We've had some dyno testing going on with different pipes. Still have a few more to have tested, but we will let everyone know the results once completed.

Yep, these engines are fast engines for sure. And now with a lot of them with over 6 gallons and still going strong , they have also proven to be reliable mills:) I'm curious on the pipe testing as well on the dyno. The 2081 and F0801 are great pipes on the Argus. We will see if there are any other pipes that work as well.

We have tested these engines next to many other high end engines and they actually are faster than most that we tried or just as fast.

Lance
RcRenew.com

Pipes
 

Anybody tried a 2072 pipe yet. If you have what were the results........

Got through two tanks so far tonight. Here are my thoughts so far:

1. Got a ton of pinch. I went ahead and installed the .1 shim and had to break the glow plug loose to start it on both tanks.

2. Engine has ran very well after I got it started. Gone through my break in very smooth.

3. The pinch was so strong it forced me into a new starter box. My old Silver top just did not have the guts to start this engine. Had to go get the Ofna Blue box with the big motors. That thing can turn over about anything. Really has helped in breaking in this engine.

I am pleased with the Argus. Breaking it in with a P3 plug. Want to get some Vodoo #5 plugs. Hoping to run one more tank tonight....the neighbors are getting a little grumpy.

Jeff

I have one in my box but have yet to bolt it up to the Argus.

Jeff Ive run this engine for just over 4 gallons now. I use a single motor losi box and didnt have a problem starting or breaking it in at all. Didnt add the shim either. I dont like opening up a newly sealed motor. You have to heat them up first. I just use a blow dryer. Heat it up to 180-190 and it will fire right up. Another tip, buy far the best plug I have run is the OD 97T I didnt have to good of luck with the voodoo plugs tuning window is way different. Dont let it sit there and Idle on the box get it warm and get it on the ground and heat cycle it. Like I said I have 4 gs on mine and it still has a small amout of mech pinch and a s....t load of compression.

Will do as soon as i get a chance to run been working so havwen't gotten to get out lately.... As for the 2035 not being the best pipe for any motor it's hard to say as i just keep on coming back to this pipe on most of the motors i've run as i like the feel of it so i can't agree with your statement about it...

I just meant that most of the time you can find a pipe that will out-perform the 2035 (marginally) on any given motor, but you end up trying several and doing a bunch of testing to get MAYBE another 5% of power.

Quite honest, I think the 2035 is a great "go to" pipe on any engine. I ran it on 3 different engines last year (7 Port Orion CRF, O'donnell SS.21, and a Reedy) and it worked great on all. On each engine there are pipes that out perform it (2013 on the Orion, R2 on the SS, and a 2039 on the Reedy) but they all were 95% optimized with the 2035.

Yep, those dyno results are pretty impressive.:nod:

Lance
RcRenew

Ran an Argus/Jammin JP4 combo in the Tamiya truggy this weekend. I am only just starting to get a proper race tune on the engine after break in. Although it was very hot on Sunday, I still needed to preheat or it would lock up at TDC, so still lots of pinch.
From the start I was immediately on the pace, and had plenty of power all round. I was not lacking anywhere, and could clear the jumps from even when I was turning inside someone.
I was able to take the TQ and win at a track I had only been to once before. In the final I was pushing the 10mins, but was running on fumes when i was called in at 9:30. So I am not quite able to do 10mins at the moment, although the track was loose. I am very impressed by the motor, and cannot see any power drop from my RB B9 that I was running before. Hopefully, once it is leaned off more and bed in, then 10 mins will be easy in a truggy.
However, one of the mounting lugs has sheared off, has anyone else had this problem? there are no marks of any impacts on the head that could have caused this.

Recommend highly, even though this one may be broken, I am definitely getting another one and fixing this one.
Scott

I am not aware of any failures so far with the Argus engines thus far. If you broke an engine mounting tab off. Check your clearance underneath the engine under the mount. On some vehicles the mounts hit the bottom of some engines. That would cause a broken mounting tab.

Thanks,
Lance
RcRenew.com

Can I use odonnell #97t glow plugs in the a52?

Thx

I run the 97t in both of mine and it works great.

Ok, jus plug and play, right? No mods or shims required?

Yes no mods or shims required. We prefer the Rc-PRo or Werks #5 or #6 for out here in So-Cal for the Argus.

Thanks
Lance
RcRenew.com