Alright so decided to give this nitro thing a full go. Ended up with a 1/8 buggy and bought the paloma engine since it was on sale and i am used to how the 1/8 E buggies hit hard on the low end. And again, it was on sale

Anyway, the break-in was really tough using Adam Drake's method (not saying his method was tough, just the overall break-in experience was tough). The engines factory needle settings were not the ones mentioned on the website. The engine would not fire with those out of the box settings and was really tough to get through break-in with the recommended factory settings. Now, part of this may be that I was using break in fuel which maybe its make up needed leaner needles (this is what I saw) as when I went to the regular race fuel (2 tanks) it seemed much easier after break in getting it to fire.

I also had a glow plug from the factory (the one installed in the engine) that would have air bubbles and fuel come out of it. With one fresh one and no issues, break-in was still tough, but we got through it

Is there some trick in the future concerning these engines to watch for (or just novarossi in general) for break -in?

I am new to the nitro world so if there are any guides I can print to have on hand for tuning feel free to post.