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Old 05-18-2010, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jmaxey51
the JP3 and 053 gas hogs? i beg to differ. i get 9+ min a tank with a JPX 21 with a JP3, and with the 2045 pipe on the same engine i got 7 min. i ran a Nova BF with a 053 and was getting close to 10 min a tank. now i have switched to Alpha engines so im using the Alpha 0801 pipe now. but before i only would use the 053 and JP3 because i was getting good run times with them.
I've never had an engine that got good fuel mileage with the JP3.. But, the JPX .21 was designed about the same time that pipe was put on the market.. One made for the other? Maybe.. And the 2045 really only seems to work with RB engines.. Which is what am running it on, getting about 8 in buggy..
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