Originally Posted by
bigedmustafa
Your Aviastar .46 should run fine on Omega 15% nitro fuel. I'd recommend trying a Fox RC Long glow plug w/ idle bar or an O.S. No. 8 plug. The 15% nitro content is a little high, so a medium/hot plug will likely run more reliably. A hot plug like an O.S. No. 6 (A3) may cause pre-ignition issues with higher nitro fuel.
Good luck!
I run McCoy MC59 or Enya #3 plugs in most of my engines which are both hotter than the plugs you listed with fuels ranging from 5% nitro up to 30% nitro and dont have issues with preignition or detonation. Car engines running at 35,000rpm or 4-strokes running at 12,500rpm don't matter. Just need to remember "Lean is Mean". If the engine is over compressed with higher nitro, you will need cooler plugs and/or less nitro. The cheapie engines tend to be under compressed so more nitro is tolerated. Truly though, the only way to determine what plug the engine needs is to try several plugs and using a tach take note of the results. The tach will tell you which plug works best.
And for the record, idle bar plugs aren't intended for Schnuerle ported engines. They are designed for use in cross flow ported engines.