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Old 09-18-2007, 03:02 AM
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hey casey the next coldest plug is the p6 there is no such plug as a p4
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Old 09-18-2007, 03:20 AM
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OS does make a P4. I have several of them.
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http://osengines.com/accys/glowplugs.html

pretty sure they dont mate
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Originally Posted by Jon Kerr
I posted a thread about this in the Engine's forum but it doesn't get looked at as much. So I'm hoping you guys can help. Here's the thread I posted:



Anyone have any ideas?
To me it looks like your running your engine to lean. The first sign of a lean engine is broken elements on the glow plug.
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Old 09-18-2007, 03:29 AM
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Pictures speak louder than words.

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Old 09-18-2007, 03:33 AM
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where did you get them from?

fair enough mistake ive never seen one and os dont even have it on their site

intresting,thanks for sharing that
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They came out at the same time as the Speed engine. I bought these at Spiral RC in Tokyo. I just looked at A-main hobbies and found them on there website. Should be easy to get anywhere. The new aluminum head speed comes with the P3.
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Old 09-18-2007, 03:43 AM
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Ok cool,that motors unbelieveable...im currently running the Aluminium head speed and its crazy! going close to 13 min tank times
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Old 09-18-2007, 03:50 AM
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I'm still in the process of breaking mine in. The power seems very good especially down low. But I will say the scream it has at top end sounds killer.
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Yes the engine sounds very different to a stock motor on the same pipe,ive noticed top end the speed has a wicked scream!!, over all sounds much 'deeper' and 'raspy'.Crazy power though you will like it
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Hi all

I see the a lot of you are using the T3/A3 block in the rear, BUT, i saw in an erlier posting, that if the track became messes up (big holes, bumpy) during a raceday, going back to T3/A2 was the thing to do.
I thought that when the track get messed up, more antisquat was the way to go? am i wrong?

Another thing, what should i change from a standard setup (race roller), to make the car beahave better when track gets messed up, big holes, kraters etc
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I use antisquat to tune how the car turns. I've found that more antisquat allows the car to steer into the corner harder and rotate a little quicker. Less antisquat settles the car down some going through the corner. Less antisquat will also give the car a little better straight line traction. I don't normally change antisquat based on the bumps unless it's causing a problem on the track.
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You are thinking right. More antisquat will help in the bumps if you have the traction. When you load the front of the car (like going into a turn) the increased antisquat will take away side bite in the rear. However, the higher antisquat value will let you accelerate through the bumps and keep the car flat.
Bottomline- if you like to drive on throttle, run antisquat.
If you drive with a lot of brakes or you are on the brakes in a bumpy section, run less antisquat.

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tex back at ya

and 13minutes runtime? maybe with a pitstop in between or on a track with a 50 foot straight. my speed will barely make 10 indoors and outdoors barely 8:30-9. or maybe ya got the savage 200cc tank in there :P
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