2.5r backpressure

[billym9]

does the traxxas 2.5r or basically any rcnitro motor need backpressure to run.

 

[hamz9561]

Yes. Every 2-stroke Nitro engine needs a little back-pressure to operate. That's why you need to use either a muffler or tuned pipe.

 

[billym9]

ok. i took the baffle out of my stock 2.5r pipe. was that bad thing to do

 

[Mattyfats420]

yes it was lol. live and learn man. just try not to make the same mistake twice hehe

 

[olds97_lss]

It will still have backpressure... just may not be the right amount.

They can run without a pipe, but not very well and hot due to a lot of the fuel going right out the exhaust because the pipe isn't there to push it back in. It's a timed pressure thing (tuned).

The resonator I bought off ebay (stock jato 3.3) is an open single chamber pipe. Basically a hollow tube inside. But usually, pipes built with a baffle in them are built to keep it, but I'd run it and see how it does anyway.

How did you get it out without ruining the pipe?

 

[billym9]

I was picking at it with a flat head screwdriver