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what glow plug do the redcats come with from the factory cold, medium, hot

lol, i honestly dont know, i have a the ultrawide and volcano sv coming tomorrow, i will take it out and see what and if it says anything.

im lost redcat use to only sell one but now theres 3 and my buddy doesnt want to run a better plug some superstition i guess if he changes plug car goes boom or something IDK

lol, i only run the os a3 in my redcat engines and my .18 and smaller and they run great with that plug, only the big blocks do i run the med plugs. i dont have any stock plugs in any of my 1/10 or i would let you know now, i only have the stock plug in my monsoon that has been a shelf queen for 3 months.

that the same plug i run i love them

if its below 38f you may try a #8 from os its a little hotter but os3 is the best all around i think

hey taylor, sorry to correct you, the a3 is a hot plug, the 8 is a med/hot plug, here's the link to the plugs: http://osengines.com/accys/glowplugs.html

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ORIGINAL: taylor152806

if its below 38f you may try a #8 from os its a little hotter but os3 is the best all around i think

Sorry man I was refering to the stock plugs not the os plugs :D

then my lhs is a scam wait till i go there i have some beef with them ne way thank you ehroof...... i love info keep it comin..

they come with a #3 on them i would say hot

you will find alot of guys in this hobby dont know much or just say what your want to hear just to make a sale or get rid of stuff, its always good to be educated a little, lol

i thought i was. they seemed as if they knwe they race nitro.... oh well they lie

My Volcano SV's stock plug was stamped N3 if that helps.

what kind of plug for .28 engine. need to know b/c i want a spare when i order. also what other stuff should i get right away that ill need for the monsoon. fuel filter a good idea? havent got one on my tornado yet. is that performance air filter any good on the redcat site???

i run the os #8 in my big blocks

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ORIGINAL: bluecaka69

what glow plug do the redcats come with from the factory cold, medium, hot

i just ran to the garage, i have an engine that i replaced with the sh that had the original carb and it has the number 3 so i would think its a hot plug

I think you should have Darin do a little research on what plugs come in each vehicle cause it would be useful onfo for potential buyers

i will realy the suggestion bro

dont tell him I suggested it or he will lol and not do it i dont have any authority :D

Here's some info I posted a while back about plugs, what % of fuel you use is what plug you use.

Information on glow plugs.

The general rule regarding glow plugs and nitro fuel is:

The higher the nitro percentage, the colder the plug should be.

Conversely:

The lower the nitro percentage, the hotter the plug should be.

MC-4C: 4-cycle engines

MC-55: The MC-55 is considered a hot plug and is designed to run on fuel with a low nitro content. Applications for this plug would be planes, tether cars, etc.

MC-59: Like the MC-55, the MC-59 is considered a hot plug. The difference between the 55 and 59 is that the MC-59 is designed to run on fuel with a higher nitro content (low to medium nitro content) than the MC-55. Applications: Boats, planes, heilcopters, and cars.

MC-8: The MC-8 is a medium to cold plug, deisgned to run on fuels with a medium to high nitro content. Applications: Boats, cars, and planes.

MC-9: The McCoy MC-9 is considered a cold plug and is designed to run on fuels with a medium to high nitro content. Applications: Cars, boats, ducted fan and Giant Scale planes.

MC-14: The MC-14 is a hot plug, designed for helicopters and 4-stroke engines.

From reading just these bits of info on McCoy's plugs, you can easily see that general rule...if you're running fuel with a high nitro percentage, you should be using a glow plug that's considered to be a "cold" plug. Conversely, if you're running a low nitro content in your fuel, you should be using a "hot" plug.

The following are lists of OS and Novarossi plugs. These plugs follow the same nitro/heat range rules as demonstrated with the McCoy's plugs.

OS PLUGS

OSMG6300- #0 Economy standard plug similar to the O.S. #8.
OSMG6304- #1 Hot plug for low nitro (0-5%).
OSMG6308- #3 Medium plug for medium nitro (5-25%).
OSMG6312- #5 Cold plug for high nitro (25% +).
OSMG6316- #7 2 stroke engines requiring an idle bar.
OSMG2691- #8 "The" standard. For use in all 2 strokes, any nitro.
OSMG6320- #9 For general use in 2 stroke engines.
OSMG2692- #F For O.S and other four strokes.

Novarossi Plugs

10001 R1 Extra hot from .8 TO 2CC
10002 R2 Hot from2 TO 3.5CC
10003 R3 Medium from 3.5 TO 6CC
10004 R4 Cold from 6 TO 10CC
10005 R5 Extra cold for nitro fuel and RC
10006 R6 Cold for nitro from 10 - 13CC
10007 R7 Cold for nitro from 13 - 15CC
10008 R8 Super Cold for nitro from 15-30CC
10010 RC Hot for RC from 2.5 TO 6CC
10020 RC Cold for RC from 6 TO 15CC
10011 G1 Hot for R15 Speed
10022 G2 Medium for R15 Speed
10033 G3 Cold for nitro fuel from 18%-30% for R15 Speed.
10044 G4 Extra cold for nitro fuel from 30%-15% for R15 Speed
10055 G5 Extra cold for nitro fuel from 50%-70% for R15 Speed.

those os plugs on that information are a little off, here is os's chart: http://osengines.com/accys/glowplugs.html

not to start a beef but Ths OS site says 3 is hot plug you say medium

http://osengines.com/accys/osheatrange-new.jpg

The plug you run in your engine can vary depending on the nitro % you run, what the air temp is, RH, stock engine- modded engine, stock cooling head- modded cooling head.

that isnt what I said I said again plugs are based on what percentage of fuel you use and the chart I posted is a chart to go by with what % (percentage of fuel to use) with what glow plug.

You guy's charts says nothing about what fuel is hot like mine does that matches what plug to use.