NEW Gas engine FRL45
08-21-2007, 08:46 PM
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NEW Gas engine FRL45
Here is what I know about this engine from unitedhobbies website.
The price is listed as $199, but does not include shipping from oreint, but it appears to include ignition, and muffler.
Anyone have anymore knowledge of this engine?
[link]https://www.unitedhobbies.com/UNITEDHOBBIES/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=5460[/link]
FRL45 Gas Engine
A very high quality engine whos factory has only just finished development and testing.
The 45cc engine puts out up to 7800rpm to give 3kw of power!
All engines come pre-tested and tuned from the factory. The factory that makes this motor is run by a big r/c enthusiest and he knows his engines.
This is no weed-whacker motor!
Spec.
Displacement: 45cc
Weight: 1584g
Carburettor: Diaphragm & Butterfly valve.
Prop Speed: 1700 ~ 7800rpm
Max power: 3kw
Suggested prop: 20x8, 20x10, 22x8 or larger
Ignition: DC-CD (6v)
Mixture: 25:1 to 40:1
Bore/Stroke: 43 x 31 mm
Size: 170mm long, 215mm wide, 215mm high (Including baffel)
Mount hole: 64mm x 64mm
This motor will suit most planes designed for a 30-50cc enigne. The motor is compact and light and will fit inside most cowls designed for these types of motors.
Full 12 month warranty provided.
The price is listed as $199, but does not include shipping from oreint, but it appears to include ignition, and muffler.
Anyone have anymore knowledge of this engine?
[link]https://www.unitedhobbies.com/UNITEDHOBBIES/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=5460[/link]
FRL45 Gas Engine
A very high quality engine whos factory has only just finished development and testing.
The 45cc engine puts out up to 7800rpm to give 3kw of power!
All engines come pre-tested and tuned from the factory. The factory that makes this motor is run by a big r/c enthusiest and he knows his engines.
This is no weed-whacker motor!
Spec.
Displacement: 45cc
Weight: 1584g
Carburettor: Diaphragm & Butterfly valve.
Prop Speed: 1700 ~ 7800rpm
Max power: 3kw
Suggested prop: 20x8, 20x10, 22x8 or larger
Ignition: DC-CD (6v)
Mixture: 25:1 to 40:1
Bore/Stroke: 43 x 31 mm
Size: 170mm long, 215mm wide, 215mm high (Including baffel)
Mount hole: 64mm x 64mm
This motor will suit most planes designed for a 30-50cc enigne. The motor is compact and light and will fit inside most cowls designed for these types of motors.
Full 12 month warranty provided.
09-06-2007, 06:29 AM
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RE: NEW Gas engine FRL45
Just another import engine.
They all seem to run OK, but the bottom line is, will you get service when needed. From first-hand experience, some take care of you... but most don't. All I can say with confidence is: *** You get what you PAY for ***
They all seem to run OK, but the bottom line is, will you get service when needed. From first-hand experience, some take care of you... but most don't. All I can say with confidence is: *** You get what you PAY for ***
09-07-2007, 03:57 AM
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RE: NEW Gas engine FRL45
ORIGINAL: mfuess
They all seem to run OK, but the bottom line is, will you get service when needed. From first-hand experience, some take care of you... but most don't. All I can say with confidence is: *** You get what you PAY for ***
They all seem to run OK, but the bottom line is, will you get service when needed. From first-hand experience, some take care of you... but most don't. All I can say with confidence is: *** You get what you PAY for ***
I have a CRRCPro 45 and it cost US$299. It's worth not even 1/10th that because it was delivered with bearings that were incorrectly pressed (ie: hammered) into the castings. I replaced the bearings and found out why they had been hammered in -- the crankshaft was incorrectly pressed together so it was too long and placed an excessive thrust-loading on those bearings so they bound up.
Read the tales of woe that many others have had with this engine and you'll see that a lot of people didn't get $299 worth of value from that motor.
But... I also have a DL50 which cost me $370 including freight. That engine is worth easy twice that much -- just price a DL50 with muffler and you'll see what I mean.
So it's not true to say "you get what you PAY for" -- sometimes you get a lot less, sometimes you get a lot more.
But I won't be buying *any* piston-port engines out of China again, the basic concept of having a carby which draws air in at right-angles to the airflow is problematic for a start.
09-07-2007, 05:44 AM
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RE: NEW Gas engine FRL45
ORIGINAL: XJet
Not necessarily true.
I have a CRRCPro 45 and it cost US$299. It's worth not even 1/10th that because it was delivered with bearings that were incorrectly pressed (ie: hammered) into the castings. I replaced the bearings and found out why they had been hammered in -- the crankshaft was incorrectly pressed together so it was too long and placed an excessive thrust-loading on those bearings so they bound up.
Read the tales of woe that many others have had with this engine and you'll see that a lot of people didn't get $299 worth of value from that motor.
But... I also have a DL50 which cost me $370 including freight. That engine is worth easy twice that much -- just price a DL50 with muffler and you'll see what I mean.
So it's not true to say "you get what you PAY for" -- sometimes you get a lot less, sometimes you get a lot more.
But I won't be buying *any* piston-port engines out of China again, the basic concept of having a carby which draws air in at right-angles to the airflow is problematic for a start.
ORIGINAL: mfuess
They all seem to run OK, but the bottom line is, will you get service when needed. From first-hand experience, some take care of you... but most don't. All I can say with confidence is: *** You get what you PAY for ***
They all seem to run OK, but the bottom line is, will you get service when needed. From first-hand experience, some take care of you... but most don't. All I can say with confidence is: *** You get what you PAY for ***
I have a CRRCPro 45 and it cost US$299. It's worth not even 1/10th that because it was delivered with bearings that were incorrectly pressed (ie: hammered) into the castings. I replaced the bearings and found out why they had been hammered in -- the crankshaft was incorrectly pressed together so it was too long and placed an excessive thrust-loading on those bearings so they bound up.
Read the tales of woe that many others have had with this engine and you'll see that a lot of people didn't get $299 worth of value from that motor.
But... I also have a DL50 which cost me $370 including freight. That engine is worth easy twice that much -- just price a DL50 with muffler and you'll see what I mean.
So it's not true to say "you get what you PAY for" -- sometimes you get a lot less, sometimes you get a lot more.
But I won't be buying *any* piston-port engines out of China again, the basic concept of having a carby which draws air in at right-angles to the airflow is problematic for a start.
