Best racing engine for rc10gt??

[TriGGeR]

i was wondering what the best budget racing engine is for an rc10gt i have a phantom fr12 on order at the lhs i work at but that was not budget lol just give me some ideas

 

[RC10GT-GUY]

Id say the fantom or one of the novarossi's.

 

[FastEddy]

You will be fine with just about any name brand .12 in the GT.
The Fantom is good as well as the OS TR.
People on the local race circuit put to much stock into believing a race engine is going to win them races. The GTs are so lite that its easy to over power them. I see a lot of drivers trying to compensate for an over powered GT rather than driving a race to win. When I was driving a GT I preferred an engine with less HP and more RPM. The Fantom will do just fine but I preferred the OS TR less HP and near the same RPM. (Cost Less)

 

[highflyin]

At the track near m most use .12 tr's and .12 cvr's

 

[PD2]

If you want a true racer, then nothing beats the Novarossi CT-12 or TN-12. The big difference between the two is the exhaust port - TN-12 is rear and CT-12 is side. You can also get a Mugen MT-12 and it is similar to these. Bot are great motors and would be at the top of my race list. From there, the OS CV-R and Fantom are next on my list!

PD2

 

[TriGGeR]

well laying around i have an os .12cvr and a cv and i have the phantom on order do you think the phantom will over do it??

 

[RatzoRC]

I use to race the gt every Saturday. I had a sirio 12 outlaw in it previous to my new OS 12 cv.
It was too much power. I had trouble keeping the power to the wheels. I had to really
feather the throttle to keep it from spinning out.
With the OS, I felt that it was much more suited for the track. At first, I had to restrict
the carb until I got use to it. Then I took the restrictor out and let er rip.
In Stadium truck, you dont need so much power.

 

[PD2]

In the OS CV's and CV-R's you can really smooth out the power by going from a slide carb (if it didn't come with one) to a rotary carb. My slide carb is fast and great, but that's what I've gotten used to. But simple changes like that will enhance or get the desired reaction you want.

PD2

 

[TriGGeR]

thanks

 

[RustlerDood]

yeah I almost agree with all of the above. I use the OS .12 CVR with no probs and the power is more than enough for most tracks. My local track is very tight and techincally demanding and requires good setup to clear the triples. The OS is well suited and has enough power to get you over the jumps and down the straights without sacrificing much to other more powerful engines. Most of the time you are limited not by the power of your motor but the size of the track. Larger tracks will allow you to use the power but most tracks are not big enough to merit nor allow you to use all the power of your mill.

 

[FastEddy]

Its real easy just to through a lot of money into a powerful engine in hopes it will win you races. As mentioned above by more than one person, its easy to over power an ST to the point of interfering with your driving.

At the local level of racing 90% of all wins are due to drivers skill and a well maintained RC. I have seen time and time again stock RTRs taking the flag over RCs that people have sunk thousands of dollars into.

Spend your money on fuel and track time over the latest greatest most powerful engine.

 

[TriGGeR]

thanks fast eddy that is by far the best information i have gotten on this site

 

[FastEddy]

He-He
Those damn RTRs got me every time.