but hey all joking aside, as for engines go, get the best "You" feel comfortable with.....
all the engines nowdays are pretty good....you'll probally spend more time looking for a bad one????
just make sure you can get parts....?
like will your local hobby shop be able to get parts?
if you need them the same day?
or have in stock?? in case you want to buy that day?
and no need to get an engine so fast and "Exotic" that no one can get parts for it.....
all the RB's are good...and run around 250.00 to 290.00
O.S. motors all good and will run around 240.00 to 315.00
Nova,Rex and Top motors are all the same and all good...and now can find parts for them more easy than ever but check around your areas to make sure....and run around 250.00 to 425.00
i'll give ya an example....there's 4 guys here localy that have some crazy fast motors!! 2 have the Black magic ones and one has a JP full blown modded rocket and not sure what the last guys has but it is crazy fast!
and there's one guy shy and quiet and a very nice individual that runs an "Unmodified" hyper race 8 port cost him i think he said 145.00? and runs circles around "EVERYONE" week after week...and runs 20%
so far he has around 2 gallons in the motor and just seems to be getting faster??
i let him use one of my P5's just to see what he could do? and in the pro class he "WAXED THE FEILD" by "Almost" a lap......after the race i told him he could have it but he did not want it?? said he "Wasn't Ready"????
crazy Huh???