Pomsteroonie Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Hi all My brushless Hyper ST basher is now finished and I want a Nitro for racing. Looking at the Losi 8eight 3.0 truggy but need to know what race spec engine I should go for? What should I be looking at and how much should I spend, was thinking around 200-250 for something like an OSmax .28 All suggestions welcome Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemate Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 28 will more than likely be to thirsty for racing matey, everyone runs 21 in the truggys. Os are great engines as are novarossi, alpha ,Bullitt and rb. Choice is yours , Head on over to maxbashing and get one or two ideas from there , the lads on there all race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisknights Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 like dave said stick with a 21 , your get longer on the track with less pitts , Them Bullitt goe well as well as novarossi , other wise your best bet is to go the track where you think your going to be racing and see what every one else is running , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboyneil Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Novarossi 5 port or more would be your best option bullit and alpha are mainly buggy and OS are a good all rounder for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 If you are just getting into racing then look at alpha engines, they can be supplied in a box set complete with clutch, clutch bell, flywheel and pipe. They are good value for money. I run an RB blast V15 engine and its a cracker. As fast as most novas, plenty of go in it, good on fuel doing 10 min runs if you are steady with the throttle. It has been faultless. Will hold a tune all day, in fact I havent needed to touch the needles for 3 meetings now. It will also happily sit on the spot ticking over all day long if you wanted it to! Answer rc are the suppliers and with a pipe I think they are about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) If you are just getting into racing then look at alpha engines, they can be supplied in a box set complete with clutch, clutch bell, flywheel and pipe. They are good value for money. I run an RB blast V15 engine and its a cracker. As fast as most novas, plenty of go in it, good on fuel doing 10 min runs if you are steady with the throttle. It has been faultless. Will hold a tune all day, in fact I havent needed to touch the needles for 3 meetings now. It will also happily sit on the spot ticking over all day long if you wanted it to! Answer rc are the suppliers and with a pipe I think they are about Edited September 5, 2014 by sean-vrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 i thought .28 is legal in a truggy? Ah sorry, I missed the truggy part! Maybe they are legal in a truggy, i'm not sure. I'll just climb back into my hole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jizwizard Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 alpha dragon would be a good punt in the 3.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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