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Cupofjoe5

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So you can supercharger your nitro engine? Benefits of doing so? A lot more power and more aggressive sound? I tried to look up specific ones for my 1/10 infinitive exceed nitro truck.. input anyone?
 
Cupofjoe5 said:
Only a matter of time I'm sure.
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My theory is ,is a 2 stroke engine is a fixed port engine ,therefore it is not going to except any forced air
off of its own power ,its timing can't be altered an relys soly on compression!

However ,I think an engine can be designed to acomidate a supercharger ,a 4 cycle maybe a better
canidate!
If you want more power in a nitro engine ,your better off having it modded by someone!...:cool:
 
cbaker65 said:
My theory is ,is a 2 stroke engine is a fixed port engine ,therefore it is not going to except any forced air
off of its own power ,its timing can't be altered an relys soly on compression!

However ,I think an engine can be designed to acomidate a supercharger ,a 4 cycle maybe a better
canidate!
If you want more power in a nitro engine ,your better off having it modded by someone!...:cool:
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Yeah.. i have no knowledge on cars or nitro trucks.. tryin to learn a little lol.
 
Cupofjoe5 said:
Yeah.. i have no knowledge on cars or nitro trucks.. tryin to learn a little lol.
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In a high performance 1.1 engine ,they have a valve in which controls intake & exhaust ,some in which are modified
to be enlarged or even added valve ports to except more forced fuel & air ,so therefore the engines will except more
that is given!

A 2 stroke engine does not have that privaledge ,they are a fixed size porting ,also the engine block itself port channels
are the same ,so its hard to make changes in the port size with out messing up the piston timing ,a person can only
do so much to a 2 stroke engine.
But there is some modifications that can be done for a person to get the most out of what engine they have!...:cool:
 
cbaker65 said:
In a high performance 1.1 engine ,they have a valve in which controls intake & exhaust ,some in which are modified
to be enlarged or even added valve ports to except more forced fuel & air ,so therefore the engines will except more
that is given!

A 2 stroke engine does not have that privaledge ,they are a fixed size porting ,also the engine block itself port channels
are the same ,so its hard to make changes in the port size with out messing up the piston timing ,a person can only
do so much to a 2 stroke engine.
But there is some modifications that can be done for a person to get the most out of what engine they have!...:cool:
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Yeah i know if u start using higher percent nitro ur suppose to retune it. Not sure if id b so good and doin so. Lol
 
You can supercharge a two stroke, but not as efficiently as a four stroke.
First you must find an rc supercharger that does more than look cool.
I know you're new at this, so let me tell you now that this subject has been beat to death!
 
Come on let's keep it going I love a good rehashing. :deadhorse

Type supercharger in the search bar and you will see.
 
Well i guess i shouldnt make a thread on places to get nitro fuel then lol. I guess amazon.. seems no local stores have it that I've noticed. Best brand..?
 
It took some tuning for sure, but just the high speed needle. I switched from O'Donnell 20% nitro fuel with 14% oil, but it was also not exactly the same weather that day. Small weather changes can affect tuning too.
The higher nitro content makes your "tuning window" smaller.
 
Is that for a gallon? I actually bought some 20% traxxas fuel today.. yeah I've heard the weather change can lead to serious retuning... I'm so new to this.. its jus gonna b a live and learn situation. Lol.. I'm still reading into stuff trying to figure new things out.. for starters glue rims to tires and drill 1/8 holes at 12 and 6.. for the wet weather. Lets b honest my rig wont last a year ahahaha. :/
 
Cupofjoe5 said:
Is that for a gallon? I actually bought some 20% traxxas fuel today.. yeah I've heard the weather change can lead to serious retuning... I'm so new to this.. its jus gonna b a live and learn situation. Lol.. I'm still reading into stuff trying to figure new things out.. for starters glue rims to tires and drill 1/8 holes at 12 and 6.. for the wet weather. Lets b honest my rig wont last a year ahahaha. :/
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I really don't know who's post your quoting.You should use the little quote button on your right hand side!

I heard bad things about traxxas nitro fuel ,I've never used it ,so I don't know!
The fuel I use is $37.45 a gallon ,I don't buy it by the quart because its costly!..:cool:
 
cbaker65 said:
I really don't know who's post your quoting.You should use the little quote button on your right hand side!

I heard bad things about traxxas nitro fuel ,I've never used it ,so I don't know!
The fuel I use is $37.45 a gallon ,I don't buy it by the quart because its costly!..:cool:
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Yeah costly for sure. I jus got my infinitive exceed nitro in and decided not doing any testing tonight.. gonna read up some more and try n get a better grasp of things lol. Tomorrow i will trial run tho! See if i can get the rich/lean mix down.. maybe not fiddlesticks my engine right from the go!
 

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