Originally Posted by
tromoly
How would oil content factor into it, such as in Byron's fuels? I would think that when going from 12% oil to 16% oil in 20% nitro fuel, the tune would need to be a bit more rich to get a bit more fuel for the given oxygen available (since there's less Meth in the fuel), and would therefore run cooler because of a much larger amount of oil going through the engine. An I close to the right mindset on this?
Not sure about the tuning differences with oil content, but going any higher than 12% oil is only hurting you. Oils today are so good that any more than that will just cause problems. Too much oil will rob power and make the engine run hot.
