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Engine basics => Engine set up tips => Topic started by: Robin_Holden on January 24, 2011, 12:52:45 AM

Title: New Evo 60 for C/L ?
Post by: Robin_Holden on January 24, 2011, 12:52:45 AM
Good morning fellas from a chilly Montignac le Coq in France.

Just about to buy one of the new Evo 60's .

Has anyone bought one yet , and what are your first impressions please ?

After some tinkering [ got rid of the rear needle etc ] my Evo 36 is just fine , powerful and easy to set up. Hope the new 60 is the same.

Well done Horizon for expanding their C/L range of engines.

Kind regards to all ,

Robin [ ex-at Brit in the Charente full of ex-pat Brits ]
Title: Re: New Evo 60 for C/L ?
Post by: Dan McEntee on February 01, 2011, 11:22:21 PM
  I just got one late last week. Nice engine from a material, casting and machining standpoint, but I'm just not a fan of all the angled cooling fins. Engine should be designed to run well, don't have to "look good." It's almost a full 2 ounces heavier than a ST.51. The EVO .60 weighs in at 12.75 ounces on my scale, and the ST.51 weighs in at 10.9. The crank case is bigger, which translates to bigger, heavier bearings, and all the extra aluminum from the cooling fins. The cylinder is much thicker and deeper. I haven't compared it to the venerable ST.60 yet but will do that ASAP. It won't drop in where a ST.51 mounts, so I don't know how long it will be until I get a chance to fly it. No instructions on break in, but warnings about not licking the engine or putting it in your mouth! LL~ It will be a good deal for the money if it makes good reliable power. All the extra goodies that come with it won't be much consolation if it doesn't perform well. It's good to see a dedicated stunt engine on the main stream,general hobby market, though. Maybe more will follow.
  Type at you later,
  Dan McEntee