Losing it!

[mustk1ll20]

OK so, i had 2 hpi stadium trucks. 1 rush evo and 1 rush. the rush i gave up on as i couldnt get it running so sent it back to the guy i got it from for a refund.

my parts for my rushh evo came yesterday (broke another axle) got the part in now it doesn't want to run right. it bogs down when i go WOT, guessing the glow plug is starting to fail as it acts like it can't handle all the fuel its getting and i have tuned and retuned a billion times.

ill have like $80 bucks in a few days so I'm thinking ill just get another motor/carb. thing is i dont know what will work with this truck, also i dont want anything that has much more power then the t-15 thats in it right now. dont want the tranny gears going out.

any help with this would be great!

 

[Metalhead Matt]

Does your engine have good compression? Did you seal it? What's the temps? These are a few things to consider before giving up on an engine. More often than not, if you have compression, you have a good engine.

 

[Scrogg]

Those engines have horrible carbs. It's not possible to tune it correctly, no true LSN.
Buy a O.S. .12 or .15. Check out towerhobbies, they list what fits your car.

 

[HPIguy]

Those engines have horrible carbs. It's not possible to tune it correctly, no true LSN.
Buy a O.S. .12 or .15. Check out towerhobbies, they list what fits your car.

^^Yep, spot on Scroog. I gave up on my .15FE and bought a new (at the time) OS .15 CV-RX. Way more consistent for tuning, and was a hot small block in it's day.

 

[Metalhead Matt]

Hell, I'd run one of those on my old Maxx if I found one with the right price. I've only heard good things about them engines. The name says it all.

 

[mustk1ll20]

Does your engine have good compression? Did you seal it? What's the temps? These are a few things to consider before giving up on an engine. More often than not, if you have compression, you have a good engine.

its got great compression, i dont have a temp gun but before it started bogging down, i ran like half a tank threw it an spit on the heat sink, it sizzled and evaporated really quick. maybe 2 to 3 seconds.

is it possible the plug is going failing? i dont have another plug to test right now. it will be a few days before i can get some

Hell, I'd run one of those on my old Maxx if I found one with the right price. I've only heard good things about them engines. The name says it all.

all i keep hearing is mixed feelings about it. some say there awesome and others say there crap.

 

[Metalhead Matt]

Anybody that says O.S. is crap doesn't know what they're doing with nitro engines.

 

[hamz9561]

OS is one of the more highly thought of brands of engines. I have heard almost nothing bad about them.

 

[Jmacca]

From my experience's when my firestorm bogs at WOT it has always been to lean on the hi speed screw, all i do is back it out about 1/4 of a turn and it goes fine. Any carb without a low speed screw is not worth the time IMO.