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Old 02-16-2016 | 10:08 PM
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Sigma256
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Ill watch the vid when i get back on wifi ive always had a interest in engines of all kinds. Id like to have a Ford 427 Cammer on a stand in my garage destined for a Galaxie body. However i lack the 50 grand for it, nor 2 grand for a JetCat. While im quite handy with most engines, theyve always been fuel injected and 2.3 litres or larger. So i have ZERO experience with a two stroke, and adjusting fuel/air mixture, and the only glow plug ive had experience with is a Ford Powerstroke, and it wasnt even mine. Soooooo im def rock bottom. However i am a tuner, even brewing up in my head for a way to adapt this tiny little engine for forced air induction down the road. Though not sure if forced induction is a good idea on these given that they dont have piston rings. Also looking into a possible way to convert this little engine to injected with a arduino engine controller. I am thinking it may be possible to convert this little engine to direct injection, with a form of diesel fuel. Alas cant say until i try. Given what a pain in the *** building a injector is. On top of sensors and building/programming the ECU.

Question about these nitro engines that just popped into my head, has any other fuel been used? Like biodiesel? I know these engines run by catalytic reaction of plat to nitromethane, but has anyone ran another type of fuel strictly on compression? Or spark ignition? What is the compression ratio of a engine like this?
Sorry for the weird and out of place questions but this engine is research, curiocity, and mad scientist prey first, propulsion for a plane second why i chose the magnum 25 vs a 4 stroke. 80 bucks if i f up vs 150+$ for a 4 stroke. I guess what im babbling about is what is the limits of these engines vs the heavy oil/diesel/gasoline engines im used to.

Last edited by Sigma256; 02-16-2016 at 10:10 PM.