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Old 03-15-2010 | 11:52 PM
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vmlopes
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Originally Posted by Flanno
I ran my super tight 7 port yesterday in my buggy for a club day.

6.5mm venturi smooths it out ? LOL


Out of the box, 10 min before my first heat, primed fuel, loosened plug, heated engine,
kicked over, put a pinch test tune on the bottom end, put a drink can cozzi over head to keep in heat, sat idle for whole time leeding up to race (12min), 2min before my race topped up tank, put buggy on track for warm up just circulate track to check top end tune no jumping with short bursts on straights to put more heat in engine, leaned top end 2hrs in from flush, topped up tank again before hooter.
then raced and only jumped easy jumps in 1st quallifier, came in to check tank fuel ussage @ 5min mark and a splash of fuel, noticed only ussed 1/2 a tank and decided to try for full run in next quallifier with no stop.
Q2 repeated warmup as above, topped up tank before hooter and race as normal doing all jumps and ran whole race and came in still idling .

Q3 same again but now trippling our quad jump instead of double double

Quallified 6th for the final.

in the final was not only doing tripple single over the quad but now also jumping our back table top all the way to the very top flat part of our far back step up and turn down our multi step downs .

Finished 5th for the day and a HUGE grin on my face from ear to ear.

And openned a few GO ENGINES critics eye's today !!!

Ran and burnt off all fuel in engine, after run and sure to be at BDC and packed up to go home.

Still has heaps of pinch today cold so will have to repeat heating as above for it's next few outings.

NOT ONE FLAME OR BLOWN PLUG ALL DAY !!!!!
Can I ask how you or others pre-heat a tight engine out in the field, or do your pit areas over there in the USA have mains power??
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