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Oh no, man. Not at all! I've taken absolutely zero offense with anything you've written. I was just providing some background to explain my process. My apologies if it came across as being defensive - wasn't my intention at all. You've obviously got a lot more experience and knowledge with these...

I'm definitely still a nitro newbie, so I know I don't know all the answers yet, but I was following Botajell's break-in process since it was recommended by several others here and he does use a really rich mixture and a heat gun to keep the temps around 200F while going through the initial heat...

I did my initial break-in runs using VP's Golden Break-in fuel, which is 13% nitro and 14% oil. I live in North Dakota, which tends to be wicked windy on most days, so between the lower nitro content and generally high winds in the backyard, I was having trouble getting the engine to run as rich...

Hi, all. As I've been breaking in the .21 Dynamite engine on my new Losi 8IGHT buggy I've used my heat gun to get the engine up to the 200-220F range before starting and using it as needed while running to keep it there. But my heat gun uses a standard 120v household plug, so using it when out...