Picco P2 .26 E Start

[protexxi]

looking at scrapping my old car and building one up part by part so ill have a really good understanding of whats what and iv found a Picco P2 .26 E Start 4.2cc and i have no understanding on what the electric start is or how it works could someone fill me in?:\

 

[Nitro4910]

Electric start(instead of pull start w/igniter), like the Traxxas EZ~start, bolts right onto the Picco .26 Maxx engines.

Is this the engine your talking about?
http://www.modelsport.co.uk/picco-p2-.26-e-start-revo-/rc-car-products/26719

 

[protexxi]

yes that is it so it just pull start without the igniter?

 

[Nitro4910]

EZ~start both spins the engine over & heats the glow plug too, if you ask about it half hate it, half love it.

Complete ez~start below.
http://www.rcplanet.com/Traxxas_Ez_Start_2_Electric_Starting_System_p/tra5270r.htm

 

[Childresshunt]

On my t maxx i use the ez start but i put a glow ignitor on it myself seems to start easier that way for me maybe diff with other types of ez starts I've only used trx

 

[Zdragon71]

Alot of times the wand igniter goes out but the starter part still works. Or sometimes the igniter just doesn't ignite very well so you get rid of the blue and yellow wires and use a good glow igniter with the wand to start up. I personally just hate carrying that wand around all the time and prefer pull starts with an igniter. Plus that way there are no wires to get cut or caught up lying atop of the engine.

 

[protexxi]

so seems to be a mixed reaction to them do you think it worth investing in and is picco a good make to go with i have a wildfire 1:10 buggy

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or would http://www.modelsport.co.uk/picco-p3-monster-.28-pullstart/rc-car-products/25291 be a better option

 

[Childresshunt]

To me a pull start is much better yea its a little bit of work to pull on it 2 to 5 times to get the car started but a glow ignitor stays charged ten times longer than a ez start wand and as stated b4 is much easier to carry (which if you take your car places to run with no electrical outlets and your wand dies, time to go home) plus the added wieght with a ez start pull is much lighter ill be buying a pull for my t maxx when i get it back running again, gotta get me a new motor when i can afford it lol if you already have a pull starter stick with it its lighter and glow ignitors can be used on multiple cars unlike some ez starts trx uses one and hpi uses a diff

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I've nothing bad about picco motors but iver never personally had one but a buddy does and he loves it.

 

[protexxi]

ok so I'm going with a pull start and has anyone got a list of all the parts ill need?

 

[protexxi]

nevermind iv found a thunder tiger tomahawk assembled for cheep if its assembled can i still swap out parts or must i buy a kit?