I'm sure Tom will kick it up as high as he can.

We do not set prices for DL engines, we use the prices that they tell us to use as do all the other legitimate dealers. If you spend a little time on our website and do some comparison shopping you will see the opposite is the rule.

Originally Posted by Jedijody

Totally inaccurate, Cyclone is a wholesaler, they sell at wholesale prices not retail. As you know in order to even inquire about products on their website you have to register an account as a dealer, where the problem lies, is they do not check on the legitimacy of the "dealers" that inquire about their products.

I just contacted them on msn messenger, they sent me an invoice and i paid. got my motor a few days later... I didn't register for anything...

Originally Posted by Jedijody

Totally inaccurate, Cyclone is a wholesaler, they sell at wholesale prices not retail. As you know in order to even inquire about products on their website you have to register an account as a dealer, where the problem lies, is they do not check on the legitimacy of the "dealers" that inquire about their products.

Oh My Friend Jody,
That statement is not "Totally True" !
They will sell to us little boys ( Southeast R/C Engines, LLC ), as low as the factory direct
companies. As long as you offer the type of service as we have offered in the past.
The HIGH END distributors within China know who takes care of their customers ! ! !
That is what this is all about, isn't it ?

You should chat with your boss about our reputation ?
Later

Originally Posted by rc3dr

Oh My Friend Jody,
That statement is not "Totally True" !
They will sell to us little boys ( Southeast R/C Engines, LLC ), as low as the factory direct
companies. As long as you offer the type of service as we have offered in the past.
The HIGH END distributors within China know who takes care of their customers ! ! !
That is what this is all about, isn't it ?

You should chat with your boss about our reputation ?
Later

Ron,

First of all, I have no boss, we are equal partners with a division of responsibility. That comment was not meant toward legitimate dealers such as yourself. Feaio Model and Cyclone Toy have been known to sell engines and other products at wholesale prices to consumers posing as retailers. This should bother you as much as it does us. I know of your reputation, fully endorse your business and I have sent customers to your door because of this. I don't think of SERCE as a "Little boy" I know you have worked hard to get where you are and you have many loyal customers because of it, I applaud you for that, keep up the good work.

While I haven't purchased anything from Cyclone, I have an account there (I wanted to check prices on some planes and boats). I am the type of "non-legitimate dealer" or "little boy" to whom Jody and Ron refer. I am absolutely NOT a legitimate dealer and Cyclone could care less. It appears they don't care who places an order and they don't have minimum purchase requirements, and I didn't need to supply a tax ID number the way I would to prove my legitimacy as a dealer here in the states.

For what it is worth I prefer to purchase from a domestic supplier (such as Valley View, Southeast RC Engines, Common Sense, etc). If I don't keep them in business today, where will I go for parts, equipment, or advice tomorrow?

Originally Posted by tailwheelteacher

my guess on the price is $340

hah i was $20 off on my guess.......do i win a free dl-30?

I'm in!

Hopefully it comes with a prop jig

Originally Posted by tcruiser16

Hopefully it comes with a prop jig

Maybe it will be the same as the 50 & 55.

I would like to see some prop data comparison between the MLD28 and the DLE30. From the DLE data from this thread and the data on the MLD site it looks like the DLE will pull 3 more pounds of static thrust.

New video out on PilotRC. RPMs got a long way to go to hit 8500.

8500 RPM is where the peak horsepower is rated at, aerobatic aircraft will want to take advantage of the engines torque which is strongest at a much lower RPM than peak horsepower. Don't know if you noticed in the video but that was a 19x8 prop at 7200+ RPM, that's pretty impressive!

Originally Posted by Jedijody

8500 RPM is where the peak horsepower is rated at, aerobatic aircraft will want to take advantage of the engines torque which is strongest at a much lower RPM than peak horsepower. Don't know if you noticed in the video but that was a 19x8 prop at 7200+ RPM, that's pretty impressive!

That's nice. I also noticed the remixed theme to "Prison Break" lol.

Originally Posted by Jedijody

8500 RPM is where the peak horsepower is rated at, aerobatic aircraft will want to take advantage of the engines torque which is strongest at a much lower RPM than peak horsepower. Don't know if you noticed in the video but that was a 19x8 prop at 7200+ RPM, that's pretty impressive!

That is pretty impressive. People get hung up on numbers sometimes. Performance is what matters, and that looked like it performed very well.