcoatedtent

Anyone know how long the LSTs engine lasts?

chipracer

Wow I didn't realize that it is more the norm for an engine to crap out after only a few gallons of fuel! I have a hyper 21 turbo in my ofna pirite mt, and have run better than 7 gallons through it. It will still wheelie across the yard, and keep up with my buddies MGT. I just ordered a revo, it'll be in friday, sure hope to get more than 3 gallons through it.

jkrustchinsky

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engine lasting has alot to do with how you take car of it, like putting the piston at the bottom of the cylinder after every run, puttting some after run oil every now and then, a good airfilter to keep out dirt, tuning, if you do everything right and tune it a little rich every time then you should be good for atleast 4 gallons, the x factor right now has about 2 gallons through it and it has really really good compression, feels like new, so hopefully shell last for about 4 gallons, if not then i guess ill be buying an os big block to go in it

my old xtm motor ran for around 4 gallons and i didnt take care of it too well, so maybe this one will run longer