Mixing Nitro fuel?

[BamaFan]

I bought a jato 3.3 today and the guy I bought it from had only ran blue thunder 10% nitro. I don't run nitro that low% I use 25% and was wondering if I could mix some of mine and his fuel in a fill bottle and run it since he gave me a whole gallon of fuel and will it hurt anything? If so I will just do a small break in and run my 25% and throw the 10% away.

 

[hamz9561]

I wouldn't recommend mixing the fuels. Run what he has open and then run yours with re-tune.

 

[BamaFan]

Okay thanks I will use his to start bond fires. LOL

 

[Racer 1966]

I'd run the 10% myself. If tuned right it would still be decent.

 

[frickenjoey]

I am with Hamz on this one. I would use it then go with what I normally run. i know I have had that happen in the past. Buy a RC off someone and get the left over fuel then just run it until it's gone. Better than buying more fuel.

 

[BamaFan]

Would 10% even give the 3.3 justice?

 

[frickenjoey]

No not really but the 3.3 is not lacking in power so it will still be a lot of fun. Step up to 30% later and then it gets really stupid.

 

[BamaFan]

I am finishing off what little I have left of my 25% and I'm switching to Byron's 30% for my os .21 in my revo and for my jato.

 

[frickenjoey]

That is all I used to run when I lived in the states. I can get it here but it is $65 a gallon. Ouch....so i am sticking with the crap-o stuff I have for now.

 

[Phins Fan]

I like the bonfire suggestion myself!!

 

[moe7404]

you could mix them BUT it would be hard to know what % you have , unless you have a hydrometer . coarse i use one for mixing nitro for my self. i dont recommend mixing nitro your self, very few ad vantages to mixing it your self.

 

[frickenjoey]

The only guy I knew that did it on a normal basis did it because he ran 50% in his boat. He actually did his own fuel oil, nito and Methanol. But then again he knew what he was doing. I will stick to buying it.

 

[Bansh88]

Whats the shelf life of nitro? At what point, if any, would a bottle be too old to use?

 

[BamaFan]

I don't use it after about 6 months and I store mine in a climate controlled garage.

 

[Racer 1966]

Whats the shelf life of nitro? At what point, if any, would a bottle be too old to use?

That question always seems to start some arguments. Truth is it depends on the storage conditions. It can last a couple of days to several years.

 

[Stroytika]

Lol we have nine year old 25% that was in a non temp controlled garage in Canada, and it was never opened. We opened it this summer and it runs great.

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[olds97_lss]

I mix my own, but only because I can't buy 25%. I buy a gallon of 30 and 20 then mix 50/50 in spare jugs.

However, I wouldn't mix different brand fuels. I run byron race fuel.

 

[moe7404]

i made the mistake of buying 4 gal of 100% nitro. i have had it for 8 mo ill find out how long it will last, ill let you know in one year.

 

[BamaFan]

I'm sure it would prob be fine. I buy it a gallon at a time cause the hobby shop is only a few miles from me. It's not worth messing up my nitro engines to use old fuel so if it's more than 6 months old I toss it and buy a fresh gallon. My lhs don't hold it on there shelf but 6 months also is what he told me but I'm sure if it's unopened it would be fine to sit for a year or so. I really don't know what the shelf life is but I know how long I hold it and that I wouldn't take the chance after a certain amount of time of it sitting.