Let us take a look at a pictorial guide of the internal and external parts of a rc nitro engine.
There is some variance with each manufacturer how parts are described, labeled and built.
The rc nitro engine in this graphic display is a .26 cubic inch engine.
Each manufacturer has their own unique way of name their parts, but this will give you a good idea of how it is all put together.
The biggest variance in a rc nitro engine is it's size.
This display has been of a .26 cubic inch engine.
Size can vary from .05 to .32 cubic inch and larger.
A few other areas that are unique to each manufacturer is sleeve porting and crankshaft porting. The porting of a rc nitro engine is how the fuel-air mixture enters the combustion chamber and the exhaust gases exit the combustion chamber.
So, porting is a huge facture in the performance of a rc nitro engine.
The placement, size, angle and number of ports all play an important roll in the RPM range, torque range and horsepower range of your rc nitro engine.
So, all Rc Nitro Engine manufacturer's have engineers working endless hours trying to get their rc nitro engine to out perform their competitor and to be more reliable.