WHAT FUEL!!!!!!!!!
 

what would be the best fuel to run in an os .46la/ what percent nitro and what percen oil !!!!!!!

RE: WHAT FUEL!!!!!!!!!
 

any 10 or 15% nitro would be fine... most aircraft fuels have 18% nitro...

I use Powermaster 20/20 in everything...

RE: WHAT FUEL!!!!!!!!!
 

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.

RE: WHAT FUEL!!!!!!!!!
 

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%.....

RE: WHAT FUEL!!!!!!!!!
 

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.
Regards,
GPB

RE: WHAT FUEL!!!!!!!!!
 

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.

RE: WHAT FUEL!!!!!!!!!
 

10-15%

RE: WHAT FUEL!!!!!!!!!
 

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.

RE: WHAT FUEL!!!!!!!!!
 

10% in this engine. It does not have the high compression ratio and timing that would give benefit of using a higher nitro.