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What nitro fuel should i use?

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I just bought a no name 1/10 nitro buggy,,,,
What nitro fuel should i use?
10% 20% 30%
and what name brand is the best?
 
since its a no name buggy,run 30% in it and have fun while it last! brand is your choice.
 
The manual should list a recommendation. Brand priority isn't that important, but go with 20% and pick up a couple of spare glow plugs of the same type that came with the car.
 
First I'd say what size motor does it have. Alot more .12's are coming out now that are setup to run on 30% like .21's.
 
i run traxxas 20% in all my stuff (3.3 jato 3.3 maxx and os .18) adn they all are still kicking great
 
I've always used traxxas 20%, its always available at the LHS and never had any problems, although i heard o' donnel is some good stuff, stick to 20% its common and if you use 30% you will need to readjust your carb setting cuz it will run more lean with 30%
 
I run 25% but only because my LRP manual recommended that be the lowest. Up to that point, I ran 20% trinity MHP for years. I now run byrons 25% in all 3 of the trucks I had run the trinity 20% in. They run a lot smoother, idle better and have a little more punch off the line. So, I stuck with it so I didn't have to keep two different kinds of fuel around.

I run it in a LRP28 Spec 3 (aftershock), OS18TM (jato), TRX2.5 (winter engine in the jato), XTM24.7 (1/8 buggy), OS 21RG (winter engine in my aftershock).
 
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