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Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
09-15-2019, 04:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,479
Posted By NitroVein

Seriously?!? You sure know how to place people...

Seriously?!? You sure know how to place people between a rock and a hard place...
What has it been, 5-8 years that you have sent questions in emails about how engines works, fuels etc. During this...
Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
09-10-2019, 10:56 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,210
Posted By NitroVein

There is a lot of foul play in this hobby that's...

There is a lot of foul play in this hobby that's for sure.

The classic MSSR and M, something I used in the early years as well, I believe MSSR was a gear lubricant.
The Castrol M was something...
Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
09-10-2019, 08:43 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,210
Posted By NitroVein

I've heard somewhere that they used even more,...

I've heard somewhere that they used even more, but maybe that was a long time ago.
I can see that changes in the sponsoring deals now days can make a huge difference, money is tight everywhere, so...
Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
09-10-2019, 08:34 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,210
Posted By NitroVein

My English is fair, sorry I couldn't satisfy you....

My English is fair, sorry I couldn't satisfy you.


People are adding a small amount of castor oil to their fuel and it's working for them, we can leave it at that.
Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
09-10-2019, 02:34 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,210
Posted By NitroVein

I would say a good 99.9% of the people adding...

I would say a good 99.9% of the people adding castor oil to an existing fuel do so because it's common practice, not because they have tested it, as it's used the same way with any fuel.
Onroad is...
Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
09-09-2019, 08:12 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,210
Posted By NitroVein

There are to many variables to just use one oil...

There are to many variables to just use one oil or just a base oil, castor oil isn't better than synthetics when it comes to certain points, and the same goes for synthetics. There is no need to pick...
Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
09-09-2019, 05:14 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,210
Posted By NitroVein

There is synthetic oils out there that is really...

There is synthetic oils out there that is really good, but as you say, the best is usually a combination for these engines.
Additives is great if they are used right, your daily driver wouldn't get...
Forum: Offroad Nitro Engine Forum
08-31-2019, 02:02 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,258
Posted By NitroVein

It's not night and day difference according to my...

It's not night and day difference according to my findings and probably not worth the money to get another combustion chamber just for that reason, but it might also be more of an offroad thing....
Forum: Offroad Nitro Engine Forum
08-31-2019, 01:09 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,258
Posted By NitroVein

That is more of a problem with the really small...

That is more of a problem with the really small engines. The design is usually messed up elsewhere.
Forum: Offroad Nitro Engine Forum
08-30-2019, 04:58 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,258
Posted By NitroVein

Indeed, not much has happened to the engines at...

Indeed, not much has happened to the engines at all. Better materials, improved carbs perhaps, but other than that it's nothing new under the sun.
It's the same with full scale cars, 99% was...
Forum: Offroad Nitro Engine Forum
08-30-2019, 03:58 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,258
Posted By NitroVein

On the contrary, I usually speak more with people...

On the contrary, I usually speak more with people who contradict me, if they can challenge or make me see something new.
Yes any quality bearing mfg will give you specsheat but that is about as...
Forum: Offroad Nitro Engine Forum
08-30-2019, 03:17 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,258
Posted By NitroVein

The whole point of me writing what I did was for...

The whole point of me writing what I did was for this reason, I made clear what the actual numbers say if you do all the math, and also what the usual outcome is and how it can wary. It was far more...
Forum: Offroad Nitro Engine Forum
08-30-2019, 12:25 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,258
Posted By NitroVein

It's a bit more complicated than that, you have...

It's a bit more complicated than that, you have to look at both Dynamic and Static Load Rating.
Based on that, rpm, lubrication used etc you can get an estimated life expectancy.
Static Load Rating...
Forum: Offroad Nitro Engine Forum
08-28-2019, 03:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,172
Posted By NitroVein

Why would the engine run better because the carb...

Why would the engine run better because the carb is made from titanium?
These engines are pretty forgiving when all comes around, some engines are far more temperamental. And in terms of hours they...
Forum: Offroad Nitro Engine Forum
08-27-2019, 02:30 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,258
Posted By NitroVein

If I'm not mistaken it's a lot easier to make...

If I'm not mistaken it's a lot easier to make perfectly round balls from ceramic, so cheap bearings might actually be better as ceramic, in theory.
They also eliminate any micro welding, but as...
Forum: Offroad Nitro Engine Forum
08-23-2019, 06:35 AM
Replies: 11,016
Views: 2,082,128
Posted By NitroVein

If I recall correctly, the width of the taper is...

If I recall correctly, the width of the taper is different between OS and Novarossi, not the angle. So with a smaller contact surface you can depress a section if you tighten it hard, and if you...
Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
08-23-2019, 06:28 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 73,065
Posted By NitroVein

Far fewer than who offer the service, though if...

Far fewer than who offer the service, though if you ask a question about it here every single one will be recommended by someone...
It's not like the mfg don't know what they are doing (though...
Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
08-22-2019, 03:49 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 73,065
Posted By NitroVein

It depends on how bad it is to begin with, but...

It depends on how bad it is to begin with, but there is usually not much to gain by cutting things up, many times it can be worse. The power comes from other things and that's not something you see...
Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
08-22-2019, 03:28 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 73,065
Posted By NitroVein

Thanks for clearing that out. :) Need to look in...

Thanks for clearing that out. :) Need to look in to which brands they are involved in, I believe Runnertime for instance is just one of several brands offered from one group as well.
Forum: Offroad Nitro Engine Forum
08-21-2019, 02:23 PM
Replies: 11,016
Views: 2,082,128
Posted By NitroVein

OS plugs is usually never the answer, and P3 is...

OS plugs is usually never the answer, and P3 is too hot for anything usually. You can end up with a backwards setting where you need to run it rich and increased idle gap, that results in even more...
Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
08-21-2019, 02:17 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 73,065
Posted By NitroVein

Most likely made by Meccamo, though there might...

Most likely made by Meccamo, though there might be different blends.
Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
08-20-2019, 11:09 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 73,065
Posted By NitroVein

Byron is usually a safe bet. Powermaster seems...

Byron is usually a safe bet. Powermaster seems problematic at times, some say they have good results, and others not so much.
I would probably get one with less oil and add some pure castor to the...
Forum: Onroad Nitro Engine Zone
08-18-2019, 11:41 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 73,065
Posted By NitroVein

Really big difference between different oils, so...

Really big difference between different oils, so you can really only compare oil percentage of the same brand (though even there they can have different oil mixtures).
Forum: Offroad Nitro Engine Forum
08-11-2019, 03:31 PM
Replies: 11,016
Views: 2,082,128
Posted By NitroVein

Well the square is the ones that has sharp...

Well the square is the ones that has sharp corners, like 41001, 41005, 41019, 41032.
Conical means that the inside diameter is different from one end to the other, same size at the engine as the...
Forum: Offroad Nitro Engine Forum
08-11-2019, 07:21 AM
Replies: 11,016
Views: 2,082,128
Posted By NitroVein

They will all work, but if you're going to run a...

They will all work, but if you're going to run a truggy on a short track I would go for one of the "square" instead of curved, and a longer will give you more bottom end.
Manifoldsi for 3,5/4,66cc...
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