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Old 03-15-2018 | 08:44 AM
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OK Gents, I finally got/took the opportunity to run the rebuilt Saito 1.30-T, I did not prime it, it took it about 3 seconds to pull fuel out of the Roto Flow 14 oz tank and it fired right up. It was way rich, I pretty much did my usual break in considering that it had a new piston and ring in the right cylinder and a new ring in the left and four new valves,, cams, lifters, springs, keeper's etc. After about 25 minutes I stopped it and turned each LS needle in 3/4 of a turn, it will idle at 2,500 without dropping a cylinder. I need to work on the linkage before I can go lower than that.

Saito 1.30 T rebuilt
Prop======Master Airscrew 15x8 S2
Plugss=== (4) OS-f
Fuel =====Wildcat 10% with 18% full synthetic
Exhaust===two Saito 65/82 revised mufflers.

Max rpm @ close to full peak==9,120, Clarence Lee got 8,700 with a Zinger 15x8
There are too many things going on to run it longer, another 30 minutes and then I'll go for full peak.

No picture of it running yet.
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Last edited by Hobbsy; 03-15-2018 at 09:07 AM.