SH Engines PT2018-P3XGB Photon Pro Off Road .21 Buggy Engine

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SH Engines PT2018-P3XGB Photon Pro Off Road .21 Buggy Engine
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The SH Engines PT2018-P3XGB Photon Pro Off Road .21 Buggy Engine is the result of years of refinement. Focusing on durability and reliability, this is an incredibly powerful .21 engine, at a price that is going to shake things up in the 1/8 scale nitro market. Package includes engine, glow plug, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0 and 7.5 venturis, head shim, collet, throttle rod end ball link and a full rubber cap set for the exhaust, intake and fuel nipple.

Specifications: 
Cubic Capacity: 3.497cc 
Bore: 15.88mm 
Stroke: 17.60mm 
R.P.M: 35,000rpm 
Glow Plug Type: Turbo
Weight: 354g 

This product was added to our catalog on June 18, 2019

Mark Bauer
Verified Owner
Saturday, Jul 27 2019 (about 4 years ago)
SH Engines PT2018-P3XGB Photon Pro Off Road .21 Buggy Engine
For a cheaper engine, this has amazing power, and is very easy to tune.
Asher Morales
Friday, Jun 18 2021 (about 2 years ago)
SH Engines PT2018-P3XGB Photon Pro Off Road .21 Buggy Engine
Pretty solid engine for the price. Tuning is a bit tricky but once it’s tuned good it’s got plenty of power (especially bottom end). Really good throttle response even when rich. Only thing I gotta say is that the pinch is really tight. Like really really tight. I probably preheat the thing to 230°-240°F before I can start it (the starter box I use is quite old and worn so that’s also a factor). Something that is very very good about this engine is the fuel mileage. I was getting around 11 minutes on one tank still tuned on the rich side. Definitely worth the money. Just open it up before you start it and make sure everything is ok.
Wayne Schroeder
Saturday, Jul 1 2023 (9 months ago)
SH Engines PT2018-P3XGB Photon Pro Off Road .21 Buggy Engine
This motor is absolute garbage. I know it's broken in--no catch at TDC with plug out when warmed up. I've tried 3 pipes. It makes NO power, like it's just broken. There is no tuning it to do anything other than be an absolute dog that takes a year to wind up. Actually left an event because I couldn't even get over the jumps. Disassembled, looks fine, no indication as to what is wrong. Starting to think it came with mismatched internals or something. There's no instructions that actually tell you what the head shim options are, no resources online, and the engine isn't even listed on their site anymore. Best $170 paper weight I've ever bought. I've had OS, werks, reedy, nova, and ran nitro for over 20 years. Absolute worst motor experience I've ever had. IF there's anything that will make you spend the money for a speed motor, this one is it--so much time down the drain trying to get "meet all your needs" to do anything than run like a dog.
Jeff White
Verified Owner
Thursday, Apr 6 2023 (12 months ago)
SH Engines PT2018-P3XGB Photon Pro Off Road .21 Buggy Engine
Shipping Package showed up in perfect condition plastic box inside with engine in it smashed, only way this happened is it was damaged before packaging and shipping out. Guess we'll find out if crank is bent. Not happy but oh well.