Originally Posted by Brandon Melton

Guys- I will say this for the 100th time, and I hope it sinks in, the motor wants to run hot and if you want performance that's just how it is. It may change for some climate controlled indoor races or once it gets cold outside, but right now I bet everyone on here would not be happy with the engine if they ran it under 250 degrees. I have 5 gallons on my engine now, same rod, p/s, bearings, everything stock, and it has the same compression it had after 2 gallons. My motor has never seen a race tune under 260, and it's usually 270-275 after the race.

It was 98 degrees and humid at 3:00 yesterday when we ran our main event, and it was a 45 min main, very punishing on motors, well guess what, I came off the track at 285 after the main, and never once flamed and it ran great. There were OS engines, Ninjas, and others that flamed with very good drivers running them and experienced pit guys. Mine was not the only one either, Reedy actually finished 1-2 so both motors ran excellent.