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Old 05-03-2010, 07:19 PM
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the title says it lmk thanks guys
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Default RE: whats the biggest engine i can shove into my revo 3.3??

With a little creativity you can get any engine you want in there. there are lots of big block conversion kits allowing you tyo fit engines up to .32
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Read about a guy that shoveled a 10hp lawnmower engine into one. It all depends on your budget and creativity.
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let me guess your a basher.you must  want tons of bottom end. there are plenty of kits out there .30 and .32 engines arent that uncommon in revo's.look around. imo lrp.30 or os .28zx .</p>
Old 05-03-2010, 08:26 PM
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ok thanks i dont have it yet but its gonna be a sand/ offroad truck till get it to aluminum. but ill look at the lrp.30. thanks
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I have a dynamite 21 plat in mine and it is probably one of the hardest trucks I have to drive. Wayyy too much power. Even with a center diff it pulls the front tires like crazy.

You can probably fit a .28 easily and maybe a .31/.32... but you are talking about power that will make your truck useless...
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how about a Mamba Monster Max 6s eat up a nitro anyday nitro is best sutied for touring cars ....but dont take this the wrong way im not try to be sammich or anything just my 2 cents

Pros:
Runs cleaner
looks clener
quiet
Semi Useful power
cheaper
Can be waterproffed for year round use
Not as messy
No breaking in
Greater power:wieght ratio
Ur revo will weight less

Cons:
Exspensive to get started
U have to convert ur car(more money)
quiet(if u like the sound)
Not realistic like nitro
...cant think of more



and dont make ur revo all alumnium its just gonna bend like crazy i would rather u break parts then bend cause bend messes up stuff by throwing screws out of alignment and nothing is the way is supposed to be just My 10 cents i guess LOL






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he doesnt have the revo yet, i bet he'll love the 3.3 and think its the fastest thing out there
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3.3 was a decent motor (when broken in correctly)
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just go get a cen 7.7http://www.cenracing.com/engines.html its got 5hp im pretty sure that is MORE than enough power. i tried to convine my friend to modify his jato3.3 for it after his motor went bad but he didnt go for it[]
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please go brush less...much better in like all ways cheaper motors cheaper cost to kepp just better in every way a brush less system is the future drop that nitro ish
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Default RE: whats the biggest engine i can shove into my revo 3.3??

WAIT how do u know i dont have the revo yet??? also im gonna stick with a badass sounding nitro truck. i dont want BL (im cursed with brushless/everything goes wrong) so thanks
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cen 7.7......
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ok thanks wats the price usually running for a used 7.7 cen thanks
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not a clue hit up ebay but i would DEFINATELY do a major upgrade on the full driveline
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ok great i dont have it yet but to be honest this is my second nitro car ive ever had. thanks i will look
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Default RE: whats the biggest engine i can shove into my revo 3.3??

Maybe try this one....a 46 !!!



More info here:

http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?CallFun...n&ItemID=28840
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Default RE: whats the biggest engine i can shove into my revo 3.3??

ok would that fit?
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Default RE: whats the biggest engine i can shove into my revo 3.3??

<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">

<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Do yourself a favor and run the 3.3 until you get more experience with nitro and the revo...

</p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">The Revo needs quite a bit of knowledge/first hand experience and even more $$ sunk into it to be able to handle true BB power. It simply was not designed for that type of torque and mega upgrades are needed to be able to enjoy that kind of power plant.

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the one i said for him to get has more power. i win.
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Default RE: whats the biggest engine i can shove into my revo 3.3??

Sorry about my post on the 46 engine. I wasn't serious about using it, but when the OP said "biggest", my thoughts ran to that particular engine. I think Snook Man's post is accurate.
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ORIGINAL: coxie1996

the title says it lmk thanks guys
The biggest engin that you can directly bolt onto a Revo is any engine with a small block engin-wing mount bolt pattern. The biggest I can think of so far is an OS .21TM
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ORIGINAL: coxie1996

ok thanks wats the price usually running for a used 7.7 cen thanks
The Cenchain engines (.46ci which is the 7.7cc NX7.7) will not fit into any Revo. I cannot think of any engine mount that can be put on a Revo that will take this engine size bolt pattern.


The biggest possible engine that can go into a Revo will be a bigblock nitro, not the mega-blocks like CEN NX7.7 , Hot Bodies .46ci, or Thunder Tigre .70ci engines.

To put a big block in a Revo, you will need a big block kit. The largest blocks this kit will allow you to mount are maybe a .32ci big block engine.
But even this big block kit will not allow you to mount the mega-blocks (.46ci, Cenchain's NX7.7, Thundertigre's .70ci, etx).
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Default RE: whats the biggest engine i can shove into my revo 3.3??

ok how much do the big block conversion kits cost? like for the .32
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Default RE: whats the biggest engine i can shove into my revo 3.3??

dude u just need to get drive it and chill. BIGGER ISN'T ALWAYS BETTER


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