Saito 180 smoke possible?
07-05-2003 | 12:28 PM
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Saito 180 smoke possible?
How do 4 strokes give off smoke? Never run smoke before, any manufactures you all think are good. Puttin on a T-craft w/floats. What components do I need and are there ones lighter then other...
07-05-2003 | 11:03 PM
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Smoke and four stroke
Hello,
You may want to look at it like this..... The method in which you get a model airplane engine to smoke consists of the same basic principles whether you have a four stroke , two cycle, or a big gasser. You need to get the smoke fluid pumped to the hottest part of the muffler (usually right past the exhaust manifold) and then have the fluid sprayed in there in a controled manner. The smoke oil is vaporized by the hot exhaust and you see the by product of this which is smoke. Four stroke exhaust tends to be hotter than two storke exhaust so you probably will have an easier time getting a four stroke to smoke than a two stroke. You have to be careful in regards to the rate of flow of the smoke oil. You can actually spray too much in there and prematurely cool of the engine too much. Most people don't run smoke unless they are at 75 percent to 100 percent throttle. Any lower and you may have engine issues (although, I have seen the big gassers smoke all througout their RPM range). This is not to say you can't get a two stroke to smoke. I have seen a lot of nice two stroke smoke systems that work great. It all really depends on how you deliver the smoke fluid to your manifold and the exhaust temps of you engine.
Baretta92
You may want to look at it like this..... The method in which you get a model airplane engine to smoke consists of the same basic principles whether you have a four stroke , two cycle, or a big gasser. You need to get the smoke fluid pumped to the hottest part of the muffler (usually right past the exhaust manifold) and then have the fluid sprayed in there in a controled manner. The smoke oil is vaporized by the hot exhaust and you see the by product of this which is smoke. Four stroke exhaust tends to be hotter than two storke exhaust so you probably will have an easier time getting a four stroke to smoke than a two stroke. You have to be careful in regards to the rate of flow of the smoke oil. You can actually spray too much in there and prematurely cool of the engine too much. Most people don't run smoke unless they are at 75 percent to 100 percent throttle. Any lower and you may have engine issues (although, I have seen the big gassers smoke all througout their RPM range). This is not to say you can't get a two stroke to smoke. I have seen a lot of nice two stroke smoke systems that work great. It all really depends on how you deliver the smoke fluid to your manifold and the exhaust temps of you engine.
Baretta92
