Type of fuel...

[benny11011]

Hi, I have just bought a buggy 2 day's ago.

But I got 4L of 15 og 16 % nitro and one with 25% nitro, it runs best on the last one, and VERRY bad on 15-16%, but is there any way to make 16% work well on it? Because I got almost 4L with 16%, and around 1/2L of 25%...

The buggy has not been used for like 4-5 years before I bought it, but it runs verry good.



Benny

 

[mechanike]

15% is for airplanes.i use 30%.which is for some nitro engines,some with extremely high compression have a 25% limit unless you add an xtra shim

 

[benny11011]

this buggy have been broken inn with 20%, and that's what was recomended from the store, but it runs better with 25& witch i got now. but is 30% more exspencive than the 25%?

 

[2revo1maxx]

30% is usually cheaper, at least with my brand. I'd mix a tankful of your 25% and 16% 50-50 and see how it runs. The biggest problem you may face is with oil content, the 16% probably has high oil content. Oily fuel runs like crap, I don't care how much nitro is in it.

 

[Racer 1966]

Most of the time the difference between running good and running like crap when changing fuels is just a matter of the right glow plug. What plug are you using?

 

[joshman1204]

For me the amount of oil in the fuel is more important than the amount of nitro. I love fuel with a lower oil content! it just seems to run better and tune easier. I am currently running a 30% nitro with 9% oil. Lots of guys say never go below 12% oil but I just seem to get better performance and tuning with the lower oil. I figure if it shells an engine they are cheap anyway so I will just buy another and go on.

 

[benny11011]

15% runs like crap, it stops and stalls and all that stuff, it dosn't get the right power...

 

[mrbones]

If you buy a jug of 30% you can mix it with the 15% and bring up the % to around 22-23%. I bought 30% and mix it with 20 just because I got a gallon of 30% for $10.00. BUT, my cars started running a lot better when I just went ahead and bought 25%.