Fuel change

[Lisa78]

Hey everyone, my husband and i brought 2 different trucks the same day but i did not purchase fuel because he was going to a different hobbie shop since they didnt have his savage there. So when he purchased his savage the dude behind the counter gives us the vp power master fuel with 14% oil in it.
The thing is they only sell this fuel in that one hobbie shop....in the area which is a inconvenience to us.

My question is can i switch over to the traxxax fuel for my truck? I was told that as long as i use the same percentage oil ( that i was using for the vp master which is 14% oil ) i should have no problem, but i would need to re-tune it out.
Can you guys give me yoru honest opinion
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[Vetteklr]

You can change the fuel without any problems. You will have to re-tune it though.

 

[Lisa78]

what fuel do you use and have you heard about that vp master furl i am using. i dont understand why the guy didnt offer me to buy the traxxax fuel which they say is better to run with my traxxax revo.....what do you think?

 

[MudSlinger33]

They probably recommend that because that is what traxxas recommends for use in their trucks. Top fuel has a higher oil content than most other fuel brands, excessive amounts of oil can make the engine perform sluggish.

 

[tmaxxman58]

when i switched from traxxas to byron all my problems went away.

 

[tmaxxfreek]

i used byrons or odonnell, i like either one, can't really tell a performance difference between the 2

 

[Racer 1966]

I'd use what ever is convenient to get. Most Traxxas engines run good on their Top Fuel but other brands won't hurt it. Tune accordingly.

 

[2revo1maxx]

Nitro content is more critical to tuning than oil. Tuning is an on-going process anyway, but when you increase nitro you usually have to richen the mixture.
Byron's has been the best fuel for me.