Selecting an 1:8 engine

[Shuteye]

Hi Everybody

I recently purchased a Hobao Hyper 9 and a .21 GO Engine 21R SPEC 3P and am happy enough with it for bashing around. I want to purchase an engine with a bit more speed, ease of set up and reliability. I just found with the GO Engine, the set up is so variable. The low idel is fine, but then its take off is slow as it gets flooded very easily.

I was looking at the OS 21VZ-B V-Spec-T (P), Novarossi Toro Nero 21T and the Go .21 GX-7R. All nice engines for this buggy, do you have any recommendation on these 3 engines or possible an alternative. I am a novice racer and am hoping to get more into it as the summer comes along.

Cheers Shuteye

 

[REVO RACER]

i would HIGHLY recommend the Werks B5! the motor stock is plenty fast and people are getting 10+ with the 2013 pipe on it. and the engine is only $199.99.. it will be just as fast or faster than the engines you have listed.

 

[Extreme RC Mods]

The Picco P7 or JPX .21 are both great engines, a little more expensive then the others listed but the billet piston sets it apart. I have seen Picco's take abuse that would destroy most of the competitors. Just an option.

 

[Scrogg]

The Go does not sound tuned properly. Also it being a 3 port, it would respond very well to a 086 pipe and long header.
The V-specs do not last although they are very quick, nice to tune engines.
I could not agree more with the Werks B5 and 2013....AWESOME! They go 11 minutes easy and are faster than the V-specs. They need no mods out of the box.
I myself am a huge Picco fan too, very under-rated and over looked by most people. Just as fast and good on fuel as the Werks. I've seen many a Picco take tons of abuse no other can.
Another option is the JL .21. I'm waiting on mine to come back from Extreme. It realy did not need modded but I want the edge only he can give it. It will be unreal afterwards. I fully expect it to outrun the Werks when he is done. This engine already gets extremely good fuel mileage, better than the Werks.

 

[Shuteye]

.21 engine selection

i would HIGHLY recommend the Werks B5! the motor stock is plenty fast and people are getting 10+ with the 2013 pipe on it. and the engine is only $199.99.. it will be just as fast or faster than the engines you have listed.[/QUOTE

Thanks for the comments and the details of the Werks B5, I had a look at the spec there online, it reads like it is pretty compeditive. I did make a choice at the weekend on the GO 21R 7PT - GX-7R-PI2072,prior to reading this review, but I will consider this for my nest engine. I will kep you posted on how this engine performs when it is delivered. Thanks for your help. Shuteye

The Picco P7 or JPX .21 are both great engines, a little more expensive then the others listed but the billet piston sets it apart. I have seen Picco's take abuse that would destroy most of the competitors. Just an option.

Thanks for the feedback mush appriciated

Thanks for the feedback mush appriciated