engine selection for new toy

[scottericsonon]

first post here

proud owner of a bolink F/C
now b4 you all flame me for buying a bolink first off it was CHEAP <used off a friend of mine swapped him a case of beer for it>
2nd off we dont have a drag strip up here so it will be a strictly parking lot basher

anyhow I'm engine hunting for it has to be side exaust <i dont see how a rear would fit there>

remember strictly a parking lot rocket so RBs and Novas are out of budget and frankly more motor than i need

I'm looking at the OS .15CV hyper ,OS 15CV-Rand the TO .18PRO

anybody recommend one over the other?

i have no experience with either of these brands

I'm running a fantom .12 in my NTC3 and a ofna .26 in the savage

ALSO is there anyway to get arouns th hokey exaust setup bolink recomends and run a tuned pipe on this thing?

anybody know what manifold i need to do this????

TIA
scott

 

[highflyin]

I suggest to get the os .15 CVR.It has a god powerband.Put one of those in there and gear it up some ad you will get awsome top speed.Oh and about the exaust could you post a pic of the chassie or give me a link to a pic?

 

[Flamez]

Choosing an engine could be tricky so you have to choose one that fits ur budget and it also depends on ur skill level. good luck!

 

[aciddream]

Just put a OS 15cv-r in my Nitro MT (got it of tower for $120) It has as much power as most .18 with less weight. 1.2 ponies to be exact. Anyway here's a link to a review on this specific engine hope it helps some.
http://www.rcnitro.com/rn/articles/dyno_15cvr.asp
Good luck

 

[newnitrofan]

Why not a Fantom 15 or Fantom 18 in it. I mean honestly these have to be the best engines around. Just my opinion as I own two fantom engines. They offer great tuning and cheep rebuilds. Plus they are pretty much a racer out of the box.

 

[markallen]

I say go with an OS that will fit.OS are always easy to tune and run strong.

Mark