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Old 07-24-2008 | 12:14 PM
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With this engine I'm allowed to run 20% fuel right as long as I get the right plug for it and not use the turbo plug that comes with it?
Old 07-24-2008 | 12:37 PM
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It'll run as is.
Old 07-24-2008 | 12:50 PM
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As is meaning that I can run it with the turbo plug and 20% fuel?
Old 07-24-2008 | 12:53 PM
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Old 07-24-2008 | 12:56 PM
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Thanks alot.
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I reckon this engine is shimmed for 30% fuel and lot of people are using the OS P3 plugs.
Old 07-24-2008 | 10:38 PM
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If the engine uses turbo plugs there are 2 things you must remember:

1) you cannot use regular plugs in an engine that uses turbo plugs without putting on a standard head button &

2) I don't think that engines that use turbo plugs use shims (please correct me if I am wrong on this one).

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ORIGINAL: Focus Printing

If the engine uses turbo plugs there are 2 things you must remember:

1) you cannot use regular plugs in an engine that uses turbo plugs without putting on a standard head button &

2) I don't think that engines that use turbo plugs use shims (please correct me if I am wrong on this one).

www.focusprinting.com
Engines that use turbo plugs do use head shims, but no washer under the plug.
Old 07-24-2008 | 11:33 PM
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Excuse me for being a little out of the loop on this being new to the sport but where do you put the shim?
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under the cooling head, they sit on the top of the crank case, and when u put the cooling head on, it sits on the shims, and thats how u get the clearance.
Old 07-25-2008 | 09:13 AM
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Gotcha thanks a lot......... Got a question about engine I'm currently running, I have the hyper .21 race engine and it has a head shim on it, would I need to remove it due to the fact that I'm using 20% fuel and a MC8 plug because I have been having some serious problems trying to break this thing in?
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ORIGINAL: Focus Printing

If the engine uses turbo plugs there are 2 things you must remember:

1) you cannot use regular plugs in an engine that uses turbo plugs without putting on a standard head button &

2) I don't think that engines that use turbo plugs use shims (please correct me if I am wrong on this one).

www.focusprinting.com



Engines that use turbo plugs do use head shims, but no washer under the plug.
Thanks, I wasn't sure about that. I have never owned an engine that used turbo plugs

www.focusprinting.com

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