Shedmaster Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hi all, Good Morning, Would anyone be able to advise me please.... I've managed to build up a HPI Savage XL for myself minus an engine. I only have a Hong Nor 4.6 or a HPI 4.6 engine available to fit with a 47/17 gear set. Can I use this to power an XL chassis or do I really need to buy in a 5.9 engine ? I'll be using the car for bashing one day, nothing too competitve or high speed. Many Thanks for any advice, Kindest Regards, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
53HRA Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Welcome to the forum It'll power it no problem,but might be a little underpowered if that makes sense If it's only for bashing i'd fit one of the engines and bury it to the ground before replacing,might as well make use of what you have in my opinion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Shouldn't be a problem. Worst case scenario, you might end up dropping the gearing to a 16T clutchbell. The only thing a 5.9 would gain you would be wheelies and a bit more flexibility on gearing. My first Savage had a .21 engine, and that was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-z-awd Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 i ran k4.6 on a savage xl with no probs so you should be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shedmaster Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Hi everyone, Many Thanks for your helpful replies. After some more thought, I'll now be pulling my Hong Nor 5.9 out from my Savage X and then fitting a 16 tooth clutch bell I've just acquired since posting this question. I will then fit the engine into the 'XL' and use this with the 47 tooth spur gear and see what happens. I'm really hoping for good things with this self built 'XL'.........after falling out with the first one that I had originally ! Kindest Regards, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Alot of people pull the x5.9 out anyway and drop an lrp 32 in. But I bet a .28 would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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