Tuning is it worth it?
02-15-2003, 12:33 AM
#1
Tuning is it worth it?
alright so i have come to the conclusion that my engine needs a tune up before i can even run it the idle screw is all out of whack. so is it really worth it to pay someone 20 dollars an hour to work on it and get it running again or would it be better to do it my self and how would i go about tuning it my self??
02-15-2003, 12:06 PM
#3
im not really sure i just bought it from a friend. it is a HPI and prolly the one that came with the car and the car is one of the belt driven ones.
looks a lot like this one
looks a lot like this one
Last edited by G-16; 02-15-2003 at 12:08 PM.
02-15-2003, 02:09 PM
#5
when i start it up the RPMs go way up and then the engine dies. i asked some other people that knew something about them and they all said that it prolly needs to be tuned. and im not sure if i want to pay someone 20 dollars an hour to do it. i tried the idle screw and that did nothing i had it all the way in and and almost all the way out and everything in between and nothing changed. so i really don't know what to do about it.
02-15-2003, 05:20 PM
#7
yea i think the clutch is engaged because the wheels are spining, and the carb is open just a little bit. but i could be wrong. i really don't know all that much about it but this is my guess.
02-15-2003, 07:06 PM
#9
the opening is about 2mm at neutral how do u tune this engine?
02-15-2003, 07:22 PM
#11
yea i have and nothing changes i have had it screwed all the way in to all the way out.
02-15-2003, 08:01 PM
#13
um no where is that? i have messed with the idle screw and the one that clicks when you turn it.