best fuel for .18 engine??
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best fuel for .18 engine??
I am just getting into rc cars and I am getting a 1/10th scale 4wd buggy. What percentage of nitro should I use and if I start using 1 percentage, can I switch later?
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RE: best fuel for .18 engine??
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I am just getting into rc cars and I am getting a 1/10th scale 4wd buggy. What percentage of nitro should I use and if I start using 1 percentage, can I switch later?
I am just getting into rc cars and I am getting a 1/10th scale 4wd buggy. What percentage of nitro should I use and if I start using 1 percentage, can I switch later?
20%
the engine will run on anything from 0% to, well,
as much as you can find i suppose
but that will affect engine performance
low nitro content fuels
will lower performance
high nitro content fuels
will decrease engine life
the manufacturer of whatever you buy
will reccomend a percentage of nitro
and oil
that you should run
so, i'd say to run that
and
yes, you can change nitro content later
either up or down
with no harm to the engine
it will just need to be retuned
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RE: best fuel for .18 engine??
ok cool so i have read that the .18 engine usually runs best with the 20% nitro and .21 and up run best with the 30% is that true?
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RE: best fuel for .18 engine??
ORIGINAL: kn0bbyba11
ok cool so i have read that the .18 engine usually runs best with the 20% nitro and .21 and up run best with the 30% is that true?
ok cool so i have read that the .18 engine usually runs best with the 20% nitro and .21 and up run best with the 30% is that true?