Re: Could use some help naming a new engine

gcb Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:59 am

OK! OK! How many of us picky CL guys noticed that either the picture was reversed or the tank is upside down 'cause the fill/vent is on the outboard side...on Sweet Lil Blue?

George

WingingIt74 Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:02 am

gcb wrote:OK! OK! How many of us picky CL guys noticed that either the picture was reversed or the tank is upside down 'cause the fill/vent is on the outboard side...on Sweet Lil Blue?

George

It might be that way because it shows easier in a pic that it's a stunt tank with the engine facing to the right. Huh...

WingingIt74 Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:04 am

Bernie, you going to have extra tanks? If so I want one Smile

Kim Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:06 am

Yo Bernie! I'm locked and loaded for Lucky 13 II if you're taking orders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kim Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:14 am

Man...think we scared him away !

Cox International Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:24 am

Mark Boesen wrote:Lots of good suggestions, maybe see if you could set up a poll? Nice color!

Dunno.... we have a couple of ideas but wanted to get more input.

Cox International Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:27 am

RknRusty wrote:If it was a little darker blue, you could call it the Cox Cobalt. I like Cox Blue Devil so far. Or Cox Lightening.

Is that photo a mirror image? It's kind of hard to get the pickup in the right position with the fuel vents on that side.

Not a mirror image but I guess I never gave this any thought. Viewed from the rear, where should the tubes be? Left or right for any Cox engines with stunt tanks (Black Widow, Golden Bee, etc)? Never thought about his Embarassed

Cox International Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:33 am

aungmyatoo wrote:Dear Bernie,
How many will be manufactured this time?
Can I pre-book the number?
thank

There will be 100 only. We are currently debating whether to email all buyers of the Xtreme and offer to reserve the identical # for the blue engine for 7 days, after which their # goes back into the pool and all remaining engines in the pool will be compared against and requests for #'s.

Your suggestion re no "0" in front is a good one, thanks.

Cox International Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:34 am

WingingIt74 wrote:
gcb wrote:OK! OK! How many of us picky CL guys noticed that either the picture was reversed or the tank is upside down 'cause the fill/vent is on the outboard side...on Sweet Lil Blue?

George

It might be that way because it shows easier in a pic that it's a stunt tank with the engine facing to the right.

No, we have been making engines like that all year Embarassed

Cox International Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:37 am

WingingIt74 wrote:Bernie, you going to have extra tanks? If so I want one

We planned to do like with the Xtreme, suppress the tank sales so no one can "forge" one. However, the red crankcases are availavle by themselves but not the blue ones so we might sell teh tanks by themselves.

Cox International Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:38 am

Kim wrote:Man...think we scared him away !

No

It is just that my office hours are 8 to 4 pacific time and I try to stay off the web at home.

Cox International Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:42 am

Thanks to everyone who contributed name suggestions. Here is a non-photoshopped picture, which will better show the actual colour:

Could use some help naming a new engine - Page 2 Blue_e10

Could use some help naming a new engine - Page 2 Blue_e10

Kim Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:43 am

Cox International wrote:
Kim wrote:Man...think we scared him away !

No

It is just that my office hours are 8 to 4 pacific time and I try to stay off the web at home.

Cool! Thought you also might be having to dodge all those pesky groupies too !

**RknRusty** Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:55 am

Cox International wrote:Not a mirror image but I guess I never gave this any thought. Viewed from the rear, where should the tubes be? Left or right for any Cox engines with stunt tanks (Black Widow, Golden Bee, etc)? Never thought about his

Looking at the engine from the rear we CL flyers put the tube somewhere between 4:00 and 3:00. I use 3:00 for stunters and 4:00(right on top of the screw boss) for flat lap trainers that may do a loop or two. That way the centrifugal force(or whatever it's called) keeps the fuel around the pickup. The metal tanks have a little shelf for the 3:00 position.

EDIT: Oh, I didn't answer the question. The vent tubes should be on the left, as viewed from the rear. That leaves room to position the pickup tube as I described above.

fit90 Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:00 pm

How about The Xena Azul.

Cox International Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:01 pm

Actually, it's way too early for me here obviously. I checked our stock of engines and we did place the filler tubes correctly on all engines (except the blue one) and, yes, I am aware of the line requirements for C/L. I was swmaped with emails, blog replies, stc, and had simply not switched on my brain properly lol!

**Admin** Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:01 pm

Cox International wrote:
WingingIt74 wrote:Bernie, you going to have extra tanks? If so I want one

We planned to do like with the Xtreme, suppress the tank sales so no one can "forge" one. However, the red crankcases are availavle by themselves but not the blue ones so we might sell teh tanks by themselves.

I think it would be a good idea to sell the tanks alone. No one is going to make a fake that easily with your numbers on the cases.

**RknRusty** Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:07 pm

I edited my last post, as I realized I hadn't really answered the exact question.

John Goddard Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:38 pm

Cox International wrote:
aungmyatoo wrote:Dear Bernie,
How many will be manufactured this time?
Can I pre-book the number?
thank

We are currently debating whether to email all buyers of the Xtreme and offer to reserve the identical # for the blue engine for 7 days, after which their # goes back into the pool and all remaining engines in the pool will be compared against and requests for #'s.

Fantastic
Double OO7 for me again this time please Bernie

tubebass Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:09 pm

Blue Meany!

Cox International Tue Oct 23, 2012 5:41 pm

Just a quick note to let those of you that have previously purchased an "Xtreme" engine know that you will be receiving an email today in regards to the "Blue Bullet" reservation.

For those of you that have reserved a certain number on this forum but have not bought the "Xtreme" we will try to honour your request on Monday from the general pool of engines that will be left after the firm reservations of "Xtreme" engine buyers has been processed.

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