Airplane engine in a buggy?

[robriguez]

Anyone ever try this? I've seen some 3 and 4HP engines that look like they might fit into a buggy. I'm sure you would have to build a custom engine mount and find some way to get a clutch bell attached but with that much HP you could really make a buggy fly.

 

[El Pirata]

I have toyed with the idea several times of either adding an airplane engine or a boat engine onto one of my RC's. The one thing I have noticed is that it looks like the HP/engine size ratio seems lower for the plane and boat engine.

 

[FlyinRazorback]

Also, airplane engines usually go up around the 10K RPM range whereas car/truck engines are around 30K. I have seen somewhere on one of these boards where a guy put a 4 stroke engine in a Maxx. A 4 stroke would give you the torque, but would probably suffer on top speeds.

 

[robriguez]

But with high enough torque and high enough gearing wouldnt it be even faster because you can put such high gearing???

 

[RobH]

FRB's sig is cracking me up.

isn't cooling also an issue? airplanes are always moving at high speeds, therefore the head doesn't have to have as much cooling. i think the engine would overheat even you did gear the torque into speed.

wasn't 3maxxman going to put a huge airplane engine on his maxx? somethign silly like a .70 ??

 

[El Pirata]

I think someone here had it mounted on the shock tower in the back and prop driven. That may be what you were thinking about.

 

[RobH]

this is the .70 3maxxman is putting in a maxx:

https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2970

I donno if that's an airplane engine or not. it has a cb on it so maybe it's an RC car engine 1/5 scale?

whatever it is, it's a monster.

just insane...

 

[El Pirata]

Holy $hit!!! That thing's huge!!!

What's he gonna name it???

 

[RobH]

i donno it's gonn be a 10 pound weapon when he's done. i pitty the phone pole that's unlucky enough to have that beast smash into it.

 

[SilentGTboy]

:OMG:

 

[El Pirata]

Or Sky's foot. Wait now that's an idea....

 

[robriguez]

I've already damn near broken my ankle with my onroad. I dont even want to think about getting hit with a buggy or truck at WOT...especially not one that size.

 

[Team 17]

:worship: That is going to be out of control! Damn that is a big engine. He better make sure he has a couple of fails safe's on there.

 

[El Pirata]

Look out Sky!!!

 

[Zoomer]

mabey he should make a wheely bar on there...... i looks like he will need it!!!!!! That thing will HAUL (_o_) !

 

[SilentGTboy]

How much is that engine? I wouldn't mind having that in my storm Then it could really fly!

 

[Error401]

That hugeassed engine is a Thunder Tiger .70, and it's out of their EK-4S2 MT. IT's a heli engine with a big heat sink head. If you wannk know what it's like, go to thundertiger.com, then EK-4 and check out the videos.

EP, you're probably wondering why I'm surfing the buggy zone.....