SH Micro Gasoline Engine

[kyoshoracer]

Check this out!!

[elreto]

I've seen that. I don't think that's gonna be better than nitro... Maybe for RTR cars.

[kyoshoracer]

Yea, nitro is going to stay. The engines does not sound really strong in my opnion. What do you think about tunning, do you think it would be easier or the same to tune?

[elreto]

I don't think it'd be much easier, I'm sure it is the same concept, the only difference is that it has a spark plug instead of a glow plug and it needs a battery to power the spark plug. That makes it just more complicated in my opinion... And the smell of gasoline is way worse than the smell of nitro. Also regular gasoline has a lower energy content than nitro. That's why they use it for top fuel dragsters and things like that. Nitro is just a more energetic fuel.

[kyoshoracer]

I wonder if the gasoline motors will be heavy or the same as nitro engines. Would you try out a gasoline engine?

[elreto]

I probably watch it for a while before I'd consider it. Would be interesting though...

[Erc]

I think those engines are going to replace the regular engines that we use know. Nitro gas for a gallon is $30 and if you go to the gas station you can get a gallon for under 4 bucks. It's an engine to consider.

[elreto]

I don't know... To me the cost of the fuel seems to be one of the smaller expenses in this hobby.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[kyoshoracer]

I still don't think those gasoline engines can match the power of a nitro engine. opinions?

[superrcracer]

Does anyone know if those engines are for sale?

[elreto]

They state in the video that it makes 2.2hp and 30000rpm. and it is a .31 engine. A nitro .21 makes 2.5 to about 2.7 hp and higher rpm... I don't think the gas engines will be a success other than rtr models.

[superrcracer]

Isn't there a Losi truck that runs on petroleum gas?

[Erc]

Are you talking about this truck?

[kyoshoracer]

I also think that HPI is making a truck that runs on gasoline.

[elreto]

Yep, they do, but they're using a bigger one, like a 15cc or so.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk