Ideas for motor for Losi 8ight 2.0 T
03-24-2013, 01:02 AM
#16
P5XLT + 2058 + Werks or Buku clutch = double the price of a 454 with everything including air filter off ebay..
For someone who doesn't plan to race..
A 454, like the vast majority of engines, is only as bad as the guy tuning it - especially for bashing.
A Novarossi is no guarantee of easy tuning. I've had one good one, and one that was awful. Not saying a P5XLT would not be better than a 454 - just that it'll cost twice as much once you get all the bits to go with it... A race engine like that is also more sensitve during break-in.. For ex. it needs - moreso than the 454 - to be preheated, a longer break-in, etc..
For someone who doesn't plan to race..
A 454, like the vast majority of engines, is only as bad as the guy tuning it - especially for bashing.
A Novarossi is no guarantee of easy tuning. I've had one good one, and one that was awful. Not saying a P5XLT would not be better than a 454 - just that it'll cost twice as much once you get all the bits to go with it... A race engine like that is also more sensitve during break-in.. For ex. it needs - moreso than the 454 - to be preheated, a longer break-in, etc..
03-24-2013, 06:44 AM
#17
Dont waste 100$ on a Losi POS motor.
03-24-2013, 06:45 AM
#18
Don't waste $300 on some engine you don't need for bashing around the yard or a sandpit..
03-24-2013, 07:28 AM
#20
I don't know how happy I'd be with a P5 or a B5 for 200 bucks with a Coke can strapped to it for a pipe and no clutch... 
If the OP wants to let himself get browbeaten into believing that he has to have an Italian race engine (
..), then my advice would be to keep an eye out at Amain for if/when the RB Blast V11 goes on sale. They had the V9 in for a while, and it was on sale a bunch of times for a killer price.. (200 bucks with pipe.. Looks like the V11 will be a bit more, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it offered for $229 with pipe at some point..)
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ipe-Turbo-Plug
If the OP wants to let himself get browbeaten into believing that he has to have an Italian race engine (
..), then my advice would be to keep an eye out at Amain for if/when the RB Blast V11 goes on sale. They had the V9 in for a while, and it was on sale a bunch of times for a killer price.. (200 bucks with pipe.. Looks like the V11 will be a bit more, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it offered for $229 with pipe at some point..)http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ipe-Turbo-Plug
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