What's a good motor for my 1/5 baja

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LivingLife77

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Looking to upgrade the engine in my latest build. Obr ddm. Who has tried what and what's the best.
 
Id like to know the answer to this myself. I see all kinds of upgrade motors out there all the way up to 71CC but I have no idea which of them are better than the other.
 
I know zenoah and fulie were the top names 2007ish. They were even on tower hobbies printed advertisements. I always wanted but never purchased a baja.
 
DDM has some Zenoah engines available. The Fuelies are almost non existant it seems, a lot like most HPI products these days. Hard to even find the 5B itself anymore without going to one of the clone manufacturers. The only 2 Fuelies that really even seem to come up are the RTR 23CC one and the SS kit 26CC engine. I see talk on the internet about a 30CC Fuelie but can't find one for sale. HERE is a link to the 26CC Fuelie but for the price Id rather go with the 34CC Zenoah if I were in your shoes.

I can find other engines all the way up to 71CC but theyre mostly Rovan/Rofun/King brand engines which supposedly, from what I've read anyway, not as good of quality as the original Fuelies. There are others that I have found like this dual cylinder 60CC engine from Starlingkit.com but I know nothing of the engine or the website and its really expensive.
 
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I have a box full of parts to build another Baja and I'm going with a Zenoah. I couldn't tell you what is the best but the reviews are positive.
 
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