Originally Posted by
jmaxey51
All Alpha engines run around 280. OS VG/RG run at 260-270, some engine do run hotter than others, def depending on elevation and humidity and other factors. i have seen quite a few losi 350 engines run around 270 and some run at 220. it just depends, if it runs great at 270 and has good smoke and power, it wont hurt it.
yeah it depends on weather where i am i hardly see a car run over 220ish. Thats why i said dont tune by temp but stay around the temp range that they prefer the engine to run at, because running 20 or 30 degrees hotter than prefered will hurt the engine.