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Spot on, a Hot GO is a Good GO. In the hot and humid tropical climate I race in, 290 Deg C is not uncommon; Like Grizz says, don't tune to temp ,go by sound, smoke and performance.

I just moved my GXII over to a Losi buggy from my Losi truggy.
It rips but I'm getting nowhere near the mileage I had in the truggy which is pretty strange. I'm sure I have this thing setup totally wrong because it was a rushed swap at the track before the first qual.
Help me set this thing up for good runtime and power please. I haven't been paying a lot of attention to buggy setups because I never ran buggy till now. Large track, high bite, M2C clutch, normal reg shoes, (4) 1.05 springs, 2072 pipe, 7.0 restrictor. Air temps are changing wildly over the raceday right now.
I'm thinking about dropping to (2) 0.9 and (2) 1.0 springs, and maybe 6.5 restrictor. What do you think?

The truggy tank is 150cc and the buggy is 125cc, so you will not get the same runtime from truggy to buggy....i just did the same switch from truggy to buggy with same motor...i have went from a 6.5 restrictor in truggy to a 8.0 in buggy...softened the springs up a tad and have yet to go out and give her the full runtime test...but yeah, 25cc of fuel is like 2 mins or more of extra runtime

Well I guess that would do it, but there are Go drivers getting better mileage than I am, so what do you think about the changes I proposed? Others?
thx guys

Hi AZTman - run time is a curly question as it depends on so many factors.

Firstly if you are not used to buggy, and you are driving it like a truggy - your run times will be crap.
The buggy is much more nimble, and you have to drive it a lot smoother than the truggy. As little wheelspin as possible and gentle on the throttle.

The biggest factor in run time is the drivers throttle finger, then tune, then set up.
Drop down to a 6.5mm restrictor, make sure you have a good race tune, and practice more throttle controlled type driving. Squeezing the revs on, not just pulling back hard on the trigger. You will be surprised how much gas you can save.

Next step would be tyre choice for better grip, and maybe look at gearing. If your peaking too soon down the straights etc maybe run a taller clutch bell or spur gear.

Thanks Shane. I may just print your response, laminate it, and tape it to my starter box so I read it every time I start my car. I've been driving truggy for 5+ years and the only buggy wheeltime I've had is about 8 laps before Saturday's races. The motor is so smooth in truggy that's it's hard not to just hammer down when I'm driving the buggy. Gearing seems pretty good but I'll listen for the revs on the track too. My times were pretty good for my first day driving buggy, so I'm looking for big gains leading up to Nitro Challenge next month.

I do have a question about glow plugs for this gx 7 I have. my question is doesit like a plug like or equal to a os p-3 or a medium like a p-4. I am in Texas and as you know we can get pretty hot here. I am also running 30% nitro but when all of it is gone I will be dropping to either 20 or 25% to help with making the motor more manageable and extend life also. I must say I used to be a nay sayer about the go line but this far I have been impressed by the motor. And also to I was sorta timing the break in tanks when I was on the ground and I was getting right around 11 minutes but as you know that is the short bursts and letting it coast part of every break in process. I think with a good race tune and the Alpha 2090 pipe with the 7 mm insert in the pipe this thing will not only be a beast but I might get 9 minutes of run time. I appreicate all the input and advice on these motors guys.:nod:

Hi, I haven't run a GX7, but in saying that most us GO family guys run
ODonnel T97's wich is a medium, similar to a P4-P5 if that helps ya.

+1 on what Flanno said. 97T's with .5mm shim stack (standard) is pretty much all we run here in the GO's, but it's probably a little cooler here than where you are.

+2. Pretty hot and humid here all year round,OD97T works very well

So has anyone heard any up date on the new USA Go Distributor yet??????? Some of us dealers are still sitting in the dark. :confused:

Consider this the official announcement...

As of today, all Go Engine USA inventory is being shipped to Amainhobbies.com. It is my assumption that they will be selling the product lines on their web site and distributing through their sister company, Swift Distributing.

I have made this decision after a tremendous amount of thought and weighing different options. To this end, I decided to sell off remaining inventory and voluntarily turn over distribution to Amainhobbies.com. This decision was a difficult one, and there are many reasons I decided to do so. However, the short version is that I have decided to concentrate on my IT career and racing (both RC and full scale).

Additionally, I would like to thank all of my former dealers and customers. Without you, we couldn't have reshaped the Go name into what it is today.
See you at the track,
Trey Morrow

I speak for myself as well as most all other dealers when I say I'm going to miss Trey running the show for GO Engines here in the US. Not only is he a great guy and handled any issues or orders with quick attention but is a good friend on top of it. My earlier post was to see if any other dealers have been able to get set up with Swift/A main so customers are able to get the products they are needing. I just hope Swift has the customer/dealer service that we've grown to expect and enjoy like what we had with Trey.
Trey, thank you for your time, knowledge and friendship. Hope to see you at the track soon!

Good Luck Trey and thanks for what you've done for the GO brand, i hope A-main can keep the plans you started moving forward for us

+1.... Thank you soo much for what you have done for us...you were the first guy to give me a chance to represent a company. I will still continue to run Go Engines as long as i can get them for cheap....i learned sooo much about these motors, i cant see myself running another brand ( unless they are free lol). 2011 was a good year...but 2012 looks very promising....thanks trey