Engine Temp
 

Hey guys ive just start to get my hyper 7 running great i was just after what engine temp i should be runing and if its measured at idle and what???

RE: Engine Temp
 

You shouldn't be tuning your engine by temperature. If it is running great (i.e tuned properly) then the engine is recieving enough lubrication - temp doesn't really matter.

RE: Engine Temp
 

Thanx for the help. I think my car is running great still blowing blue smoke and alot of oil is still running out the exhaust. But its has a running temp of around 280F - 300F and once 400F is it to lean???

RE: Engine Temp
 

400 yes its to lean[X(]

RE: Engine Temp
 

Thats way way to lean, after break0in your temps should be around 220-245

RE: Engine Temp
 

just had my nitro rustler out and its 15 degrees it was running at 300 degrees thru 3 tanks could not get it to cool down went as far as 3/4 turn rich and still at 300 so i kept driving ran pretty darn good and didnt even hit anything today ;)

RE: Engine Temp
 

.15Pro or 2.5 Nitro Rustler? Anything over 270* for the 2.5 is considered overheating. In 15* weather, even the factory "rich" break-in setting of 4 turns out on the HSN is way too lean. I am nearly 5 turns out on the HSN this time of year and it was "warm" today at 45*. Engine temps were in the 240-250* range.

You may want to cut some holes to direct air over your engine if you have not already.

RE: Engine Temp
 

the 2.5 but i was 3/4 out from the stock settings

RE: Engine Temp
 

ha ha well i had another day of gd driving... i burned mi fingures 2 day by the engine head... well i was driving mi nitro and well group of ppl come and c wot im doing so yer im driving and coz there a crowd watching me i decided 2 show off as usual lol... i set mi car as lean as poss just enuff that the engine dnt cut out at full throt. and enuff that i cud c niiiice blue smoke... yer i went thru 2 tanks of feul non stop (i no i suda w8ed 4 it 2 cool but so wot) and after wile engine made funi sounds but it was still ripping it... so i stoped car and had a look with out opening body shell there was smoke comming of the cooling head :S not steam but white smoke :S so i taught leme c if its hot (such a dumb ass) and man got his 4 fingures melted lol i guess im fine but duno if mi engine is totaled :S im sure engine got well over the recomended tep... i was wondering wot wud happen if ya ran at relli hot temps

RE: Engine Temp
 

Keep turning the HSN out. There's no reason you should be running 300* in the winter. Today I was exactly 5 turns out and running 250-260*.