[SPAM] Re: 160s and Tower

[Ed Alt]

It is a shame that the Moki 1.8 is so heavy.  I've had two, still have my original actually and they are wonderful engines.  A 1.3 is still heavy, but I did give some thought to trying one in a 2M bird.  I think it would haul the freight very well, but the weight - still a little heavy, still pricier than the OS.  With the OS 1.60, the price, the power, the good table manners and.... - you buy 3 more.  Couldn't resist!  Four excellent running engines for about what it used to cost me for props and spinners for 3 IMAC type birds.  Such a deal!

Ed
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:53 AM
  Subject: Re: 160s and Tower


  Brian, Why use anything else? Well, weight is an issue, and for some designs, the side exhaust is an issue, but thta's about it. The webra is a powerhouse but has had a bad run of pumps, and these have given us fits. There's nothing wrong with the engine tho.

  To be honest, if weight wasn't an issue, I would use the MOKI 180. I have not used an engine more user friendly or more robust than that one, and has power to burn. Piped, propped and mounted correctly, it could be made fairly quiet. It was nice to just fuel it, prime it, one flip start it, and have it last several seasons without any hint of a problem. No bearings, no rods, no rings, or anything else for that matter.

  Matt

  In a message dated 2/16/2005 9:29:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, randy10926 at comcast.net writes:
    I am switching from Webra to OS160 this season.  OS160 does weight more, so I am having to move the battery back many inches.

    Randy
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Brian Billings 
      To: discussion at nsrca.org 
      Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:17 AM
      Subject: Re: 160s and Tower


      Heck, why do we buy Webra's?
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com 
        To: discussion at nsrca.org 
        Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 9:54 PM
        Subject: Re: 160s and Tower


        Have used it going on fifth season now. Even though it only has around 300 flights in that time span, I still run the original bearings and can just fuel it, prime it and fire it up. It just keeps on ticking and believe me it has taken quite a lickin'. And still have not bothered to use a pump on it. I have to believe it has served better than the full blown "pattern" engines overall. 

        How could you go wrong for that price? Heck how could you go wrong, period!!

        MattK
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