<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Idle should be starting to settle down soon. Is the prop an Apc 15-6 wide or slandered? If it is a wide you will be swinging a little extra mass. You should expect idle around 2000 rpm or a little lower when the motor gets broke in.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> 

</p></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">It’s my experience that the Saito’s like higher nitro fuels to run well and the manufacture recommends a 20% minimum oil ratio and they also recommend not using fuels that are entirely caster oil.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> 

</p></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </span>What was the idle on the test stand?

 Double check the linkage you may be having slippage or binding issues.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></p></font>