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Offline Larry Wong

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Como 51. R/C engine
« on: January 30, 2026, 02:57:01 PM »
does anyone know if this engine is good for C/L?
Larry

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Re: Como 51. R/C engine
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2026, 05:18:24 PM »
 D>  a ' 15 shaft ' compared to the .46' S T  's 12 . Yer intakes the .60 / G 51 fit . ( ST 60 is also ' 15 m.m. shaft . A VF 40 / 46 is 16 m.m.  Gas Passage Bore Sizes To Suit . figure ! )



IF its THIS . and even if itsnot . The Schneurle is big letters on the case .short . big head

WHEREAS the ; loop scavenged ; 40 & 51 , - are ' three window '  P.D.P.  preceeding the last ST 60 like that .

Put a 12x4 on it . about a .200 or 180 straight thru intake , on a lighter plane . Meester Smith saying they run better thanna ST .46 !!!!!
one can shave say 3/32  maybe , off the exhaust stack , for clear screwdiver access to mt. bolts . Maybe trim a m.m. off the lug sides . if neccesary . carefuly . One then other . Measure as you go .
The bolt patterns G 51 etc match . But props closer . Are a 60s G 40 /46/51 race injun derivative . Brikhause & others used THAT .40 .
Al Rabe & Franbk McMillan 60 er ised therm . ( The Liner OD is 26 like a early .60 - 24 bore rather than 23 . Doable but woftam . ) Let Er REV . switches well . not bquite schneurle grunt .

sceptre flight Como 51 STUNT test , typer . We know knuthing . about . That being the schneurle .

First S T   ABC  rat race cetra . The DIES modified , for that there Como . Limited component interchangeability . Both are longer rod than ST 21 series . Olde  V 51 rings fit .mazing what a bit of compression does for them .  So if ' used ' strip'n'clen'n'oil . & a new ( 23 m.m. ) ring , carefully bedded in , theyve got a bit of grunt .

Some Ere , maybe . ( video ) https://stunthanger.com/smf/open-forum/frank-mcmillan'smartin-baker-mb-5/

I started one for the first time , in a Magnum Id never Flown , offical , at the state champs . set . respoectable ? flight . for a rubber control no groove inconsistant plane .
BUT It'd work real well , in , say , a 55 ounce 60 span Magnum , Hallmark , etc. etc. etc . A gruntier heavier ST .46 !  ST 46 / 60 muffler fit - is same . must drag it out .
The reringed one is docile & coming along well . DONT get too carried away shaving away the case ! ! ! .
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Re: Como 51. R/C engine
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2026, 05:57:26 PM »
https://stunthanger.com/smf/engine-set-up-tips/como-51-good-for-stunt-use/msg14491/#msg14491


( relkated to THIS . https://sceptreflight.com/Model%20Engine%20Tests/ST%20S.40.html people have used them .  :( ) bita component inter change ability . Theoir .

Yer orrible schnurle one . V similar to early 80s Sch. S Tigre . Short Liner , flat head ( not plug in )

Previous is 1980 baffle piston . Look after it , its as good as anything else , at that  price  ./ Woith chromeing the bore .



https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/l-super-tiger-60-control-line-stunt-504250672

thisisthelast of the ST .60 ( K ) stunt . copied the como concave head fin & Three ' window ' and P D P . or the Como ' prooved ' them . so , theres a thing .
unless its the schneurle .

YOUD THINK THIS COMPUTER WOULD UNDERSTAND ENGLISH ! .

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Re: Como 51. R/C engine
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2026, 07:55:12 PM »
I had a Como 51, the loop scavenged one that was running very well as stunt engine until I had someone modify it to a dykes ring, wasn't worth anything after that.

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Re: Como 51. R/C engine
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2026, 04:04:49 PM »
I have a Schnurle ported Como 51 set up for stunt.
It's quite powerful and gives an excellent stunt run.
The C/L setup is supposedly from the factory.
It has a single standard type piston ring.
Looks new and has just a few flights on it.
Someone on Stunt Hanger expressed an interest in acquiring it but I haven't heard back from him yet.
It's definitely for sale as I don't use 2 stroke glow engines larger than .46.
Bob Z.
 

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Re: Como 51. R/C engine
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2026, 08:48:51 PM »
Guys, Schneurle porting and loop scavanged are the same thing and require 3 separate transfer passages. I think this engine has one big bypass so it can only be a cross flow engine even if it has the highly angled S/T transfer ports and Perry ports. The fuel doesn't loop up and over, it just splatters across the cylinder which is why most cross flows have a baffle.

MM :)
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Re: Como 51. R/C engine
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2026, 07:45:12 PM »
Robs is a SCHNEURLE . https://sceptreflight.com/Model%20Engine%20Tests/Como%2051.html last picture down the bottom .

The oilier one is P.D.P. the soime is thees .40 https://sceptreflight.com/Model%20Engine%20Tests/Como%2040.html but 23 x 20 .
Mon.

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Re: Como 51. R/C engine
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2026, 09:40:59 PM »
Guys, Schneurle porting and loop scavanged are the same thing and require 3 separate transfer passages. I think this engine has one big bypass so it can only be a cross flow engine even if it has the highly angled S/T transfer ports and Perry ports. The fuel doesn't loop up and over, it just splatters across the cylinder which is why most cross flows have a baffle.

MM :)

You don't need a boost port to call it a Schnuele. L

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Re: Como 51. R/C engine
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2026, 07:31:22 PM »

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Re: Como 51. R/C engine
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2026, 09:57:11 AM »
My experience is with the Como .40. I see the .51 is completly different and much improved. Still, I think the term Schnuerle is used rather loosely in some applications.

MM :)
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