Super Tigre X45 info

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Super Tigre X45 info

Postby iflyg450 » Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:07 am

I picked up one of these rear exhaust engine, but I have not been able to get any info on. What prop and rpm. Does anyone have a manual???


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Postby Frank Klenk » Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:00 pm

Jason:

If yours is a box stock engine, just use regular 15% fuel and play with props. Your shooting for rpm in the low 20's. Try one of the APC 7.6x8 QM40 engine props. Saves on having to make/carve your own 8.2x7.5 and will deliver decent performance. The benchmark for a 45 is usually a 9" prop but I think that will lug it too much.

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X45

Postby iflyg450 » Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:14 pm

Thank you for the reply. This engine is front induction with a carb. The head is different then the one found on the X40. There are no cooling fins on the head. I was told that the X45 was more of a pattern plane engine unlike the X40 that was used for F1 raceing. I would love to find a manual for it.


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Postby Frank Klenk » Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:20 pm

I searched the net for a manual also and came up blank.

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Instruction sheet

Postby Gnu » Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:21 pm

I have the instruction sheet to a ST X40 pylon engine. The manual is just general info for the entire line, with comments for various special groups of engines like CL, Speed, R/C, etc. One manual fits all, apparently. It lists the propeller recommended for 45 size R/C engines as 10/6 or 11/5. It says little break-in is needed. Tuning for the Mag type 2-needle carb sounds pretty straightforward, no mystery settings. Recommends an idle-bar glow plug.
World Engines RoGo fuel is recommended. Good luck there! They spec a home brew that contains 5% nirto so it seems the engines are not designed for high nitro blends.

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Postby Gnu » Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:27 pm

Just can't find "nirto" anywhere these days! Nitro will substitute well. :oops:
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