Originally Posted by
bevofrancis
I actually printed off your break in and tunning guide and plan to use them whenever I break it in tommorow if it gets here. The most I've got out of an engine so far is 2 1/2 gallons. It was my fault though on both engines. The first one was a complete tunning problem, and the second one was used and ready to go anyway.
Not to put any pressure on you, but if I don't get at least 5 out of the B5 I'm going to cut my nitro career short, and retire from rc's. It's killing my wallet and the wife is going to kill me if I have to buy another engine in a month or so.
Any advice you can give on engine maintance and upkeep would be great. I really want to get the most out of this engine.
And do you know of any threads that have some clutch or gearing setups to use with the B5?
By the way, I'll be running it in an RC8.
JUst break it in correctly,Make sure your tune is correct,(watch your temps) And like underway said always check,clean/replace air filter frequently and you will have no problem getting over 5 gallons out of a B5.
I have ran the life out of 3 B5s since Last October and they all lasted over 7 gallons. And never had flame out or engine issue
Its so nice to be able to race and never worry about your engine letting you down. They have been very trouble free and reliable for me with all the power I could want,even in my truggy they absolutly rip!!