Is it illegal ?
 

I am going to florida sometime soon and i'm gunna buy an 18ss engine for my mt2, would i be allowed to take it back on the flight? Your help is much needed, i have already emailed british airways and they say that they cannot answer my question.



many thanks

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Yeah, you should be able to i wouldn't see why not,
Dont bring fuel back though, obviously, :)

ive taken my desktop to places, not over the world just in the country,
so why not an engine? haha.

You didnt put, "im going to buy a 18ss engine for my mt2" in the email did you?
im sure wouldn't know what in the hell your talking about. lol.

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If the answer is no just mail it to your self!!! UPS hehe

But it should be fine.

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Bring your MT2 with you in a box with all kinds of garbage thats worn out or un needed. Pack everything you buy back in the same box and don't even declare it, they have no clue about things like that and don't know where you aquired it:D tell them your in a race there in Florida.

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Get the OS 18 CV-R or RX instead much better engine then the HPI 18SS! Cheaper as well.

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what are those engines like? do they fair well in an mt2 ? you know speed and torque wise?

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Not just yea but Hell yea.............lol............and to me the way I gear for the CVR its got lot more bottom end...........just a matter of how you set it up[:-]

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I don't see any reason why can't pack it in your luggage. Just don't take any flammable liquids, you know, fuel.

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The OS 18 CV-RX is a MUCH better engine then the HPI 18SS!!!!!!!! Go to the over 580 pages on the MT2 forum and see what most are running! Not only that cheaper, faster, more durable, easier tune, holds a tune better and more.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_15...82/key_/tm.htm

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+1 46u, and also yea, it's legal...just nothing flammable...

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If you think you can just shove it in your suit case and go you haven't done to much traveling around this world M8. I gave the best avenue to take to have a no questions asked to importing of a product. you all do what ever you want but don't say I didn't tell you[&o] and you guys that say its legal:D it sure as hell is,but are you going to pay duty for him on what he brings back? Ahhhhhhhh you jet set people know whats up I'll just be quiet[&:]

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another +1 on the cv-rx
i have it in my hpi mt1 and man it hauls arse
its like [X(] not even tuned yet

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i think you should because the pros fly there cars with them all over the world the engine with no fuel is no more than a lump of metel and worse comes to worst you can just mail it i do doubt that you wont be let in the country just dont get it out and keep it in its box unless if you are asked to show it and i dont think you will have to pays duty but plese do get the o.s

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If there is one molecule of oil then no. I have experienced that when I was coming home from Waco, TX. I raced at Dwayne's shop there.

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hey everybody i have one important thing to ask and tell. first of all are you useing a carryon luggage or are you checking. If you are carrying on your luggage thanput it under stuff and if asked get it out right away. If you are checking your luggage than no worrys about security. one final thing dont say anything about it and dont be that kid who just got his most wanted toy and got it taken by the bully in other words dont fluant it:D

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Excuse this if it's a dumb question.
Are you taking your truck with you from the UK to Florida, buying a new engine and taking everything back OR just buying a new engine in Florida and taking that back with you???
I ask because if you are taking the truck with you then I don't see how you could have any sort of problem returning with the new engine. Just like some have said though, no fuel or oil. I would even go so far as to flush the tank, engine and lines with alcohol first.
If you are just buying an engine then I'd leave the box behind, shove the engine into a zip-loc bag and put it in my luggage and not say a word about it.
In either case I would NOT try to carry it through security, I'd just check it through and be done with it.

Oh, and OS all the way!!!!!!

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id say if it was a trx3.3 than no.... there sharp as hell!!!!! lol!

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just make sure the lines and tank are flushed, the oil in the shocks is not a problem. They allow hair spray so a couple of ounces of oil in the shocks is safe. Put it in your check in and pack cloths around the radio and truck to protect it

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you all know this person posted this 4 months ago. I am sure they have come and left FL already...

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Ahhhh nick it was just getting to be fun[&:]

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In that case, I wonder how it went???

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Probbaly OK ;) we haven't seen any news of someone trying to blow a plane out of the air with an RC Nitro engine[:'(]