gandalfnz
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Same spurs @ 44/39, with an 18/23 clutch bell instead of the stock 16/21. Just about 10% faster.
I will look into this... thanks
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Same spurs @ 44/39, with an 18/23 clutch bell instead of the stock 16/21. Just about 10% faster.
@tudordewolf
I need your expertise on matter please.
So the engine arrived, I realized that none of the flywheels, flywheel spacers or pilots shafts that I own fit the engine shaft.
I have some parts from Kyosho, HSP and Traxxas but it seems I am out of luck.
Any suggestions what I can do here?
Cheers dude
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Ah manAh that's a bit tricky.
I'm working on a solution to that myself right now, because I want to use SG-shaft engines in HSP cars. I'm trying to put an Sh.12 in and hit 60mph! I think the easiest solution would be to custom-drill some engine mounts so that the engine sits a little further forward:
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Or, you could turn one of these around, but that would move the engine 10mm forward - the HSP spacer is 6.5mm thick, and its flywheel a little thicker than average too, so that *might* work, especially since the Traxxas flywheel is pretty narrow.
Any "standard" flywheel with a tapered bore should fit too, along with a clutch nut, and then the clutch bearings go over the end. You'd have to use a torsion-spring & shoe clutch rather than the semicircles with a spring wrapped around them. I've seen clutch nuts that take an E-clip to use the 1-spring style, (there's one in my 'Fish) but they're less common. Considering the one in mine just broke, torsion is probably better.
This is the FC.18 engine I bought, it has the long-threaded crank native to HSP cars. It might be viable to put your engine in one of your Kyosho vehicles or something else designed for that shaft length. I'll let you know how the engine mount mods go on my end, I'd be happy to send you a couple if they work how I hope.
Now I have 2 problems, that I noticed so far.
Engine mounts are hitting engine backplate and hence will need to be sorted, which we already discussed above.
Second issue is flywheel is touching the brake disk. I guess you could be right and I need a longer pilot shaft, which would leave the flywheel behind the brake disk.... I am not sure on this yet....
Good to know the brake disk might be a sticking point... You could try a flywheel with a "step" before the clutch bell, like this, to clear the brake disk, or a super small-diameter flywheel no larger than the clutch bell, like this. I've amassed basically 1 of each from every brand and configuration:
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This is going to require some serious thinking, were you thinking of putting that force of the Fish?
I was thinking of putting it in the HSP Short course-truck or Rally Car. It has a shaft like the VX-18, with an included spacer. It would use a flywheel with a straight bore.
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There's long threaded shaft, which you see on HSP and the VX-18, short threaded shaft, which is common Kyosho vehicles and uses a screw-on pilot shaft, and SG shaft, which uses a pilot nut to hold the flywheel on and has its own pilot shaft already built-in.
Nice work with those engine mounts! Did you aim exactly in between the existing holes?That a force engine, a different model perhaps, no logo to indicate as such...
A mini lathe has been on my to buy list for a very long time now.Nice work with those engine mounts! Did you aim exactly in between the existing holes?
It came in a Force box -
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Here's why I think that other flywheel would work:
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It has clearance right where you'd need it. I don't think the rear profile of the flywheel matters so much as the front, since the clutch bell will always have to sit more or less in the same place in the end.
If you have access to a lathe or mini-lathe, you could even machine a tapered bore into a stock HSP flywheel; that's beyond my abilities at the moment.
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I get your point in regards to the flywheel, where did you buy the low profile one from the photo above? Also do you think it will affect idle of the engine much, with flywheel being so small and light?
Aliexpress, here. HSP Part #81040. It's the one they put in their 1/8th HSP cars with .21 or .28 big-block engines, so I think it should be alright for a .18. It weighs 16g, about the same as the stock HSP flywheel.
It's hit and miss whether engines I've bought come in branded boxes, I definitely like holding on to them when they're included. Plenty have come in plain packaging, too.
That's awesome to hear about the engine mounts, I purchased a mini drill press from Ali just to facilitate that exact operation.
That flywheel will require different brake pads, and not only that, the pilot shaft will need to accommodate for those, which will affect the clutch bell?
Thank you for this.It'll need a 3-piece clutch and a different clutch nut, here's one pictured installed and with a single clutch shoe - the clutch bell fits over it perfectly.
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Thank you for this.
Are they all clutch shoes and pilot nut also from aliexpress?
Have you tried HPI engine mounts from the nitro drift? They have offset holes like thatAh that's a bit tricky.
I'm working on a solution to that myself right now, because I want to use SG-shaft engines in HSP cars. I'm trying to put an Sh.12 in and hit 60mph! I think the easiest solution would be to custom-drill some engine mounts so that the engine sits a little further forward:
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The clutch nut is, though Kyosho makes a tapered version (easier to install)
HSP makes a 3-piece spring / shoe set (listed with the clutch nut above), but I'm not impressed with the fit; the springs kinda stick out from the back of the clutch shoe. I never tried using it though, so it may be fine or wear in properly.
Kyosho makes a 3-piece set, "97053B", which fits very nicely. They even make different thicknesses of clutch spring to tune the engagement point.
Basically every nitro manufacturer has or once had a 3-piece clutch in their inventory and will have "sets" which are pretty much all interchangable. Some of Kyosho's 1/10ths use that design with 2 shoes instead of 3.
Getting the clutch springs on is pretty tough, you might want to look up a video, or get a clutch spring tool
Oh man, those would be perfect! Looks like this isn't the first time someone has solved this problem.Have you tried HPI engine mounts from the nitro drift? They have offset holes like that
I am not a big fan of alu clutches, as they just scar the clutch bell, I like the plastic/carbon ones, or whatever material that is.
Just to confirm, this flywheel hole is tapered right?
Oh man, those would be perfect! Looks like this isn't the first time someone has solved this problem.
$40 is the cheapest I can find 'em for though, might have to stick with DIY'ing 'em.
Yeah, I'm surprised by how long the synthetic ones last. Kyosho makes a hardened clutch shoe set, but from what I hear that just wears down the clutch bell instead.
That flywheel is tapered, yes! I should mention, since it was designed for a big block, it comes really close to the carb on some engines. I had to sand a bevel onto the back of mine to make it fit. I mounted it on a bare crankshaft, held it in a drill chuck, and hand-lathed it down.
It also fits slightly over the front of the engine, not rubbing anywhere, and I like that it protects the front bearing.
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I am not sure I understand how you managed to bevel yours so nicely?