Need information about enya .45

I am looking for an Enya .45 but need to know which
model to look for which is best suited for stunt.
I've seen different model numbers in the past such
as 6001, 6002, 6003. I know that one was better than
another but could not remember which.
Any help on this would be appricated.

Thanks.

LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-03 AT 02:46 PM (CST)
 
I remember a past thread that claimed the 6001 version had a good 4-2-4 run. Found it. It's response #5.
http://www.clstunt.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_count&om=202&forum=DCForumID1

There's also thread http://www.clstunt.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_count&om=3789&forum=DCForumID1

Being a fan of ENYA engines I have had the occasion to try a bunch of them. The 6001 45 is supposed to be the better of the 45's for stunt use. It has been said that the 6002 has more of a R/C timing.

>Being a fan of ENYA engines I have had the occasion to try a
>bunch of them. The 6001 45 is supposed to be the better of
>the 45's for stunt use. It has been said that the 6002 has
>more of a R/C timing.
>
>Bill

Thanks Bill,
I to am a big fan of Enya engines. My first
Enya engine was a .19 that I purchased back in
1974. I still have the engine and its still running
strong.

>Being a fan of ENYA engines I have had the occasion to try a
>bunch of them. The 6001 45 is supposed to be the better of
>the 45's for stunt use. It has been said that the 6002 has
>more of a R/C timing.
>
>Bill

I have a few of them. The 6001 was a better motor for the 4/2/4 break the 6002 liked to run a little faster but was still managable, just didn't have that sound.
The old 6002 45 weighed 9.8 oz the new 45 super sport ring is 11.3
The newew super sport 40 weighs 10.7 oz and will fly anything that the old 45 did with gusto.
The newer models still use the same venturi and nva as the older models so everything is still available to keep your Enya running well.
I like Enya motors and have enjoyed them for 50 years. Still have one or two from my youth and they still run fine.
Dennis

There's more to this than meets the eye. I can add something to this, but fortuitously it's also an opportunity to ask precisely the question I was going to ask.
First, there seem to be two 6001 Enya 45's. I have examples of both. The first Enya 45 was a minimum-work stretch of the Enya 35. It had lapped iron piston and rudimentary internal "flat head" combustion chamber, a cylinder head with no fins, and was plain bearing. The second has the same 6001 c/case, but is a ringed aluminium piston, more conventional internal head shape, and a finned cylinder head, and is BB, altogether a more civilised engine. Both R/C?
In engine tests these engines are credited around 10+oz. However, being basically a stretched 35, this does not have to be. I am in the middle of preparing an Enya 45 for a repro of my 1960 stunt model, which had an Enya 29. I figure the 45 with muffler will get me as near as possible to the original engine and still give me adequate power with a muffler.
My question is which of these 45's is the one considered to be the excellent stunt engine? I presume it is the ringed BB one. And by grafting the shaft from the PB onto the ringed motor and exchanging the R/C carb for a venturi, I reckon to get a good lightish stunt motor at about 8oz.

Ian, that is interesting info. on the 6001 45. I have a plain bearing 6001 45 with the finned head. I just recently rebuilt it with the help of a friend I know in Japan. He was able to get me a new cylinder/piston set that I couldn't get from Altech. Altech does have alot of parts but some you just got to go to the country of their origin.

Bill

> I am looking for an Enya .45 but need to know which
> model to look for which is best suited for stunt.
> I've seen different model numbers in the past such
> as 6001, 6002, 6003. I know that one was better than
> another but could not remember which.
> Any help on this would be appricated.

My engine setup:

Enya 45 Model 6001
.285 Venturi
ST (.155 NVA)
Experiment with props between 11-5 and 12-5. All of mine seem to like the 5 inch pitch.
I have run 10% nitro 25% all castor fuel and 10% nitro 22% 50-50 syn/castor blend. Probably safer to run the former, but the latter seems to run well as well and the rings don't gum up. Just make sure you get a squirt of after run oil in the engine to keep the bearings from rusting. I lost a set of bearings two years ago because I didn't account for our humidity here in Gawga and get a little lazy.

I have used this setup on NIB to frozen $3.00 swap meet engines. This is the closest engine I have found to the run characteristics of the old ST G21-46. It is virtually trouble free (Enya rings really, really last. So do Bowman replacements).

Hope this helps. Your mileage may vary.