Whatever happened to Enya engines?

I used to have an Enya 35 control line motor, complete with three different venturies and two heads (one high compression, one low compression). Unfortunately, I can;t find it but I recall that it was a good motor.

What ever happened to Enya (the company, not the singer)? From searching the web, I get the impression that the company still exists, but does not market in the U.S. anymore.

Kim

Kim:
Enya c/l engines are not imported to the US, as far as I can figure. The importer is just a bit south of me by MRC (Model Rectifier Corp.), and I have spoken with them several times over the last decade, beginning with an ARF project in 1992.

I also contacted them several time with the idea that they might want to meet with John Broodak ....

The company still
does a good job with r/c engines and has a terrific parts selection. There have been fits and starts that they were going to re-introduce their c/l line, but it never comes to fruition.

http://www.modelrec.com

See Ya

Kim: The Enya you had usually is available on ebay. Just search on the name. You will get the musical group with it, but most of the entries are the motors.

The Eyna 29 and 35, with the various inserts and heads, are an easy ebay and swap meet find. They sold a bunch.

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I think that a high percentage of the NIB 5224 and 5225 29's and 35's on the West Coast are hiding in my garage. 28 of them if my memory serves me correctly. MRC is importing a new U/C Enya 50 SS. I have seen them at T&A Hobbies in Burbank, Ca. and they go for about $110.00 bucks. From what I have heard it is the typical high quality that Enya is known for.

Bill

Currell, you are indeed correct about getting these off EBAY easy and cheap. Just got a NIB 5224 35 for $33 bucks. Probably will never use it and I am still not sure why I bid on it. Number 29 and counting............

Bill

If you go to the site, under control line there a 4 engines, being offered, a .15,.25,.40,and a .50

Yea, you can look all you want, but after two legitimate tries on stocking this line I have given up. Dispite my owning a CL business for 20+ years, stocking hundreds of engines I fail to meet whatever criteria they have for being a customer. All I can figure is they have found out I am a sometimes friend of the "Dirt"
I have stopped trying to give them my money. The funds will go elsewhere.

Are saying an indivdual person can't buy from then directly?

What I am saying is that a retailer/manufacturer like me has had absolutley no luck buying engines in bulk from them, even after noting that they had advertisements for cl engines in the press. Why?
Beats the heck out of me. One would think they might be reluctant to sell to individuals, but to retailers...puzzling!

I understand, it took me 3 years before H.P. even admitted I might
be in the printer repair business. But they where always ready to sell me parts at full retail, as long as I had a viable credit card.

Put me down as an Enya admirer. Excellent quality engines as good or better than any other Japanese motor. The good news is they are easily found at swap meets at cheap prices, and with the selection of heads and venturis, we can fiddle as much as we want!

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Enya engines. Fantastic motors, terrible marketing!! As I understand it. Enya is not under any real pressure to sell in the U.S. They have a long standing demand in Japan for the line of very high quality motors, as as such, it appers as if they do not have to "ramp things up" to any great degree.

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Yes, I recall that it was a very nice engine. Beautifully finished and it ran well. My Dad (who has flown a model maybe twice in his life) gave it to me as a Christmas present whan I must have been 12 or 13 years old because he thought it was so nicely finished. It must be stored someplace in my parent's house, but danged if I can find it. It'll turn up one of these days. Wish I could get more of 'em. But, if Enya is happy with their current market I suppose there's no incentive for them to re-enter the U.S. market.

Given the somewhat glowing comments others have offered, I'm almost (but obviously not quite) afraid to offer my own experience. I had one Enya engine in my life, the .35 with the rectangular plastic venturi insert back in the 70s. Tried to fly stunt and Slow Combat with ZERO success.

It was terrible! Tried it on 4 different planes, with different tanks, different props, yada-yada-yada. Couldn't get a steady or consistent engine run; really heavy compared to almost anything else in its size/power range; poor fuel consumption. Never even considered another Enya!

Maybe too quick to give up, but I went back to Foxes, OSs and ST G21.35s, and had a bunch of fun . . .

ERO success.
>
>It was terrible! Tried it on 4 different planes, with
>different tanks, different props, yada-yada-yada. Couldn't
>get a steady or consistent engine run; really heavy compared
>to almost anything else in its size/power range; poor fuel
>consumption. Never even considered another Enya!
>
>Maybe too quick to give up, but I went back to Foxes, OSs
>and ST G21.35s, and had a bunch of fun . . .

Ralph;

Every Enya that I've owned that was new was a bear to break in. Very hard metal, very close tolerances. If you were running it on something with less than 25% castor, 10% nitro, and it didn't have five or six hours of breakin, I can see why you would have had those results. The old Enyas loved castor, and they needed a lot of run time to loosen up. The good part was once broken in, they last for years. I have never worn one out, and the only one that I bought that had poor compression had been run on low lube content RC fuel.

I have some engines from the 1970s that have superb compression - and they outlasted two or three Fox stunt 35s or OS Max-S 35s.

Then again, you could have had one of those occasional lemons.

V/r

Hi Bob,
I know, I know. I knew their reputation and that engine had two gallons of Fox Superfuel through it on the test stand before it was ever put on a plane. I thought I gave it every reasonable opportunity. Maybe I just got that 1 of 10000 that was an absolute Turkey . . . Too bad.

Ralph,

Was that short runs or continuous running? Years ago, Enya did a continuous running test (on an Enya .19) for 300 hours. Upon breaking it down for inspection, it checked out brand new less wear induced from break-in. They DO last.

I like Enyas.

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here's a plane that used an Enya 35
The guy says it was his best flying plane

Thank You and God Bless
Walter Umland
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I have 2 Enya 35's that I bought when they first came out with the 3 venturi's and 2 heads unfortunately I still have the engines but am unable to find the extra venturi's or heads guess I lost them while I wasn't taking care of them or in one of my moves anyhow I used the heck out of those engines and found them very strong and pulled very well one I had on a Mercury Crusader the other on a Sirotkin Spacehound and they both held out good on the lines (which was unusual for a Mercury Crusader on 62' lines) my only problem was I had problems getting a 4-2-4 run probly because of my own inexperience with stunt engines, I just hope I am able to get my L&J fox 35's and Brodak 40 to run a 4-2-4.
Anyhow what I really answered this post for is does anyone have spare venturi's and heads for these engines I would really like to try them again.

I have never had any trouble getting parts for these engines from MRC. Call them and ask for Carol. She knows her parts! If she doesn't have it then chances are it is no longer available.

Bill

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I bought the new Enya Super Sport 40 and 50. They are both very good runners but take about 2 gallons to get run in. They are not 2-4-2 runners but wet 2 cycle.My LHS did carry a few of the RC versions but said that once gone he wouldn't order from them again as they are too slow sellers. They have no presence on any flying field so the average modeler dosn't even know or care about the brand.
He now only deals with them for their helicopter line which he carries. The Freya heli that I fly is a very good one and suprisingly they are very quick to support it with parts and service.
Dennis

> my only
>problem was I had problems getting a 4-2-4 run

My Enya CL engines don't run 4-2-4. They prefer a 'wet two/faster two' needle setting.