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- From: jahr@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Steve Jahr)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: First Trainer Questions
- Message-ID: <C0CnzE.Gn1@icon.rose.hp.com>
- Date: 4 Jan 93 22:04:25 GMT
- References: <1992Dec31.191035.21077@rtsg.mot.com>
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- > |A bushing motor like the OS .40 FP has much less power (about the
- > |same power as strong .25" motor) than an equivalent ball bearing motor.
-
- > I would strongly disagree with this. The only difference between a ball-
- > bearing motor and a sleeve bearing motor is the bearings. Ball bearings
- > do not have significantly less drag, they just last longer and can take
- > greater stress. But the FP is a Schnuerle ported engine, and produces
- > as much power as any other 40, excepting that you cannot safely stress
- > them with high nitro or tuned pipe.
-
- Bzzzzzzzt! Wrong!
-
- The manufacturers specs for the 40 FP as shown in the Tower catalog
- show the 40 FP at about 1 hp. Now this is probably more than most
- 25's which tend to be about .8 or so. But this is definitely *less*
- than most ball bearing schnuerle 40's, heck my OS 32 F spec's out with
- *more* power than a 40 FP.
-
- As mentioned by another poster, the port timing is often reduced in
- budget/sport engines to reduce performance and to increase general
- tolerance to abuse. Another item specifically changed on the 40 FP
- is the carburetor: it has a *much* smaller throat diameter than the
- other 40 sized OS engines. The muffler is also smaller: the 40 FP
- uses the same muffler as the 32 F which has the same bolt pattern as
- the 25 FSR (so for a tuned pipe use one for a 25?).
-
- The 40 FP will save money in the short term... but if a newbie wants
- more power in the future (different plane, aerobatics, etc.) then
- I just don't see how it is cheaper to buy *two* engines of any type
- than to buy *one* good engine.
-
- Steve Jahr
- jahr@hprnd.rose.hp.com
-