cen 7.7
 

my buddy wants to put a cen 7.7 5hp into his savage-x a i just wanted to know what you needed to do so because i do all the work on his savage / research. is the pinion gear the same pitch as a savage spur. what do we need what do we need to mod... tvp? do we need a new motor mount? will the motor mount for the cen 7.7 mount on the savage-x. i do not have this motor yet i just want to know what is included in this mod? any help would be GREAT? thanks

I would use a O.S .30 before the Cen motor. it is more usable power and you wont have to work as hard to keep the O.S tuned

yeah but hes dead set on this motor... and have you used both

from experience the cen 7.7 sucks!! It is a pia to tune and keep running. I have two of them, and if I had the money I would be converting to brushless.

ok so does any one have any recommendations. he wants something with lots of power he has a fair amount of aluminum and 3 speed trans and wants wheelies

can someone please help

Easy.
 

As this is primarily a brushless forum and RCM sells really good brushless Neu motors for converting Nitro into something more user and environmentally friendly it would make sense to get say a 1515/1/y or even a 1521/1/y and call it a day. Either of these motors will give him more torque then he is probably used to, and the experience will be a much more fulfilling and enjoyable one in the long run.