ORIGINAL: PlaneKrazee
The gain is lower operating cost. At 8:1 and a Pitts muffler the clean up will be about the same.
Actually the clean up has nothing to do with glow fuel.. I wipe a smudge of oil from the bottom with a single paper towel after every 5 or 6 runs.. thats no comparison to any glow engine I had..
Also you guys may be paying 20 or so USD for a gallon of fuel, but I was paying around 40-45 USD for a single gallon of 15% omega glow fuel.. Not to mention 12-14 USD glow plugs..
And after spending around 100 bucks for the conversion, Ive already redeemed all the cost of the conversion.. spending 80-90 USD a weekend is different from spending 10-11 USD for model fuel..
And let me tell you, once you go gas - you cant even think about glow drivers and wiping slimy oil with rubbing alcohol..
I know I will never use anything besides gasoline and electric..