phmaximus

Hey guys Im use to tuning nitro's but when I get some time I'm gonna tune up my losi 5ive.
It's had about 3 tanks now and I noticed it was slower and dident have the low end acceleration it use to. And in the top rev range it sounded a bit off...

So to tune these things there are 3 adjustments, idle, low end and top end....Right.

Do I set my top end first for speed, then do the low end adjustment?
Do I need to set and back it off, or just set for speed... Do u guys use telemetry for tuning?

One other thing do these motors get proper lubrication on idle? should I blip the throttle every now and then if it's idling for extended periods?

mooman007uk

here you go... [link]http://youtu.be/6tMUfbQCzI8[/link] dead easy and once you're done you leave it... unlike nitro where if the sun goes behind a cloud it's out with the screwdriver.

yep, they get proper lube at idle

bbuzzard

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This also a great vid detailing how to tune

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrnfJDwOWxc[/youtube]

phmaximus

Ah cool, thanks guys.

One other thing here we have 91 94 and 98 octane fuel here in Australia.
What should I be running?

I know with my real car if I don't advance the timing with 98 octane it pings... What about these things?

Lars from Norway

These things don't pings I have used both 98 and 95, and i can't tell if there was any difference at all. 95 is the most common fuel here now, so i will use this from now on.

phmaximus

Found this
( RON Octane Rating x 0.95 = AKI Octane Rating )
98 RON Octane x 0.95 = 93.1 AKI Octane (US measure)
100 RON Octane x 0.95 = 95 AKI Octane (US measure)

I'm on the RON system