ORIGINAL: cosmogod
ORIGINAL: exeter_acres
to the OP...
it shows that you are located in the US...
while 0% nitro fuel is quite common in Europe, it is not so much here.. and can be a challenge to find....
You are right! all the rc shops have 5-15% min nitro mix.. but SIG has Champion FAI .. which has better economical advantage.. also a few friends
are ready to supply me with metahnol and castor oil at dirt cheap rate... I have checked the MSDS and it seems quite in order.
I have flown a bit of electrics(micro flyers) and diesel(corrocub) .. so glow is entirely new to me. I want to keep the costs at minimum , so I can get good at glow before putting in some big dough.
cheers,
cosmo
FAI fuel use does require some skill at engine tuning. I have never tried FAI in a small engine but if I can make it work in a big YS four stroke you should have no trouble. Not being a fan of Magnum engines I never even gave them a thought until I noticed them posted here. They may be a very good choice for FAI fuel. MDS out of Russia was a FAI motor too, no longer imported and I don't recall if they had a .25 or not. I do run into the .58 and .68 at swap meets all the time. Those were the only two sizes I had myself. Even with the head shim installed they didn't like nitro. A very high compression engine brand.