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Title: Question on the ASP engine
Post by: Dalton Hammett on March 03, 2009, 11:20:08 AM
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    I have just been wondering why I don't ever see anything about an ASP engine.   I bought one (new) off of EBAY about 5 years ago, had it on a Ringmaster for a while and now on a 48" magician.   So far this engine has been very quick/easy starting,  more power than my old Fox .35s and  burns fuel like the LA .25s, and this is out of the box.  Have I got an exception or are these really a GOOD engines ????????


   Dalton H.
Title: Re: Question on the ASP engine
Post by: Steve Helmick on March 03, 2009, 09:02:29 PM
They're just a Magnum with a different label. There are several other 'brands' that come from the "Magnum factory" in China. It looks like some countries get one brand, and other countries get another. I suspect that "Magnum" is a brand that is copyrighted by Hobby People, so we get those. There's probably an agreement not to sell the other brands through different importers in the USA, but I'd think it'd be hard to prove. England and Australia get ASP's, and some ASP's come here from Just Engines, or at least mine (1) did, via way of SSW. While Magnum had dropped the XL .40 > .53, they were available longer from ASP, using up the stocks of castings...or boxes, or whatever it was they had on hand.

As a sport engine or stunt engine, they're nice stuff. The bearings and cranks don't like real high rpm. Those seem to be the first thing to go, anyway. I've never heard of a rod or piston breaking, but with a better crank and bearings, I'm sure that could be accomplished.   LL~ Steve
Title: Re: Question on the ASP engine
Post by: Dalton Hammett on March 04, 2009, 05:53:46 AM
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   Thanks for the info Steve ---  I've been real happy with this one and just wondered why you never hear about them....


   Dalton