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Old 01-24-2021 | 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Sir 51D3WAYS
'kin 'ell that's quick.

Wonder why the plane/heli guys run 50% or even 60% then? And why can't cars run on 60% nitro?
Planes are usually low nitro. Helis are higher nitro for a little extra power and more cooling (their load and cooling arrangement is usually marginal at best) but haven't seen much over 30% in the heli verse.
Cars can run higher nitro too. I still have a few gallons of some Byron's 55%/6%oil "drag race" fuel. I've ran that stuff in engines I normally run 20-30% in, and noticed very little difference. I now use that fuel just to add methanol and oil to produce multiple gallons of lower nitro fuel. The 55% just isn't necessary.
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