Well I burned a qt of Werks today. First thing was none of my engines would even start. They were all broken in and tuned with OD. I killed the one way in the STS and broke the roto plate on the Picco tring to start them. Once I realized that the engines are set so rich with this new fuel, I leaned the needles 1 full turn on the HSN and 1/2 turn on the LSN on my LRP 28 and 32.
I still had to lean them a bit more after I ran them a bit.
Compared to Odonnells, first thing I noticed was a completely different smell. I hate to say it, but it smells a lot like Blue Thunder. It burns a lot cleaner as well. Just getting it started on my work bench, I could run it for a while without choking. If I ran my trucks with Od's my eyes burned and I was chocking in 2 min. There was no oil slick all over my bench that I was used to seeing with Od either.
Performance: top end was a bit faster than Od's, but a lot crisper. Throttle respose seemed a lot quicker and run times were longer. I'd say roughly 2mph top end gain and another 2-3 min on a tank. These are est. only. I have to get my Savage fixed to do a comparison run on GPS. My Revo was vert impresssive. Wheelies at mid throttle with 18/36 gearing. LRP.28 was screaming on the top end. Ran two 220cc tanks rhrough it without killing the engine with no overheating.
The EK4 with the LRP.32 got 4 tanks put through it also. It was harder to find the sweet spot with the .32 than the .28. I didnt hear the high revs that I got with the .28, but I think that was the engine, nothing to do with fuel. I can't wait to see how the ERCM Piccos do with the fuel.
All and all I'm impressed with the fuel. The only complaint I have is the quality of the bottles. They dont seal nearly as well as the Od qts did. The Box they came in showed signs of leakage. I think they got hot and every bottle lost a couple of ounces out of the top as evidenced by the residue by each cap. I put a ziplock bag under every cap and tightend them tight. I can squeeze the bottles as hard as I can now with no air leaking out.
I still had to lean them a bit more after I ran them a bit.
Compared to Odonnells, first thing I noticed was a completely different smell. I hate to say it, but it smells a lot like Blue Thunder. It burns a lot cleaner as well. Just getting it started on my work bench, I could run it for a while without choking. If I ran my trucks with Od's my eyes burned and I was chocking in 2 min. There was no oil slick all over my bench that I was used to seeing with Od either.
Performance: top end was a bit faster than Od's, but a lot crisper. Throttle respose seemed a lot quicker and run times were longer. I'd say roughly 2mph top end gain and another 2-3 min on a tank. These are est. only. I have to get my Savage fixed to do a comparison run on GPS. My Revo was vert impresssive. Wheelies at mid throttle with 18/36 gearing. LRP.28 was screaming on the top end. Ran two 220cc tanks rhrough it without killing the engine with no overheating.
The EK4 with the LRP.32 got 4 tanks put through it also. It was harder to find the sweet spot with the .32 than the .28. I didnt hear the high revs that I got with the .28, but I think that was the engine, nothing to do with fuel. I can't wait to see how the ERCM Piccos do with the fuel.
All and all I'm impressed with the fuel. The only complaint I have is the quality of the bottles. They dont seal nearly as well as the Od qts did. The Box they came in showed signs of leakage. I think they got hot and every bottle lost a couple of ounces out of the top as evidenced by the residue by each cap. I put a ziplock bag under every cap and tightend them tight. I can squeeze the bottles as hard as I can now with no air leaking out.
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