Hows it going everyone, I am fairly new still to nitro r/c but learning as I go along. I have a duratrax 835B 1/8 scale nitro buggy, I've been running Cool Powers 20% nitro with 10% oil in it since I bought it new, I also only use the OS brand #8 Glow plug in it. My local hobby shop is no longer going to stock it so I was looking at running a new fuel, a friend of mine runs the traxxas 33% nitro fuel, I was thinking about running it in mine but didnt know if I would need to change my glow plug to accommodate the different level of nitro content, let me know guys, thanks
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hotrodrob
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I won't use any plug other than an os personally...you can get 2 for the price of one on ebay...as much as I like supporting the local guys sometimes your just almost forced to Internet sales...what other fuels do they offer?
hamz9561
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Traxxas fuel is my absolute last choice of fuels. Like was asked above what other fuels do they offer?
ninnon
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I always stick to 20%, if racing then 25% or 30%- as for glow plugs- I use O.S- and have never used different (other than the stock HPI one, which burnt out after the first few tanks. I use Model Technics fuel- which works really well for me, but is unavailable in america.
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All i heard was that traxxas fuel have very large oil%.
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Well I decided to stick with my OS #8 Glow plug and now I'm using Traxxas fuel, after retuning the engine to the new fuel its running great. I can tell it does have more oil in than Cool Power, but I like it. Its running great and I can pick it up at any of the hobby shops around me, I do buy my glow plugs on ebay, I buy them in bulk and they only end up being like $4.10 a piece, hobby shop try charging $9-$10 a piece for the OS brand plugs, theyre the best plugs out there but I would never pay $10 for 1, thanks for the advice guys, now I just picked up a team associated mgt 4.6, and I will be posting a new thread up for that because I have a ton of questions on that thing, its an ebay special lol.
