fastfisch

What type of air cleaner do you guys use. I looking for 1 to fit my FS 30cc engine? Are all air cleaners compatable? Thanks...

SAVAGEJIM

If you can, can you post a pic of the FS engine with the air cleaner and are cleaner mounting hardware taken off?

If I can see just the carb, I can determine if it is industry standard. That is if the FS engine is not a CY engine. Not all companies use the CY engines. Though HPI, Redcat Rampage (which is really the HSP Skeleton), and others use CY, KM and Shenqi for example use a different engine I psesonally do not know what they are.

If your engine is a CY, then any air filter that will fit a CY will be able to mount directly onto your engine with no modifications whatsoever. Just buy one and bolt it on, and as they say in France, "VIOLA!"

Lars from Norway

Viola is a caravan,flower or a violinOh darn,its a porn actress too,i didnt had the "safe search"enabled in GoogleGuess you meant "Voila"

Does the FS use Walbro carbs?If they do,i guess it will fit,but a pic of the carb will be helpful as SAVAGEJIM says

kengentry5000

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If your engine uses a Walbro-brand carburator then it is highly likely that any of the air cleaners from HPI, FG, Duratrax, etc. will fit on the carb. The next problem will be clearance to support the depth of the air filter you want.

The Duratrax Firehammer buggy air cleaner is widely regarded as the best at keeping junk out of the engine. It uses a dual foam element design. Every time I have cleaned my filter the outside foam element is filthy but the inside foam element is almost perfectly clean.

You can order the Firehammer air cleaner from any hobby shop that sells Duratrax or from Tower Hobbies. It sells for about $17 - $20.

Here's a link to it on Tower:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXHTX0&P=Z

fastfisch

Here are some pics of what I have. The one at Tower's looks like the one I have already, Is that a good one to keep on it? Do you soak it oil or something?

SAVAGEJIM

Yeah, I was typing too fast, sorry, I'm a lousy typist.


Anyways, Fast, based on the pics you posted, those do look like a Wlabro type carb, which leads me to think those are basically industry standard (CY and Zen filters would fit).

For your filter, it actually looks like it is in good order and clean.

As for soaking it in oil, use filter oil like you can buy at the locar RC store for nitro engines. That will do the trick in helping stopping dirt and stuff from penetrating the foam into the carb.
But dont drown the faom, put enough in it so there is enough oil in the foam such that it is evenly distrbuted. Id does not have to be dripping with oil as you hold it un in the air (That would actually be a bad thing.)

pwaicon

The filters on the FS are based on the Firehammer filter. However, the filter elements are not as good as the Firehammer elements. I would keep the filter housing and order some replacement filters ([link]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHTW9&P=M[/link]). Of course you could always go with the HPI Baja filter which is also a good one ([link]http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXMYW3&P=7[/link]). I use both types and they both do an excellent job when properly oiled.

hellya

look how good the firehammer filter does its job






Now look at the inner filter clean as a whistle


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