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HPI 1/8th Petrol Engine
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, Aug 10 2011 12:57 PM
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 12:57 PM
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 01:00 PM
I just posted this Garry 
You can ignore mine then.
I want one! No matter what
You can ignore mine then. I want one! No matter what
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 01:01 PM
Surely petrol engines aren't powerful enough when that small? Especially with the spark plug, the big battery for it...
Me very interested. Although I don't actually know what I'm intereted in, it's just a silhouette.
EDIT: Maybe a Savage XL version would provide enough space though?
Edited by henzy190, 10 August 2011 - 01:04 PM.
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 01:03 PM
henzy190, on 10 August 2011 - 01:01 PM, said:
Surely petrol engines aren't powerful enough when that small? Especially with the spark plug, the big battery for it...
What big battery? The spark plug is powered by the flywheel creating a current. The battery is big cause they use much larger mAh capactity cells to help power the big servos and longer runtime to suit the 45min tank
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 01:06 PM
HUNTER.P, on 10 August 2011 - 01:03 PM, said:
What big battery? The spark plug is powered by the flywheel creating a current. The battery is big cause they use much larger mAh capactity cells to help power the big servos and longer runtime to suit the 45min tank
Could you tell I've never owned a petrol?
Maybe it is possible. But still, gram for gram petrol isn't as powerful as nitro fuel, so unless the engine in this is a fair bit bigger than the one normally in a Savage I can't see any performance advantages. But maybe if they stop copying chainsaw engines then the petrol engine will have more power?
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 01:07 PM
I think theres a lot open to interpretation, we'll find out the specifics later. Compagnucci used to make 1/8th and 1/9th cars with .39 petrol engines, so its possible.
http://www.mecoa.com...nucci/index.htm
http://www.compagnuc...mpany.php?id=44
http://www.mecoa.com...nucci/index.htm
http://www.compagnuc...mpany.php?id=44
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 01:09 PM
Would be a lot more reliable. Still leccy is the future...
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 01:12 PM
I'm gonna save some pennies so i can get one of these. I freaking love the idea!
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 01:18 PM
Oooh... if a custom built petrol 4-stroke Savage can do this:
Then maybe a HPI one could go one better...
Then maybe a HPI one could go one better...
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 01:38 PM
It wont be 4 stroke Henzy 
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 02:10 PM
Sounds like a winner to me 
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 02:47 PM
you can already get a kit that converts your savage to run a petrol engine. and going by the pic it looks like its going to be a savage of some sort
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 02:48 PM
Interesting
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 02:55 PM
The Trooper, on 10 August 2011 - 01:38 PM, said:
It wont be 4 stroke Henzy
I know that! It's just four strokes are generally less powerful than 2 strokes. So if a 4 stroke can do that, then imagine what a 2 stroke could do... is what I meant.
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Posted 10 August 2011 - 03:33 PM
imagine eventually 1/8 scale petrol buggies
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