bmoney
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what outdoor temp would anyone recomend to stop running outside. just ingeneral
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I don't run when it gets below 20F usually. Just too cold to stand out there.
I wrap my engine head with tin-foil though to keep some of the heat in the engine. If it's dry out, I put the ankle part of a baby sock over it instead. I also put my RC in my 1:1 on the floor under the heater with the heat on hot and the fan on high until I get to where I'm bashing. By the time I get where I'm going, the engine is usually around 80F-90F. Then I get everything ready before taking the truck out of my car so I can start it up right away. I've found that cold engines (below 50F) just don't start that well.
Just remember that batteries don't hold a charge as long when cold and that plastic gets more brittle when cold. Big air below 40F is not recommended!
I wrap my engine head with tin-foil though to keep some of the heat in the engine. If it's dry out, I put the ankle part of a baby sock over it instead. I also put my RC in my 1:1 on the floor under the heater with the heat on hot and the fan on high until I get to where I'm bashing. By the time I get where I'm going, the engine is usually around 80F-90F. Then I get everything ready before taking the truck out of my car so I can start it up right away. I've found that cold engines (below 50F) just don't start that well.
Just remember that batteries don't hold a charge as long when cold and that plastic gets more brittle when cold. Big air below 40F is not recommended!
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Just remember that batteries don't hold a charge as long when cold and that plastic gets more brittle when cold. Big air below 40F is not recommended!
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Below 20* is a good excuse to buy a micro to run indoors like a Losi Micro-T or Micro Rock Crawler.
I've ran mine is 15F weather,but not for long 
Scrogg
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You lost me, please explain.....
Anything below 50F, scrogg does not go outside except to work. I'm allergic to the cold.
30F is what most manufactuer's recommend to be the cutoff. The fuel can start to gel up.
Just remember engine temps drop with the weather. Mine vary almost exactly with the weather. 220-250F in summer, 180-210F in winter.
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