ORIGINAL: glowplugboy
I blend a special Four Cycle Pattern Engine fuel with Heliglow for myself and a friend. Because of it's lighter viscosity, you have to mix 2 to 3% more than say Klotz Techniplate, which is a heavier oil. While you can certainly mix Klotz Benol (the castor we use in our all castor blends) with Heliglo, this thick oil would likely defeat the purpose of the heliglo's light oil properties.
I use the Heliglo lube in a 20% nitro, 22% oil pattern mix that has run in my OS Max 200 and my friends' YS 1.60 and 1.70. We have just started using the blend, and results are quite promising with no differences found in performance when comparing our blend to other commercially available 30% heli fuel my friend had been using heretofore.
One thing to know: Heliglow is quite a bit more expensive than regular Techinplate or Super Techniplate, even when bought in quantity.
Mike
Ok, thank you!
I looked at it the other way around, I wanted a synthetic oil with lighter viscosity to compensate for the thicker castor oil.
I run both 2-stroke and 4-stroke, land-based and in the air so I´m leaning towards blending my own fuel again. But to keep it simple I want to be able to use the same components.
I´m going to try out some different oils and take it from there.
Thanks!