Originally Posted by
Momo5
Hey Pauly...did you get to run your nitro hawk yet? If so how'd it go?
I got it running - it starts up pretty quickly but I am having trouble with the tune. It idles ok, but I can't really get the engine to "clean out". It always seems either very rich (dropping raw fuel out of the exhaust, tons of smoke) or moves right to too lean and stalls out unexpectedly. This is still the original TRX .12 in it, so it might be time for me to get a new .15. I don't really know how much fuel has been run through that engine, but I had the truck for quite a while and I am sure my engine tuning skills weren't great back then. It might be toast. Temps are in the 240 range when it stalls and 190-200 when it's really rich. No happy medium that I can tell.
Really, there is just no power from the get-go. No torque, no low-end. The low-end adjustment screw is a huge pain to get to as well.
I think a .15 is in my future. I found a new one for $85! Now if only I could find the Stinger...