Originally Posted by CustomPC

I tried hand starting mine on the weekend after it had been sitting for a week with no fuel in the tank and just the remnants of fuel from the last run in the pump and reg. To my surprise, opening the throttle fully and choking it with a thumb over the carb had the lines full with just a few flicks.
I am not the best at hand starting engines but I was able to hand start it from cold after half a dozen flicks and the same was true for every start that day.

With the APC 14x6 i saw 9,870rpm.