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Testing the Waters ** AGAIN **

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  • #32
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,690 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    workaccount wrote: »
    Is the Force a particularily thirsty .32?

    Does it feel like much difference between the .32 and .28?

    Force is the same engine as your one.

    .28 maybe not as much grunt off the line but nothing worth talking about.


  • #33
    workaccount
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭workaccount


    vectra wrote: »
    Force is the same engine as your one.

    .28 maybe not as much grunt off the line but nothing worth talking about.

    I know it's the same as mine. I'm just thinking (and probably getting ahead of myself) if it would be worth going down to .28 in the future. Would the better economy outweigh the minimal power and speed benefit?

    How many hours should I expect the force to last?


  • #34
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,690 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    workaccount wrote: »
    I know it's the same as mine. I'm just thinking (and probably getting ahead of myself) if it would be worth going down to .28 in the future. Would the better economy outweigh the minimal power and speed benefit?

    How many hours should I expect the force to last?

    Are you going to race it ?
    If so
    Keep the .32 for bashing around
    and get a .21 for racing.
    Way better fuel economy.

    As for how long the .32 will last?
    "How long is a pices of string "
    I dont think Coolwings could even answer that one as it would be a result of how well it is tuned and used/abused.


  • #35
    workaccount
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    vectra wrote: »
    Are you going to race it ?
    If so
    Keep the .32 for bashing around
    and get a .21 for racing.
    Way better fuel economy.

    .21 :eek:

    I heard that a .28 would be required for racing. Is that not very small for a heavy truggy?

    Would you be in a .21 class or could there be guys with .28's?
    vectra wrote: »
    As for how long the .32 will last?
    "How long is a pices of string "
    I dont think Coolwings could even answer that one as it would be a result of how well it is tuned and used/abused.

    I know I know. I just thought you might have been able to say in or around 100 to 150 hours would be average for a nitro engine, that's all.


  • #36
    lotus791
    Closed Accounts Posts: 44 ✭lotus791


    for racing a 21 out revs a 28 and runs longer on fuel tank by up to 4 mins . truggy class is open only rules are tank to be 150ml and monster type wheels . 21 seems to be the more popular choice which proves the point. as for how long an engine lasts depends as said above but for example my race engines last about 20hrs or 7 gallons of fuel my play time ones may last double that .


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  • #37
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,690 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    lotus791 wrote: »
    as for how long an engine lasts depends as said above but for example my race engines last about 20hrs or 7 gallons of fuel my play time ones may last double that .


    And that is purely because you know how to tune them and how to treat them ;)


  • #38
    workaccount
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭workaccount


    workaccount wrote: »
    .21 :eek:

    I heard that a .28 would be required for racing. Is that not very small for a heavy truggy?

    I actually meant would the .21 not be small for racing....it looks like I meant the .28.

    If you are going to get a .21 though won't you have to pay loads more for a high performance one?


  • #39
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,690 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    workaccount wrote: »
    I actually meant would the .21 not be small for racing....it looks like I meant the .28.

    If you are going to get a .21 though won't you have to pay loads more for a high performance one?

    Not really
    No point in having a wicked fast engine if you are not great at racing.

    Sometimes a slower machine can lead to faster lap times if you are inexperienced in racing.;)


  • #40
    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,460 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    Vectra is right.
    Plus ... beginners usually can not get a high performance engine started due to sensitive tuning in those particular engines.


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