Originally Posted by
rigger6983
this last weekend I was at the track and had a pretty good tune, maybe a little rich on bottom! but the problem was, when I brought it in to get the temp.... I was running in between 270 and 290 through out the day!! the temps outside was close to 85 degrees and I am using Byrons 30/11 with a 97T. would the outside temps effect it that much? When I saw that the temps were high I richened the high about an hour and had very noticeable loss in performance so I leaned back out.
I had about 1/2 gal through the motor before the race. Is the high temps normal for this mil? I had to send this motor in for repairs under warranty and just got it back with a new piston/sleeve. I did break in by the book.
Should I be worried about the temps? or just I continue to tune for performance? Any opinions would be great!!
what temp gauge are u using? i've had it where my losi temp gauge was off by 40 degrees in both directions. sometimes batteries are the culprit but i probably dropped it too much lol
plus the only real accurate gauges are the real expensive ones. for example my losi tempsure and my duratrax flashpoint had completely different readings
where as my friend with the $250 industrial infrared gauge was consistent the entire time.