Best NEW Engine out!
07-07-2010, 12:57 PM
#46
I have been running Alphas since the start of 2010 and I'm VERY impressed with them thus far. The Orange Head is a MONSTER in my Truggy, and the Green head is a rocketship in my Buggy! $200 for the engine...and I can run more then $200 in fuel through it before I need to do major service? Sounds like a win to me....try running $500 worth of fuel in a Speed before it needs servicing. Awesome engines (Speeds), but with that price tag....it's hard to justify unless someone is giving you a NICE break on the price of the engine.
$279 for my Alpha with a pipe....hard to beat from my perspective. More power than a mortal will need. Even Ryan Lutz runs one....STOCK at that. He loves em so far.....
The B5/B6 is also a killer engine combo for the $200 price point, but if you are not a fan of Werks no one will convince you to try one ;-) LOTS of locals run them with great results. We're seeing more and more Alphas though....and no complaints about them.
$279 for my Alpha with a pipe....hard to beat from my perspective. More power than a mortal will need. Even Ryan Lutz runs one....STOCK at that. He loves em so far.....
The B5/B6 is also a killer engine combo for the $200 price point, but if you are not a fan of Werks no one will convince you to try one ;-) LOTS of locals run them with great results. We're seeing more and more Alphas though....and no complaints about them.
07-07-2010, 12:58 PM
#47
Where can you get 1 Speed and P/S/R and bearings for $500- $550? I guess I am not a savy shopper. But I can get that 16-18 out of 2 B5's for over $150less. Until I tried the B5 I was on the O.S. wagon too. I've owned speeds and Blue Heads. They were all great. But after I got off the speed high I wanted to see if there was something out there that was close but for alot less money and the B5 answered that call.
I never equated the speed to be more relaible over the blue head. They are both just as reliable. To me O.S. is reliable(minus the rear bearing fiasco of a few years ago) The speed out lasts the blue head without question.
I never equated the speed to be more relaible over the blue head. They are both just as reliable. To me O.S. is reliable(minus the rear bearing fiasco of a few years ago) The speed out lasts the blue head without question.
07-07-2010, 01:00 PM
#48
I heard through the grapevine that Losi wanted a engine to call their own and they wanted it built as close to the OS speed as they could get it and offer it at a great price. Horizon (Losi) had Novarossi build the Nitrotec engine. Have also heard from the Losi boy's in Ohio that the engine is excellent. Dunno the truth behind this one but that's the skuttle-butt going around.
ok now with that being said.. this is how i see it, please take it for what its worth.
any of us can buy 1 speed engine and a extra P/S/R set w/bearings for the same it would cost for 2 blue heads. Now the 2 blue heads I'd get maybe 7gallons if im lucky for a total of 14 gallons between the 2, then they go in the garbage.
That 1 speed and parts i will get about 16-18 and have a better, more reliable, faster engine. my 0.2
any of us can buy 1 speed engine and a extra P/S/R set w/bearings for the same it would cost for 2 blue heads. Now the 2 blue heads I'd get maybe 7gallons if im lucky for a total of 14 gallons between the 2, then they go in the garbage.
That 1 speed and parts i will get about 16-18 and have a better, more reliable, faster engine. my 0.2
Speed can be found online for around $400 from Hong Kong retailers. P?S?R combo can be had for $150 on ebay.
07-07-2010, 01:01 PM
#49
I have been running Alphas since the start of 2010 and I'm VERY impressed with them thus far. The Orange Head is a MONSTER in my Truggy, and the Green head is a rocketship in my Buggy! $200 for the engine...and I can run more then $200 in fuel through it before I need to do major service? Sounds like a win to me....try running $500 worth of fuel in a Speed before it needs servicing. Awesome engines (Speeds), but with that price tag....it's hard to justify unless someone is giving you a NICE break on the price of the engine.
$279 for my Alpha with a pipe....hard to beat from my perspective. More power than a mortal will need. Even Ryan Lutz runs one....STOCK at that. He loves em so far.....
The B5/B6 is also a killer engine combo for the $200 price point, but if you are not a fan of Werks no one will convince you to try one ;-) LOTS of locals run them with great results. We're seeing more and more Alphas though....and no complaints about them.
$279 for my Alpha with a pipe....hard to beat from my perspective. More power than a mortal will need. Even Ryan Lutz runs one....STOCK at that. He loves em so far.....
The B5/B6 is also a killer engine combo for the $200 price point, but if you are not a fan of Werks no one will convince you to try one ;-) LOTS of locals run them with great results. We're seeing more and more Alphas though....and no complaints about them.
07-07-2010, 01:03 PM
#50
It's hard to beat the os speed engine. It's not just about raw horsepower ts about how it's put to use. There are several engines that have more raw power than the speed but they are not as smooth and they do not get the mileage that the speed does. I had a powerhouse modded toro that definatly out does the speed in hp but it was like comparing a balls out corvette against a ferrari. Depends on what you like and what your style is.
07-07-2010, 01:05 PM
#51
im not 100 % sure on pricing cause i haven't bought any OS engine or parts since the Ninja JX came out, but when i was the blue head were like 250 and the speed was like 420.. rebuild is like 120. If you run OS there is no doubt the ninja is the best bang for the buck hands down. I really like the star based engines too but i highly doubt you'll get 9 gallons out of a star based engine w/o some work.
I think there are so many options out now. You really have to look hard to buy a bad engine... If you stick to the main companies you cant go terribly wrong.
07-07-2010, 01:06 PM
#52
Token created a posting frenzy !!!!!!
07-07-2010, 01:07 PM
#53
It's hard to beat the os speed engine. It's not just about raw horsepower ts about how it's put to use. There are several engines that have more raw power than the speed but they are not as smooth and they do not get the mileage that the speed does. I had a powerhouse modded toro that definatly out does the speed in hp but it was like comparing a balls out corvette against a ferrari. Depends on what you like and what your style is.
07-07-2010, 01:07 PM
#54
It's hard to beat the os speed engine. It's not just about raw horsepower ts about how it's put to use. There are several engines that have more raw power than the speed but they are not as smooth and they do not get the mileage that the speed does. I had a powerhouse modded toro that definatly out does the speed in hp but it was like comparing a balls out corvette against a ferrari. Depends on what you like and what your style is.
http://www.rc-mushroom.com/product_i...ducts_id=16273
07-07-2010, 01:07 PM
#55
07-07-2010, 01:09 PM
#56
Completely agree! Many engines make more power than a Speed. With the speed it is about how it puts the power down. It is just sooooooo Smoooooth. The 14 minutes of run time in my truggy is just a bonus.
http://www.rc-mushroom.com/product_i...ducts_id=16273
http://www.rc-mushroom.com/product_i...ducts_id=16273
Wonder how bad the shipping is...
07-07-2010, 01:11 PM
#57
It's hard to beat the os speed engine. It's not just about raw horsepower ts about how it's put to use. There are several engines that have more raw power than the speed but they are not as smooth and they do not get the mileage that the speed does. I had a powerhouse modded toro that definatly out does the speed in hp but it was like comparing a balls out corvette against a ferrari. Depends on what you like and what your style is.
07-07-2010, 01:14 PM
#59
its like an awesome marathon runners with a bad heart.
