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Speed,Combat,Scale,Racing => Combat => Topic started by: raglafart on April 10, 2008, 02:06:35 AM

Title: Can anyone tell me anything about a Stels 5.8 combat motor?
Post by: raglafart on April 10, 2008, 02:06:35 AM

Hi
Can anyone tell me anything about a Stels 5.8 combat motor? Just acquired one on the bay and wondered if anyone had any info on them. I have it earmarked for our Bendix class here in Australia that uses up to 36's
Cheers John

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me anything about a Stels 5.8 combat motor?
Post by: phil c on April 10, 2008, 09:17:57 AM

I got one 36(twin rear exhaust) just for kicks.  Never ran it.  Rich Lopez used a couple in combat for a few years.  He reported that it was pretty much the equivalent of a good Fox Mk VI.  It'a a bit lighter.  Hope you have a local guy good at chroming, and a machinist to build rods and pistons.  Not that I'd expect them to fail, but the spare parts supply has to be near zero.

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me anything about a Stels 5.8 combat motor?
Post by: raglafart on April 10, 2008, 09:29:02 AM

Thanks for your reply Phil, mine is the twin exhaust motor too. So it's no Nelson then?

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me anything about a Stels 5.8 combat motor?
Post by: phil c on April 11, 2008, 06:08:01 PM

Nope, it's no Nelson.  The best MkVI mods and the Mk VII were pretty close, but Henry's motors held(hold) together better.

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me anything about a Stels 5.8 combat motor?
Post by: faif2d on February 07, 2011, 08:17:50 PM

The early ones were "high timed" and needed to be propped like a F2D motor.  The later ones had lower timing and could use more normal props.  I have one of the high timed ones and ended up using a APC .21 pylon prop.  It spit fuel out the venturi until it got really turning.  They were very light weight.