"Souped up" Conquest .15 Engine

Ken,

Thanks for reply, and the name Clarence Lee is familiar to me from back in the day. I thought he mostly did TDs though, but he may have done this engine. I didn't have the work done, although I bought it from whomever did. It's never seen fuel, and I suspect it is more of a collector's item.

I flew competitive 1/2A, Q500, QM, and F1 racing through the 80s and into the 90s, and patterns until about 2006, and this will probably be one of the last things I part with, as I'm retired from competitive R/C. What do you think an item like this would be worth to a collector?

Thanks

I see the engine is set up for control line. Control liners are the cheapest out of the hobby. If something breaks, wears out, doesn't work, we will find any way to make it work once again without buying anything. If your intent is to sell that engine, remember this. I attend several swap meets a year and for the past few years items are certainly going at a extremely discounted rate. Knowing exactly what type of piston liner is in it would be my first step in deciding a price. The engine itself although good runners is rarely used anymore. RJL industry (MECOA) owns the rights to the Conquest engine line and still has some parts but hasn't had entire engine assemblies in a few years. This was the engine to have in the 80's. The engine would certainly be worth more to one that desired it from that era. A modern F2D .15 is light years ahead of that engines technology with considerably more rpm's. Engines such as this sell for $200 on up. I certainly feel that you do have an engine that's worth something. I'm not one that would be able to put a price on something like that as I'm a user and not a collector. I look at it like this. I have some very rare engines. These engines have absolutely no parts support available. I use them until they're no good and then admire them on a shelf. This is what makes Ebay so very important. I would certainly find as much documentation and information on what you have and utilize Ebay. Ken