break-in

A friend is doing the Truckzilla conversion on his Savage, and I'll be breaking it in for him tomorrow. He has no info on the proper procedure. Anyone know? Anyone have a link maybe? I only do break-ins according to the manufacturer's recommendations. When it's someone else's engine, and...

OK I GOT EVERYTHING INSTALLED AND NEVER HAD THIS PEOBLEM, I GOT READY TO BREAK THIS IN W/ THE HSN 5 1/2 TURNS OUT AND THE LSN HALF A TURN FROM FLUSH, IT STARTS FINE AND IDOLS THEN GETS HOT FAST AND MAKES A FLUTTERING NOISE IT WILL HIT 245 IN A MINUTE OR SO W/ THE NEEDLE OUT THAT FAR WHAT THE...

New to Nitro R/C. I have a RS4 3 Type SS. Just got done building it and ran the idle break-in (2 tank fulls). Went to break in the car in low and mid range speeds but it takes almost full throttle to get the car moving. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Screwdriver

I burned an entire quart during my rich low-speed break-in procedure over the past 2 weekends. Today I took the truck out and hammered it and ended up burning a second quart of O’Donnell racing fuel. I left the LSN at the factory specs and I leaned out the HSN very slightly from the factory...

Well, I had a new Omega Picco XT21-B Super Comp enigine the after breakin just wouldn't stop flaming out. I finall got it solved(i think). I tore down the motor and sealed the backplate. carb base and high speed needle assembly with RTV sealant. I let it set then reinstalled to buggy. I...

Ok first off i love it shoulda gotten it instead of the MAXX in the first place Now my questions: 1. My most concerning question is that my back wheels have some side to side play in them is this normal for the savage because i know its not for the MAXX?? 2. Whats with the left handed...

What would be good a good % fuel to use for Break-In period? Before I cank over my new Savage .25, I want to make sure I use the right % fuel and or good brand. The LHS that I bought the truck from told and sold me Monster power blend 10% nitro would be good for the break in period. They told me...

I'm in the process of breaking in my new savage 25, is it normal for it to have absolutetly no throttle response for the first tank of gas? I've finished about half a tank of fuel and it doesn't respond at all when i pull the gas. I know that it will take a lot more to get it completely broken in...

I’m planning on breaking in my Savage (stock engine) this weekend. I was all set on using the heat cycle method that I’ve read in other forums and also in RCDriver magazine. I was going to idle for 3 minutes and cool at BDC. Repeat a total of 5 times (15 minutes of total idling) while keeping...

I know there are so many break-in procedures, I am so confused on who to listen to, and what one to follow. Traxxas says to do it one way, this guy says to do it another, Orion says to do it this way, grrrrrr....... The engine is a Team Orion Wasp .18 T-Maxx engine. What technique is the...

Hello there, I've recently purchsed a 1/10 nitro buggy, I wont tell you the manufacturer for fear of discrimination LOL, but its got a .15CXP engine!!! You know what car I mean :( Anyways The last time I touched an RC car was about 14 yeras ago and that was an even CHEAPER nikko electrtric...

Well it took about two tanks of gas before the park rangers came around and gave me a $25 ticket for running my RC which falls under both noise polution and 'gas vehicle' so I put my third tank in and ended up leaving then so I drained all the nitro out of the tank, is there anything else I need...

because i'm new at this i actually bought a DVD on nitro engine tuning. it was helpful but intended for airplane engines i think. anyway it said to break-in an engine start at full (open) throttle. i was very surprised at that. is that the same for buggy engines? i've read a lot on engine...

Hi, I just ordered a new T-Maxx 2.5 last night...should be recieving it early next week. It will be my first experience with nitro R/C. I was a slot car fanatic...so I know how the upgrade bug works, and I'm already looking for new parts for the T-Maxx even though I don't have it yet! First...

I found this pic in the gallery. I was curious if anyone can tell me the sequence of parts required to mount a propellor into the shaft of a .21 engine. I know exactly poop about rc airplanes. Thanks, Rob

I just got a Savage and was going to do the break-in this weekend. I read the post with Steven Bess's break-in instructions, but I had a few questions. Here are the instructions: The instructions above state to set the car "slightly rich". The car is already set rich from the factory so...

All of my engines so far, I've followed the factory break-in instructions to the letter. As I've been reading here and there, I'm picking up that not everyone follows the factory break-in. Instead, some like to do what I think is commonly reffered to as a "heat cycle" break-in. Here is an...

I have titled this thread in order to come up on searches. Please do not post any unrelated comments here. Feel free however, to add any other important steps I may have left out: =========================================== How To Break-In & Tune an Engine...

I am expecting delivery of my new engine today (O.S. .15cv). This will be the first engine that I have ever had to break-in. Is there anything special I should know, any tips or sugestions? I am sure the engine will come with break-in instructions, I just figured there might be some secrets...

K, break-in is complete but am experiencing the following conditions. 1. Top end speed is good with a nice trail of smoke, temp is around 230. 2. When I burp the throttle I get a decent cloud of smoke, some minor bogging/loading up and then it launches nicely. 3. Re-starting is difficult...