Engine Tuning
 

Hi Guys

How are you supposed to know when your idle screw and high speed needle are
set correctly?

The car seems to idle and run fine but I want to make sure the tuning is correct
and optimised.

Car is a GS Avenger RTR with the stock BO3 engine.

Cheers Guys!

RE: Engine Tuning
 

High speed needle IMO is the most difficult needle to tune.
You can only fine tune this by ear and feel...in other words you have to tune a few engines to learn how it should be.
In general you want it to rev clean without gurgling from too much fuel.
I mean you can hear an engine that runs rich...it doesn't rev high either. Start leaning it by 1/8ths at first until it starts to make good power and rpm but it still sounds rich (gurgles) and there is enough smoke coming out the exhaust tip.
Then start leaning by 1/12ths at a time cause this is the stage of fine tuning. You just want to tune at the point where it revs freely and doesn't gurgle at higher rpm. Although a small gurgling is acceptable in my opinion since it keeps temps down and rpms also (protects the engine from overeving and running lean).
Idle, should be as low as possible without dying when idles for 15-20sec.
It keeps the engine cool and saves fuel.
I hope this helps you out...

RE: Engine Tuning
 

Cheers mate, so with the idle your saying I should keep leaning

it out until it just stays running comfortably/doesn't stall?




Cheers

RE: Engine Tuning
 

You can't lean the idle...you can only close the carb barrel or open it up.
What you have to do is fine tune your engine at high and low end and then screw out the idle screw until the engine keeps running for more than 15 sec idling.
OR unscrew the idle screw until the engines shuts off and then screw it in by 1/8th at a time until it stays running.

RE: Engine Tuning
 

ah ok, will give this a try.

Cheers mate!