iflynething

They don't have the 100 in there, and that's the only Saito I have...That is some interesting information you have found there. Very interesting

~Michael~

jlkonn

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Bill,
Maybe some of our members from Japan can help us with a company site.
Perhaps it is listed under a parent company name.
JLK

w8ye

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This is the Saito Company website:

http://216.239.37.104/translate_c?hl...lr%3D%26sa%3DN

William Robison

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JLK:

Surely possible.

I tried many combinations of "Saito," GenSaito," "Gen Saito," "Saito Kagai Shimbun," and so forth.

Got a lot of hits on "Gen Saito," seems there's some Jap artist by that name. I did find "Saito Industries" but they make embossing machines.

Anyone in Japan?

Bill.

William Robison

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[b]Thanks, Jim.

Now I have some looking/reading to do.

Bill.
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iflynething

I need to learn Japanese!!

~Michael~

William Robison

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Mike:

Quote:

ORIGINAL: iflynething
I need to learn Japanese!!

~Michael~

Don't bother, They don't tell you anything you can't get elsewhere. And if you think the USA manuals are bad, as near as I can make it out they want the engine returned to the factory for a valve adjustment.

Bill.

Thunderchild

Hello Everyone - and especially Dr. Robison (POATS) Professor Of All Things Saito

I have browsed the entire thread and find it extremely helpful to a new owner.

I curently have a 91s NIB waiting to mount to a Marutake Zero presently under construction. I also have a 170R3 NIB waiting to shoehorn into a P47 Thunderbolt also a work in progress. I have heard nothing but good things from my fellow club members and, after twenty years of dedicated OS servitiude, I am now an enthusiastic convertee. Do I qualify for membership please?

Regards,

Thunderchild

The three best things in life are a good landing, a good orgasm, and good bowel movement. A night carrier landing is one of the few opportunities in life to experience all three at the same time.

William Robison

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Thunderchild:

You are now officially number 94. Welcome.

Bill.

PS: Glad you've found RCU useful. wr.

jlkonn

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Does anyone have any experience with the small displacement opposed twins.
Something tells me they are probably sweet running little engines.
JLK

iflynething

I like your signature Thunderchild! Very nice. That's what I'm hoping to be doing in the next couple years, either Navy or the Air Force!

~Michael~

FJ-Air

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Hi all,
Thanks for the info, I went to slimline for a Pitts style muffler but all I found was a muffler for a Saito .80, Will this fit a saito .72?

Thanks

FJ-Air

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I jusy got this in an e-mail from Horizon and I read some of you were asking....

The new FA-125a is designed to replace the former FA-120, but it is housed in the smaller FA-100 size case. This new engine is 10 ounces lighter and smaller than its FA-120 predecessor and produces more power, offering a better power-to-weight ratio for modelers interested in glow engine power systems. This motor will be offered in both the standard flat aluminum and chrome finish and the popular Golden Knight with a black & gold finish. Due Mid December

mtnmnstr

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Good Morning Gentleman;

I would like to request to join you in this auspicious group. I have just purchased (used) my first Saito 1.50S. It was bought in '93 had a few tanks run through it, then cleaned and after-run cycled in to it. I opened it up and its very clean inside. It took a few flips, but started. This engine is currently sitting in a 90% finished CG Sukhoi. I have another CG Sukhoi still in the box waiting. With this size of engine what are my aircraft options?

Regards
Gene

tailskid

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GREAT, just great.....now I gotta go out and buy another engine....

Jerry

William Robison

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Member number 95 is mtnmnstr. Glad to have you.

The FA-125a? See my note [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3475831/tm.htm]here[/link] in post 8.

Bill.

Ernie Misner

>>> This new engine is 10 ounces lighter and smaller than its FA-120 predecessor >>>

Astounding! Does anyone have a figure on how that weight would compare to the 100???

Ernie

William Robison

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[b]Ernie:

The FA-100 is 20.9 ounces and 19.5 ounces, with and without muffler. The FA-125a is 24.69 and 21,87 with and without muffler.

I suspect the weight for the FA-100 with muffler was using the fully machined muffler, the FA-125a notes that it has the cast (twice as heavy) muffler.

Bill.
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William Robison

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FJ-Air:

Sorry, I missed it earlier. Yes, the FA-80 muffler and exhaust will fit the FA-72.

Bill.

peejay

Comparing specs, that makes the 125 slightly lighter than the YS110FZ, and slightly more powerful too - at least on paper.

Phil

FJ-Air

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Thanks Bill...

I will purchase the slimline muffler...

iflynething

Amazing. You get a 125 for 4 oz more than you would with the 100 and more power. That's the reason I went with the 100 for my Funtana 40 because I could get more power from the 100 than the Saito 91 and also the 100 is unbelievably .1 oz lighter. That's not much, by far, but it is lighter. What would contribute to this weight difference.

Man, now people who are convinced to get a 100 are now going to get the 125 since it's only a little over 4 oz heavier (which isn't THAT much) the same reason I got the 100 and not the 91.

Again I love my 100. I think the 125 would be good for, oh say, a Funtana 90, or what other plane would this new engine be good for?

~Michael~

PlaneKrazee

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The new 125 will be perfect on the Funtana 90!

tailskid

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What was wrong with the Saito 100? Mine had more than enough power for that plane...

Jerry

rc4j

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I've always said that Saito's were the cadillac of 4 strokes!
Over the years I've owned a few:
.45
.56
.80
.91 X 2
1.20
1.70 radial
3.00 twin

All were very nice engines!

I still have two .91's , the 1.70 R and the 3.00 Twin.

I'm especially fond of the radial. I got it used on the net from a guy who had not given the engine a chance to fully break in. It's true that one of the lower cylinders takes a while to come in completely, but that's what they make on board glow drivers for!
I've got an Electrodynamics multi-cylinder driver, which uses a single 7000mah cell, on a separate channel mixed to throttle, so that it can be switched on or off, and when on, goes off at a set point above idle. It makes starting as easy as a quick prime and a few flips to start. My cold cylinder only needed more break-in time, and now I mainly use the driver to hear it idle as slow as 1450 rpm's. It sounds so cool! I've got it in a Kange Monocoupe, and it sounds great putting around at slow speed.

see it here: http://www.rcuniverse.com/community/...ry&memid=46108