faster? bigger? better then the 2.5?

**flyingbandit** · 03-17-2003 06:57 PM

http://monster.traxxas.com/showthrea...39#post1001139

can this be a goods drop in for the nitro stampede and or teh nitro sport?.. will it fit? and what do you need to do for it ? cause this is a crazy good motor..

**greenSpede** · 03-17-2003 07:09 PM

yes the m16 i've heard is a powerhouse, that is if u get a "good one." I've heard that some poeple get good ones, and others get lemons. I don't know if this happens anymore. I almost got one, from my lhs, which is the megatech dealership. They'd probly give me a new one if it was a dud. Do a search.

**dragster** · 03-17-2003 07:22 PM

talk to klitch, he seems to have the most experience with the m-16.

by the way. where in CT do you live?

**Klitch** · 03-17-2003 09:05 PM

drops right in. steal everything off the last engine you ran, maybe you could try the carb switcharoo but my god that engine has gobs of power for its money. i was just outside showing off to my bro while he drove his 21maxx.
if you need to know anything bout that motor shoot me a message and ill help you best i can.

email: Wrathchyld9@hotmail.com
icq: 73472281

another note, im not sure if youd want that big of a powerplant for the sport but itd be something to try out.

**jlwofreak2003** · 03-18-2003 06:52 AM

arent most of the enignes poor. i mean dont funtcion and blow up easily? i heard they are nt to good they blow up and you have to run them rich. thanks

**Klitch** · 03-18-2003 09:40 AM

nope. ive heard of lemons and ive seen 1 engine go (heard of it) after 2 tanks it was week. but around here ive heard nothing but good about this engine.
as for running them rich, sure you CAN but you dont HAVE to, ive got mine a little lean and its pushin power i couldnt believe

**arceeguy** · 03-18-2003 07:37 PM

I've got an M16 also. I bought one when they first came out.(around '98 or so) I am very pleased with the overall quality/performance/price of this engine. If someone blew it up in a week, they must have been doing something wrong. It is very easy to blow up something and then blame it on the equipment. (y'know like - "I wasn't going that fast when I hit the pole and the whole front end shattered" or "I wasn't running the engine too lean, and it was only for a couple of tanks....")

**joelkatdaddy** · 03-18-2003 09:29 PM

Ive got an m-16 also. It drops right it. Mine is starting to wear out now, so im gonna rebuild it soon, then get a 2.5, but for the money it is awesome.
Joel

**Klitch** · 03-19-2003 09:29 AM

but no matter how many ppl state their opinion of this is a good engine some jerks gonna bash on it hard and cost about 20 customers.

**arceeguy** · 03-19-2003 09:42 AM

Originally posted by Klitch
but no matter how many ppl state their opinion of this is a good engine some jerks gonna bash on it hard and cost about 20 customers.

Agreed!
But if the majority of people are happy, you can safely ignore the whiners. No doubt, there could be some bad ones out there - but I think the vast majority of premature engine failures (of any brand) are due to user error. I've blown up engines in the past, and just about every single one was my fault - not the fault of the manufacturer. The only one that was a design defect was an old OS CZ-1 engine. The conrod design was very weak, and the motor let loose after a gallon of fuel. The replacement rod was "beefed up" quite a bit, and the engine has been fine ever since. I don't bash OS because of this, the CZ-1 was their first generation of CZ car engines - and they were using the same rod as the airplane engines, which don't rev nearly as high.

**Klitch** · 03-19-2003 09:48 AM

see, companies make mistakes too, but majority of the time its user error like you said or just flat out accelerated wear because the user. i know my pro15 lasted a long time and im happy with that. im always helping guys with the "should i rebuild the pro15 or go to 2.5" i always tell them the pro15 was the most reliable engine ive seen here, all the 2.5s were a real pain to start and keep running.

**flyingbandit** · 03-19-2003 03:13 PM

awsome! im going to buy that for my brithday in May its on 70 bucks on ebay! and brand new, so im going to buy that , and is it the same to break it in? and what are the "con's " opf the megatech m-16?

klitch, i live in southern fairfield county in trumbull...

**Klitch** · 03-19-2003 07:28 PM

drag asked where you lived not me :P but he'll read that.

the only cons i can think of is that the carb can be inconsistant sometimes and mine tends to be a rattle box. ive had more exhaust screws fall outta this w/ this engine than the pro15.

break in just follow instructions. but i added a idle tank to first on the list

**flyingbandit** · 03-20-2003 06:06 AM

wait klitch, what about the idle tank??

**dragster** · 03-20-2003 06:14 AM

He is saying berfore you break it in. Let the engine idle for the first tank, just to get it running.
What lhs u got to?

**flyingbandit** · 03-20-2003 06:16 AM

i dont really go to any... i just get help from traxxas and go buy it on towerhobbies, but there is one in branford that is a long drive to go too...

**Klitch** · 03-20-2003 09:22 AM

dragster kinda explained what i ment well. gj drag.
the reason behind that is so the engine gets lube up before you hit rpms.

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