paul73rc

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DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO MIX RC FUEL? DOES ANYONE EVEN MIX THEIR OWN RC FUEL? JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ASK AS I HEARD IT IS BASIC. DOES ANYONE EVEN KNOW THE INGREDIENTS OF THE FUEL? THANKS GUYS ANY RESPONSES WOULD BE GOOD

Taylorm

methanol... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol
nitromethane... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitromethane
lubricating oil.. olden days always used to be castor oil... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_oil ....nowadays most fuels use a synthetic lubricant package with sometimes a small % of castor mixed in........pure degummed castor is still a great lubricant although it will leave more deposits in your engine than an all synthetic oil........lube http://www.klotzlube.com/storeProdDetails.asp?pi=6 methanol and nitromethane can be bought from http://www.vpracingfuels.com/index2.html

flack

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This article is geared to airplane fuel, but it is very detailed and describes very well the required ratios for Glow Fuel.

http://www.lcrc.org/stu11.htm

Doug

joe of loath

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car fuel: 20% nitromethane, 14% oil (up to about 18% for longer engine life, down to about 8% for performance) and the rest is methanol.

Seisick

2 cans on nitroil wich are 32oz, 15oz of super techniplate and fill with methanol up to the 128oz that made one gallon, and you'll have 20 nitro 12 oil, synthetich/castor rc fuel, nitrol and super are both made from klotz, works great and that is how we made our rc fuel before it was available, for rc and airplanes

Roelof

I mix:

- 25% nitro(3.5cc engine)
- 3% castor oil (Castrol Racing-M)
- 6% synthetic oil (Castrol MSSR)
- rest to fill up to 100% methanol.

paul73rc

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What would be the best mixture for an on-road nitro car. The engine is a .12 size. Thanks P.S I just got a bit confused with the different replies so I thought I should ask someone before I start mixing and get it wrong.

Roelof

Is it for racing or bashing ?

bsmooth

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..Why would you want to mix your own fuel? The stuff available now is of very high quality, with the right blend of oils to keep our high $$$ powerplants running cool, and clean. All of the popular race blends have had many hours of R&D in order to perfect these ratios.

Are you a tinkerer? Am am too sometimes, but this is one area that can cost you a lot of cash if your experimental fuel has the wrong ratios.

Good luck

paul73rc

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Just for bashing. It is a Nitro TC3 with a Hobao Hyper 12 engine. I am currently using 15% nitro fuel.

paul73rc

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True, you have a good point. My LHS sells a litre of fuel for AU$10. Litre is equiv to 1000ml for those people that use gallons and oz. For $10 I am better off because it is quick and easy and it would probably work out cheaper.