salabarria

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what would be a good reliable! engine between the range of 100-200 dollars.

Dreddlox

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Either the OS TZ or the JLR. You can get either of these for under $200!

Badfish67

I have the OS TZ 18 and its a great engine. Mine is the EB Mod but you dont need to spend the money on the mod unless you want to beat all your buddies.

lil-bump

iTrader: (89)

If your just into bashing; I would look at the OS CV series engines. Those can be had for around $125.00. that was the first engine I had in my NTC3
Not sure if the CV series is still in production also look at the TG series engines by OS

JLock

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You can look at the OS 12TG engine series. They come in pullstart and non-pullstart with either a rotary or slide carb and threaded or sg shaft. One can be obtained for under $180 easily.

salabarria

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now which one would give me the best performance?

lil-bump

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TZ series JL Red dot

cdub1

JL RedDot by a long shot

codeofdastreets

.18tz all the way motor runs hard nd is the most reliable motor i have ever owned

brc358

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The OS 18 are good motors, but there is so much torque on these engines, with a shaft driven car, you will get torque steer very bad. I have tried them in the NTC3 many times, and you have to feather the throttle to prevent the problem.
Stick with a good 12, <many manufactures> and you will be fine.
The JL Red dot is a great motor, and for the price cant be beat.

joeyb19

you may want to try to buy one of the .15 engines from associated. there are a few on e-bay that are brand new. i love these engines, and they have always been pretty reliable for me

salabarria

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are there any cheap novarossi engines for my ntc3?

nitrohead5300

..........I have ran a .18 and a .28 in my TC-3 if you run kawahara 40mm wide tire with the .18 it will take care of the torque steer problems. But you have to run wide bodies.

nitrohead5300

here is a picture of my TC-3 with a .28 in it.

nitrohead5300

Because of the torque I had to use some Wolfpack Radicals adapters to mount extra wide tires in the rear for traction. I also have steel diff pinion and spur gears from a Ofna LD-3 so the TC-3 is almost bullet proof.