Originally Posted by
WideOpenThrottle RC
Well I wasn't personally attacking your motors but since you felt the need to correct me let me clarify, I was saying why buy a cheap mill such as these, gotech's, alphas for $200 and then have to put a quality carb on them
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...lus-21-5-T21BF to make them run right, why in the world would you ever buy a replacement carb from the same manufacturer if the original didn't last but a couple gallons? I've seen this game before, the money is always saved by using cheaper materials, if the materials were on par of the other major manufacturers for less money there would be no rb, novarossi or o.s. Every few months or so some new motor from the same taiwan factory comes out with a different cooling head that everyone deems the latest and greatest budget racing mill. And it is always the same story, you have to tune this different then other mills, theres a different break in process, you have to rerod it at a gallon. I really don't care what people run or spend there money on but don't tell me I should read or know more before I comment, this is just another rebadged tawain motor and there's nothing more to know as they've been out for a while.
I don't think anyone disputes the quality of the European made engines, but I'm getting really sick of those "upper crust" racers that tell me Taiwan made engines are junk. These engines need NOTHING modded, repaired, improved, or replaced to go fast and run well. Just how much more do you think high quality materials cost versus low quality ones for an RC engine? Do you really think that 3"x3" chunk of "high quality" alloy billet costs $150 more? NO! Do the engine bearings cost $150 more? NO! Does labor and markup (because of their NAME) cost $150 more? Perhaps.
Now, I can't tell you that the "budget" engines use the most costly materials or the most expensive bearings. But I can tell you that the "budget" engines of today are far superior to the ones of only 3 or 4 years ago.
I've run GO engines for almost 4 years. Yes, early generation GOs had carb problems, they were resolved in the following generation. Some had rod wear problems. My belief is too much pinch caused the rod wear during breakin. This has ALSO been resolved. While the Taiwanese engines may not be perfect, they ARE striving to be. Every revision has been to improve the performance and durability of the engines. I can't justify the cost of the of the "upper crust" engines.
I'm tired of the "my dog is bigger than your dog" BS that you "euro snobs" are trying to spread on my rose garden.
There may not be a new Sheriff in town (yet), but there's a lot of Deputies that keep getting more and more qualified.