Originally Posted by
Dave Harmon
Before you do that....check the availability of the required fuel and the incredible price these days.
Dave
Yep, I'm lucky to be able to buy the components here. My last prices were:
Methanol $2.70 AUD/litre (20L drum)
Nitromethane $17 AUD/litre (5 litre tin)
Oil $24 AUD/litre (coolpower 3.8 litre bottle)
You can work out what each litre of a specific mix would be, but I'm burning about 250-300ml of 25% nitro 15% oil per P-17 schedule which is about $2.75 AUD per schedule. I reckon you could add about another $1.50 AUD per schedule for general wear and tear (engine and servo's).
The wear and tear numbers are rough, but I don't think they're too far from the mark. I've used the "per schedule" as a benchmark so the apples and oranges have a common ground (tree?).