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Old 12-21-2005 | 01:15 AM
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what would be the best fuel to run in an os .46la/ what percent nitro and what percen oil !!!!!!!
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any 10 or 15% nitro would be fine... most aircraft fuels have 18% nitro...

I use Powermaster 20/20 in everything...
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most aircraft fuels have 18% nitro...
I think he means 18% oil.

That engine doesn't need a hight nitro content. 5% will do fine, 10% even better, but You don't need to go higher than that.

Just about any of the top brands will do very well

Look into Cool Power, Omega, Wildcat etc.
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Yikes!!! Sorry...pre-second cup of coffee post! [:@]

Yes...I meant 18% oil


and agreed, with the LA, 5% would be fine...
I don't think my LHS sells less than 10%.....
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what would be the best fuel to run in an os .46la/ what percent nitro and what percen oil !!!!!!!
Because it is a bushed engine, make sure you have castor oil in the fuel. Omega would be an excellent fuel as it has castor oil as the main lube with some sythetic oil. 5 to 15% nitro is AOK.
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Old 12-22-2005 | 12:35 AM
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what would be the best fuel to run in an os .46la

Glow fuel usually works best


In all seriousness--just buy any commercially available fuel from the LHS. High nitro is just a waste of money unless your competing at high levels. For instance--racing--IMAC, etc...

Run your engine on 5% nitro and don't worry about the rest. Any commercially available fuel will have enough oil in it.

It's not complicated. Just keep it simple and you'll have the best luck.
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10-15%
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10 - 15% is just not needed in a bushed 2-stroke.

5 - 10% is plenty
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You will be chasing the needle with 15%! 10% is good to run in 90% of the motors on the market, especially bushed motors.
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10% in this engine. It does not have the high compression ratio and timing that would give benefit of using a higher nitro.

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