DL 100

[wylieruneyjr]

Considering purchasing one, LOOKING for the lowest advertised price, and owner info. Is it worth a dam? What prop will it swing? RPM? Where to buy one. Best price so far $ 729.00 shipped from Valley RC . Any lower ads ? Can email me at wylieruneyjr@yahoo.com if you want.

[jfstrama]

www.dlusa.net is $700 shipped and he supports and services with a warranty. Only know people running DL50's, they have been very happy. Checked other sources (since I'm in the market for the same engine, just no point until I have the airframe) and no major complaints in the 6 months they've been out. Don't know if DLUSA has them in stock right now you'll have to check. With the lack of complaints I say try it. MadDog Joe.

[wylieruneyjr]

Andy Here Again, Thanks Joe for the input. Possible better pricing at Hobby City! Found big thread on this engine in gaint scale area under engines power. 30+ pages! checking it now myself.

[Doppelganger]

	Quote: Originally Posted by wylieruneyjr
	Andy Here Again, Thanks Joe for the input. Possible better pricing at Hobby City! Found big thread on this engine in gaint scale area under engines power. 30+ pages! checking it now myself.

Not sure Hobby City does warranty work. If they do, it won't come close to DLUSA. Spend the extra money and buy from DLUSA. Cheap is only good while it's working. I should know.

Steve

[dbcaster]

Cheap is only good while it's working. I should know.

Steve[/quote]
That sounds like a plug for a DA.

[jongurley]

Or you can just buy a used DA100 for 850-900 and have better service and engine, at one time,

[michaeldick]

Azure hobbies in Toronto have 'em for $699 (CAD).

Not sure how much the shipping to the US would be. though

Michael

[drewbags]

FWIW been running a DL100 all this year in my EF YAK 110", have about 15 gallons through it and running Zimmerman canisters. Runs like a champ and get the following rpms:

Mejzlick 28x10 6500 rpm
3W 28x10 6000 rpm
Biela 28x12 5800 rpm.

I switched it out with my DA100 and there is no difference in performance. Is it better than a DA - no but for the money it is an excellent engine.

[Tired Old Man]

Yep, you can buy a used DA and have the worst acting and sounding mid range with the 50, 85, and 100 that I've ever seen or heard in any engine. Same with a new one.

That where DL and RCGF have beat out the DA's. They run smoother at all rpm ranges. Perhaps not the service record of DA but that's starting to balance out. If your engine doesn't hit the ground as often because it stayed running when gooseing the gas in a hover or torque roll.........

Don't get me wrong, DA makes great engines and has an exemplary service record but when are they going to do something about the induction systems? The price would not be any consideration at all if they corrected that one fault. Most all the DA's between 50 and 100cc run like poop in the mid ranges. That's why so many sold their DA 50's off and went with Brillelli when he was there. That's also why I'm trying out several different engines in the 100cc class now. The power of the RCGF is a match for the DA, so all it has to do is stay running for a reasonable period of time and it's a winner. The DL is only slightly behind the DA in power so for many it could be a valid choice for many as well.

For me it's all about how well they run and for how long. I can afford any engine I want so the price is secondary, and as much as I hate to say it, some of the Chinese engines are coming on strong. If the engine price was the primary purchase decision factor I'd be figuring that I was in a segment of the hobby that was beyond my means. If engine manufacturers have parts and support locally available they'll have the market cornered until and unless something changes. The areas impacting an engine decision are power, running quality, reliable longevity, servicability, and price. A couple of ounces of weight either way is irrelavant. Pounds are another story. If those all balance out in the eastern engine's favor, what logical decision can you make?

Clean up the mid range and I'd be hanging DA's on the front of my planes in a heartbeat. I'd be happy to pay the additional cost just to help support all that DA does for the modeling industry. They do, and have done, quite a lot.

[Doppelganger]

T-O-M, Is the RCGF just as powerful as the DA? I'm considering a 100cc for my 2.6 Compy Extra. I'm at 6k' asl. If that 100 can pull juat as well, with better midrange, then thats the direction I'd like to go.

Steve

[Tired Old Man]

We can have a discussin via PM and cover the subject at more length. I've probably already detracted enough from the course of this thread.