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Four stroke .72-.82 glow vs .10 gas engines
Was looking at a OS or Saito .72 -82 Four stroke or an Evolution .10 two stroke gas
Any advantage or disadvantage glow vs gas other than the obvious less mess and cheaper fuel for the small gas engine. Is one easier to tune or more relable than the other? Last edited by Boatcrazy; 11-12-2015 at 04:35 PM. |
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11-12-2015, 05:31 PM
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Re: Four stroke .72-.82 glow vs .10 gas engines
Im just guessing, but i'd think a 10cc gas would not have near the power the 82 four stroke glow has.
I have a (albeit a cheap) 17cc gas and it would hardly swing a 14" prop. However, after running 2 Zenoah 20cc gassers for a few seasons now, I love the small gas engines, vs the glow. With the advent of Life and Lipo batteries for the ignitions, charging them quickly is way easier than keeping a glow tuned, Im not sure the weight difference, but I am running a much smaller fuel tank also. I have not had to retune either Zenoah after break-in. However, comparing the two would be like comparing a diesel to a gas car....... 
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11-12-2015, 05:45 PM
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Re: Four stroke .72-.82 glow vs .10 gas engines
The power ratio in between one or the other not to concerned about.
I guess more what I'm after is reliability/tuning ease. The less fiddling the better. Last edited by Boatcrazy; 11-16-2015 at 02:46 PM. |
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11-16-2015, 02:29 PM
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Re: Four stroke .72-.82 glow vs .10 gas engines
Once you have broken in a gas engine you set the needles and go fly ......I have gas engines that I have not touched the needles in years. By breaking in I mean a rich mixture of 32:1 and fly it like that for 5 litres and then go to 40:1. Easy peezy.
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