20% Nitro in 90 n/a, OK to use for 5 miles?
06-08-06, 10:02 AM
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20% Nitro in 90 n/a, OK to use for 5 miles?
Like the title says, I've run out of gas, and have a gallon of RC Airplane fuel in trunk. Will the 20 % nitro hurt the engine for a few miles? What a super-powered way to get to gas station.
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06-08-06, 01:23 PM
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but then again, its only 20% nitro and the rest is alcohol. Your biggest problem may be from your o2 sensor not reading the exhaust right. If i remember correctly, the sensor is going to think your running very lean, so its going to dump a lot more fuel in.
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lol...i have an idea...GET AAA! or just pay some guy to tow it to a gas station...would you rather spend 50 bucks...or risk your car...
oh...or even better....GET A GAS CAN!
oh...or even better....GET A GAS CAN!
06-08-06, 03:49 PM
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I really doubt you'll run very well on that. With alochol (the 80%, well, the parts that aren't lubricants) cooling the combusion, you may have a hard time burning that nitro. Keep in mind that nitro cars burn what they can and detonate the rest.
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Remember that nitro burns hotter as well. Or at least it burns hotter than alcohol. 20% nitro on a hobbly plane meant for 5% can sometimes damage the engine.
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OK, the update on the nitro! I didn't get any of these posts before I did it. I have, for all of you concerned, a 2 gallon gas can that had 1/2 a gallon in it. I thought twice about the nitro, then thought of the dragsters and what they run. Huh, similiar I would say!
I took 1/2 gallon of gas, and maybe a pint of nitro, and drove straight to gas station. What a rush that was. Filled her up, well 40 bucks worth, almost 2/3 a tank on my 90 vert, sorry, son's vert, and put 1/2 gallon in for ***** and giggles. I tell you what, the difference in noticeable pickup, and more power was extreme. I mean a big difference instantly.
Damage to anything? I am going to tear down a bit this weekend for some maintenance, plugs, oil, filters, fuel for sure, and will take pictures. Oh wtf, I want to see the plugs now. Will be back in 10 minutes with plug photos.
If all is good, I am going to use as a premix. I will post photos soon, and exact ingredients of nitro, with the lubricants it contains.
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I took 1/2 gallon of gas, and maybe a pint of nitro, and drove straight to gas station. What a rush that was. Filled her up, well 40 bucks worth, almost 2/3 a tank on my 90 vert, sorry, son's vert, and put 1/2 gallon in for ***** and giggles. I tell you what, the difference in noticeable pickup, and more power was extreme. I mean a big difference instantly.
Damage to anything? I am going to tear down a bit this weekend for some maintenance, plugs, oil, filters, fuel for sure, and will take pictures. Oh wtf, I want to see the plugs now. Will be back in 10 minutes with plug photos.
If all is good, I am going to use as a premix. I will post photos soon, and exact ingredients of nitro, with the lubricants it contains.
PEACE THE DOG
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My camera sucks, but here is what the plugs look like. I changed them about 2 weeks ago, so after I run this 40 buck, plus a little nitro, maybe a half gallon and see!
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Originally Posted by Mombodogs
My camera sucks, but here is what the plugs look like. I changed them about 2 weeks ago, so after I run this 40 buck, plus a little nitro, maybe a half gallon and see!
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DON'T DO IT!!!!! YOU WILL DESTROY YOUR ENGINE. Your engine will run LEAN and HOT on this fuel and detonation/preignition will destroy your engine.
The air/fuel mixture for methanol/nitromethane and the castor/syn oil blend in your RC fuel is much different than straight gasoline.
I dumped 30% heli fuel in my old lawnmower for kicks because I was getting a newer self-propelled mower. The motor ran like hell for 2 minutes and the seized. You should have seen the bright red exhaust.
GET A gas can or you will have had a very expensive lesson.
The air/fuel mixture for methanol/nitromethane and the castor/syn oil blend in your RC fuel is much different than straight gasoline.
I dumped 30% heli fuel in my old lawnmower for kicks because I was getting a newer self-propelled mower. The motor ran like hell for 2 minutes and the seized. You should have seen the bright red exhaust.
GET A gas can or you will have had a very expensive lesson.
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I took 1/2 gallon of gas, and maybe a pint of nitro, and drove straight to gas station. What a rush that was. Filled her up, well 40 bucks worth, almost 2/3 a tank on my 90 vert, sorry, son's vert, and put 1/2 gallon in for ***** and giggles. I tell you what, the difference in noticeable pickup, and more power was extreme. I mean a big difference instantly.
DON'T DO IT!!!!!