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Which fuel is best and why??

Old 11-13-2008, 05:50 PM
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I run O'Donnell also but I have used Sidewinder in my 1/10th scale and got a bad batch and switched to O'Donnell and never had a problem since

I've been thinking of trying these other fuels but

I bought 5 gallons of O'Donnell before prices went crazy and still have 3 left

if you can tell i don't race offroad like crazy
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Old 11-13-2008, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Mlbracing
I run O'Donnell also but I have used Sidewinder in my 1/10th scale and got a bad batch and switched to O'Donnell and never had a problem since

I've been thinking of trying these other fuels but

I bought 5 gallons of O'Donnell before prices went crazy and still have 3 left

if you can tell i don't race offroad like crazy
Haha...Yea I usually buy 1 gallon at a time.
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Old 11-13-2008, 06:10 PM
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i used to buy one gallon at a time then i started buying cases.... i never know when i will be at a track that has my fuel so i just buy a bunch at one time now
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Originally Posted by jamminnay
i used to buy one gallon at a time then i started buying cases.... i never know when i will be at a track that has my fuel so i just buy a bunch at one time now
Yea I've thought about getting those 4 gallon cases...I usually just race locally so I can always run to the lhs to grab a gallon real quick if I need to. Right now I'm running low on Odonell and I'm thinking of grabbing a gallon of Sidewinder or Cold Fusion at Hobbytown...Pretty much all they carry is Odonell, Sidewinder, Trinity, Cold Fusion, and Traxxas crap.
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Old 11-13-2008, 06:13 PM
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I race at the bottom level of top contenorsd-= and with 20% byron and sidewinder is the same 20% is the way to go for bugdet runners sider and byrons is the same keep racing do not falterweell in retrosecct i suck blows rc rules!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by easyryder
I race at the bottom level of top contenorsd-= and with 20% byron and sidewinder is the same 20% is the way to go for bugdet runners sider and byrons is the same keep racing do not falterweell in retrosecct i suck blows rc rules!!!!!!!!
Nice man. Yea I'm thinking Sidewinder or Cold Fusion for my next gallon...
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Old 11-13-2008, 06:18 PM
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In light of my last post I am eager to point out that sidewinder 20% and byrons 20% are pretty much the same!! Keep racing and be strong!!!!!!!!
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Old 11-13-2008, 07:57 PM
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EB mods dyno tested their mix until they were happy.......
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Old 11-13-2008, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by rallyebmx
EB mods dyno tested their mix until they were happy.......
I didn't know EB mods makes fuels??
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Old 11-13-2008, 09:01 PM
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Yea I dont know if it is new or not, but I just recently heard of it. Almost 90% of the people in the FSORS are running Byrons or Cold Fusion fuel. This past weekend Cold Fusion had 6 or 7 total drivers in the A-Mains. 2 in Pro Buggy (Trey Cook, Mike Jones), the rest were in the sportsman class.

Oh yea, Pro Buggy A Main also had JR Mitch, Ryan Eckert, Billy Easton, and Jason Ruona in it. They don't run Cold Fusion, but that lets you know that it isn't just a bunch of normal everyday racers in the Pro Buggy class. Results don't lie. =)
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Old 11-13-2008, 09:08 PM
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I've always used byrons 30%. However i will be switching to eb mods fuel. Ed should have it in by the beginning of next week. The dyno doesn't lie, it flat out makes more power.
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Originally Posted by hambone
I've always used byrons 30%. However i will be switching to eb mods fuel. Ed should have it in by the beginning of next week. The dyno doesn't lie, it flat out makes more power.
They did dyno comparisons with EB mods fuel against the other major brands and it made more power? Thats interesting. I always like having more power.
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Old 11-13-2008, 09:35 PM
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I have always used Byron's because of availability, but after going through several O.S. V-specs and not getting more than 3 gallons (one only got 1 gal), i called OS and they said Byron's was not recommended for their engines. So no more Byrons or V-specs for me.
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I had good luck with 30% odonell on my Vspec.
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Old 11-13-2008, 09:48 PM
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This is the best fuel.
http://www.rctech.net/forum/nitro-of...mods-fuel.html

Why: Cause of countless hours of R&D in the lab, and on the track.
EB Mods didn't just make a phone call and slap a sticker on it.. like most of all the other fuels on the market.
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