How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
04-02-2008, 08:05 PM
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How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
My brother's Savage should stay less than 250F he was told. How hot should the Revo 3.3 get before I do some tuning or stop running it? and let it cool down.
04-02-2008, 08:18 PM
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RE: How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
definitley less than 1 million degrees i would think lol....no but for real id keep it under 250 thats just me
04-02-2008, 08:39 PM
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RE: How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
I too say around 260-270 range. Anything more imo is just getting a little too close for comfort., but again thats me....
04-02-2008, 09:14 PM
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RE: How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
Alright thanks guys. I don't wanna push anything so I will try n' stay under or around 250.
04-02-2008, 09:40 PM
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RE: How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
Traxxas says that 270 is max and 240 - 250 is optimum.
http://www.traxxas.com/support/kb_se...l&cat=0&id=276
Personally, I think that tuning by temps is a waste of time. Temps change due to way too many variables for it to be a reliable method. Learning to tune the engine for perfoemance is the best for your engine and, you'll find, it's best for you too. If you must use a temp guage then use it sparingly and only to verify that the engine is within a normal range. The range I use is 220f - 280f. That range is a good rule of thumb for most nitro engines and as long as the engine is performing well any temp in that range is fine.
http://www.traxxas.com/support/kb_se...l&cat=0&id=276
Personally, I think that tuning by temps is a waste of time. Temps change due to way too many variables for it to be a reliable method. Learning to tune the engine for perfoemance is the best for your engine and, you'll find, it's best for you too. If you must use a temp guage then use it sparingly and only to verify that the engine is within a normal range. The range I use is 220f - 280f. That range is a good rule of thumb for most nitro engines and as long as the engine is performing well any temp in that range is fine.
04-02-2008, 10:41 PM
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RE: How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
ORIGINAL: DaveG55
Traxxas says that 270 is max and 240 - 250 is optimum.
http://www.traxxas.com/support/kb_se...l&cat=0&id=276
Personally, I think that tuning by temps is a waste of time. Temps change due to way too many variables for it to be a reliable method. Learning to tune the engine for perfoemance is the best for your engine and, you'll find, it's best for you too. If you must use a temp guage then use it sparingly and only to verify that the engine is within a normal range. The range I use is 220f - 280f. That range is a good rule of thumb for most nitro engines and as long as the engine is performing well any temp in that range is fine.
Traxxas says that 270 is max and 240 - 250 is optimum.
http://www.traxxas.com/support/kb_se...l&cat=0&id=276
Personally, I think that tuning by temps is a waste of time. Temps change due to way too many variables for it to be a reliable method. Learning to tune the engine for perfoemance is the best for your engine and, you'll find, it's best for you too. If you must use a temp guage then use it sparingly and only to verify that the engine is within a normal range. The range I use is 220f - 280f. That range is a good rule of thumb for most nitro engines and as long as the engine is performing well any temp in that range is fine.
-Does the Revo come with a built in temp guage?
04-02-2008, 10:55 PM
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RE: How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
Ya ok, that's kind what I thought. I'm gonna get the blue Duratrax one. I'm gonna get the Revo 3.3 tomorrow. Breaking it in isn't gonna be very fun 
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04-03-2008, 04:22 AM
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RE: How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
depends on the oil used in the fuel. certain oils burn off at higher temps...i think castor oil doesnt burn off till about 310...i found my 3.3 ran best at about 270.
04-03-2008, 06:34 AM
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RE: How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
I am runnin' sidewinder 30% on my t-maxx 2.5 and I can never get he temps below 260-265, maybe because it is 82 degrees here, but...
I don't know
I don't know
04-03-2008, 11:19 AM
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RE: How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
Well I have seen engine's hit pretty high, Ive personally seen engine's hit as high as 375f but the engine did not run after that particular run. These engine's can hit a really high number's, but as DaveG55 said temps arent really the best way to tune for. But usually 230-280 is good for most engine's.
04-03-2008, 12:16 PM
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RE: How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
To agree with above, my old 2.5r wouldn't even run right below 250, no matter how much tuning you did. It just wouldn't do it. So it ran about 260-270, under racing conditions.
But it never held a tune anyways.
But it never held a tune anyways.
04-03-2008, 12:55 PM
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RE: How hot can the Revo get before you should stop?
ORIGINAL: VXL BURRITO
a ok, that's kin
Breaking it in isn't gonna be very fun.
a ok, that's kin
Breaking it in isn't gonna be very fun
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