02-03-2007, 11:54 AM
First question you should ask is do you want to race at all? If so, stick with a .21.
A decent .21 mill is a Hyper .21 8port. Good power, decent price at about $120 I think. It'll run right with a Axial .28 but is softer on the bottom end.
If you don't care about racing (we all know I don't) Then look at your budget.
Team Infinity / Power Racing .27 3ports can be had for about $70 on ebay from SupraSales. Performs alot like a .21 engine than a .27. Not alot of punch down low but tons of RPM to play with. A .21 vspec would still destory it. But for $70 you can't really argue. Good with a low or mid-range pipe in a buggy.
Axial .28's are cheap as chips, $124. If you know someone in Omaha NE you can get them for about $110 shipped w/tax. Good motors for the money. Easy to tune and good power. The .32 moves a savage like nothing I've ever seen.
The LRP z28 spec 3 is good. Supposed to have a crap load of power for the money. I was considering it before I got my NR 528xr's. Haven't personally seen one run though, just was considering it because most people have good things to say about it for the power and money.
The OS 30vg has a crap load of power and when I sold my 30vg at about 6 gallons it still took over 30 seconds to flop over and was still giving my bump start fits. Lots of compression amazing how long that ABL (nickel based sleeve) lasted. Its only a 3port and is stronger than the Novarossi 528xs 3port on the top end. Plus OS's 2yr warrenty is amazing. I bought mine used originally and the block cracked (was at a show and doing small jumps on concrete, 3 weeks later the block cracked from front bearing to back plate) OS replaced it with a brand new 30vg which is what I broke in and sold later. Son1c got a steal as I sold it to him for $100 and he sent it in, OS sent him and brand new one back! Buy an OS and for about 2yrs you can get replacement engines when they die.
It'll motivate your buggy to 50+ if geared higher, I was running a 17t but it was quite happy with a 15t as well. A 13t was too small and the power band isn't as long as a .21 so you gear higher and use the torque to your advantage.
Whats your budget? I've found two NR 528xr's for about $200 now, and am very happy with them. Though I've only run the buggy for one tank so far and didn't finish tuning it. But its a monster on the street. I might show up with it next saturday cause I got a pair of switch 2's on the way and I'm gonna need every bit of traction with that motor.
If you want a warrenty I say an OS is your only option! OS's customer service is amazing. I think its just cheaper for them to send a new motor than to do warrenty work on your old motor.
A decent .21 mill is a Hyper .21 8port. Good power, decent price at about $120 I think. It'll run right with a Axial .28 but is softer on the bottom end.
If you don't care about racing (we all know I don't) Then look at your budget.
Team Infinity / Power Racing .27 3ports can be had for about $70 on ebay from SupraSales. Performs alot like a .21 engine than a .27. Not alot of punch down low but tons of RPM to play with. A .21 vspec would still destory it. But for $70 you can't really argue. Good with a low or mid-range pipe in a buggy.
Axial .28's are cheap as chips, $124. If you know someone in Omaha NE you can get them for about $110 shipped w/tax. Good motors for the money. Easy to tune and good power. The .32 moves a savage like nothing I've ever seen.
The LRP z28 spec 3 is good. Supposed to have a crap load of power for the money. I was considering it before I got my NR 528xr's. Haven't personally seen one run though, just was considering it because most people have good things to say about it for the power and money.
The OS 30vg has a crap load of power and when I sold my 30vg at about 6 gallons it still took over 30 seconds to flop over and was still giving my bump start fits. Lots of compression amazing how long that ABL (nickel based sleeve) lasted. Its only a 3port and is stronger than the Novarossi 528xs 3port on the top end. Plus OS's 2yr warrenty is amazing. I bought mine used originally and the block cracked (was at a show and doing small jumps on concrete, 3 weeks later the block cracked from front bearing to back plate) OS replaced it with a brand new 30vg which is what I broke in and sold later. Son1c got a steal as I sold it to him for $100 and he sent it in, OS sent him and brand new one back! Buy an OS and for about 2yrs you can get replacement engines when they die.
It'll motivate your buggy to 50+ if geared higher, I was running a 17t but it was quite happy with a 15t as well. A 13t was too small and the power band isn't as long as a .21 so you gear higher and use the torque to your advantage.Whats your budget? I've found two NR 528xr's for about $200 now, and am very happy with them. Though I've only run the buggy for one tank so far and didn't finish tuning it. But its a monster on the street. I might show up with it next saturday cause I got a pair of switch 2's on the way and I'm gonna need every bit of traction with that motor.
If you want a warrenty I say an OS is your only option! OS's customer service is amazing. I think its just cheaper for them to send a new motor than to do warrenty work on your old motor.
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