alex_666 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 hi i am currently running my t-maxx 2.5r engine on 10% nitro thinking of upping it to around 20%. Will htere be much difference in performance and will it be noticable? what other advantages will there be and what will i need to adjust on the engine will it just be the high speed or the low spped as well? thanks alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turner Boy Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 yes 20% at least will have lots more power and grunt but is more expensive but an engine that size needs 20 - 25% for good performance but you may need to re tune prob lean off a bit hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb2120 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 (edited) It should be fine on 20% (not any higher though) but you'll need to completely retune your engine. Some people say that you shouldn't change fuels but I disagree. You'll see a significant performance increase. Edited December 16, 2006 by bb2120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 10% Nasty Get some 20% in after resetting the needle's U will find - Faster acc - Higher Rpm - Result of RPM = More speed - More Horsepower from engine - MORE FUN Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC Basher Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 hey guys. not highjacking the thread but i am on 5% for breakin (as the hobby shop owner reccomended) then i will be goin to either 16% or 20% wich one is better and how much of a difference will it make. thanks. RC Basher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 hey guys. not highjacking the thread but i am on 5% for breakin (as the hobby shop owner reccomended) then i will be goin to either 16% or 20% wich one is better and how much of a difference will it make. thanks. RC Basher 5% / 10% where do u ppl get this from? Anyway - Depends on the engine size as to which would be better .12 or smaller 16% and NO MORE .15 16%/20% .18 16 to 25 .21 20% to 25% anything larger u can use 25% to 30% really As which would be better it depends on what u want todo also define better ? Price/Engine Life/Performance etc etc Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC Basher Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 the stupid shop owner gave me the 5% it came as a deal with the car and i had no choice. it is a .21 force engine and he said he runs his on 16% (because thats what the racers run) but im wondering shoyuld i get 16 or 20% i am only bashin so i would probably want the most speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallman28 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 the stupid shop owner gave me the 5% it came as a deal with the car and i had no choice. it is a .21 force engine and he said he runs his on 16% (because thats what the racers run) but im wondering shoyuld i get 16 or 20% i am only bashin so i would probably want the most speed. "Real" racers would probably run as high a % as they can. If they are "real" racers all they will care about is if the engine lasts for a single complete competition,after that they will re-build it and start again. Where did he get 5% from anyway,does anyone even make that? It does vary but I would have thought with a .21 the absolute least you would run would be 16%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 "Real" racers would probably run as high a % as they can. If they are "real" racers all they will care about is if the engine lasts for a single complete competition,after that they will re-build it and start again. Where did he get 5% from anyway,does anyone even make that? It does vary but I would have thought with a .21 the absolute least you would run would be 16%. i agree 5% is critically low for a .21 engine 16% imo is still too low Really u need to consider running on 20% or 25% Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC Basher Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 ok it is model engines fuel, its the only one that he gets in so i will be looking to get the 20% stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_666 Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 were is the best place online to buy nitro fuel from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 were is the best place online to buy nitro fuel from? www.Modelsportuk.co.uk Im trying the Orion Stuff - that fairly cheap as well And That Bolton model mart or sumet like that Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_666 Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 im going down the modle shop 2 moz to see what they got they sometimes have there own mix cus the owner use to race so is 20% the best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Yeah probably, find out the brand of fuel so we can tell you how good it is. I read up on that Sical fuel and it actually looks quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samij121 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 i use modeltechnics 20% its amazing compared to the tornado i ran in on.....and has 15% lube content^^ that extra protection doesnt go a miss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_666 Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 i got some 16% tornado becuse the shop recomend this before i got to 20% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 i use modeltechnics 20% its amazing compared to the tornado i ran in on.....and has 15% lube content^^ that extra protection doesnt go a miss the extra lube = less performance i tired a form of Modeltechnics, but due to the oilyness i wasn't getting any better perfromance from the 20% as i did with tornado 16% i got some 16% tornado becuse the shop recomend this before i got to 20% 16% is just as good as 20% really u cudda gone to 20% straight away as for changing fuel brand/%/and sumet else is supposed to cause problems Not that i've seen any atm Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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