SpinnerRow

Anyone have numbers on this new engine? With the rear exhaust, this engine and an 80" P-51 seem to be a match made in heaven!

Yanked this pic off of Valley View's site: http://www.valleyviewrc.com/estore/d...as-engine.html

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What numbers do you seek

SpinnerRow

Good ones - hopefully!

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Price or other

3136

http://www.dlenginesaustralia.com/dl...ol-engine.html

Mr67Stang

2.5 lbs engine/muffler/ignition AUW!!!! that is unbelievable [X(]

Currious if it has the same foot print as the DLE-30...

3136

no, the top stand offs are 80mm apart vs 70mm apart on the dle30, bottom mounts are still 70mm apart and 54mm distance height.
Have a look at the drawings, it shows it all.

SpinnerRow

How does it compare to a DLE 30? Does it like more revs? What prop is optimal for this engine?

captinjohn

Way too high priced for a 35cc china made engine....ya got to be kidding !

ahicks

According to a couple of guys on another site, TBM was taking "pre-orders" for less than 300 a week ago. My bet is they'll drop to that again once the supply line has a chance to fill a bit?

MTK

That's my thought too. BUT IF it hauls the mail as it should, it wouldn't be a bad price. Consider what the OS33GT goes for, albeit from Tower who have the OS line in monopoly; or the SAP180HP....

If the 35 proves itself equal to the OS, it would be something of note

rmoose

id start off with a 19x10 a 19x8 works well on a dle -30 or a vess 19 b or c

SpinnerRow

I'm looking for speed on an 80" World Models P-51. So for me it may be a 17x13 or 18x12 or so. Hopefully it'll rev into the high 8K range or low 9K range without ventilating the block.

rc34074

The guys in the scale racing area - see scale racing under the pylon racing Forum here on rcu - are starting a class to race the TWM 80 inch mustangs using this general size engine - so you might want to take a look at what they are doing.

Ed

rcguy59

I just got mine today. I got it mounted on my KMP Bearcat. A Saito 180 was adequate, but not impressive, so I shelved the airplane until something better came along. It did! This is the first one out of ValleyView RC's door. I paid full retail for it, so I can be honest about my impressions and experience. So far, I like what I see. Fit and finish is nice, as I've come to expect from DLE. A very welcome feature is that the ignition module is rated for 4.8-8.4V. No more regulators for the ignition. The throttle arm on the carb is of a proper length, not requiring extension or replacement. The plug boot is angled to match the angle of the plug. The outlet stacks on the muffler don't seem to have a lot of brazing on them, so we'll have to keep an eye out for cracking. I can't get the damned photos to upload. I'll keep trying, guys.

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Truckracer

Engine looks very nice! About the only problem I can see right off is that the rear muffler might heat soak the carb after sitting for a bit after a run ... making restarts more difficult. But time will tell for sure.

krayzc-RCU

wow that exhaust is a cause for nord locks from the start

airraptor

if you guys worry about heat send the muffler out to a engine header shop that will ceramic coat the muffler. You can get different colors and might gain 100 rpm or so.

Mikecam

Looks like there is a sleeve in the casting for a manual choke rod out the front. If that is the case then DLE sure was listening.

jharkin

When folks do prop tests I'd be interested to know how it manages with a big low pitch prop - will it handle a 20x8, 20x6 or even bigger? For WWI 1/4 scale....

hsukaria

Does it use an NGK CM6 spark plug?

vertical grimmace

Looks like it from the picture. Looks to be a really cool engine.

rica1

Would like any review info on this eng. Let us know if you come across one. Looks very nice but a little concerned about the exhaust right below the carb.