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getback wrote:Bee interesting to hear it sing ! Hope it runs good for you , got plans for it ?

Thanks getback. I am not 100% what its longer term home will be yet. But I plan to test fly it on my foam core 35 sized plane that I have a mccoy 35 on right now. If also looks like an os, muffler / silencer might fit it, I like the flange set up it has. I also have a voodoo or combat cat I could build for it.

I do plan to bench run after a tune up and post a video. I'd like to do a vintage controlline motor run series or something.

Here is my testing plane. I think I should try and make some aluminum tapered motor mount wedges to keep the fuse wood ftom deforming from motor removals and what not. fr

Ken Cook wrote:              Keep in mind that when you mount that engine on your existing plane that this engine is probably 1 1/2 oz. heavier than the Mccoy.  Feel it out at first rather than pull into a wingover that you can't recover from.

Thanks Ken, great mension. I'll definitely do a c.g. check. May need a bit of tail weight.

I only have seen and used Fuji Film. Never knew they also made small model engines. Yours was the first, now I found another. Not sure if it's worth the asking price. It does have the box and paperwork!!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/951487740/ibs-fuji-model-gas-engine-model-35-src?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=cox+engine&ref=sr_gallery-1-12&organic_search_click=1

Marleysky wrote:I only have seen and used Fuji Film. Never knew they also made small model engines. Yours was the first, now I found another. Not sure if it's worth the asking price. It does have the box

That's pretty cool. I had no idea about them myself until I bought a combat cat kit off a gent and he asked if I wanted an engine for it. It was a fuji 19 IV.  It's been a very good runner, easy starting, holds a tune.  I'm not sure how it stacks up to other brands, but it certainly isn't a poor Taiwan copy.  

I did find this write up on them, seems like they were more prevalent in Japan.  I think nitro engine prices for discontinued/ no manufacturer support or used ones is a bit bananas these days depending on the situation. If its nib, discontinued and zero part support I don't even look at it unless we are starting the discussion at %50 of retail. But I dont really collect, I'd rather pay a bit more for something supported and new.

http://sceptreflight.com/Model%20Engine%20Tests/Fuji%2029.html