pelicanprentice
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i have a hpi savage x 4.6, i bought a os #10 from the LHS, as thats what the recommended. I took the truck to a local tuner and he seemed to warm it up on blocks and tune from there and he took it for a spin a couple times and it seemed good to go, however i just took the truck for a full tank of fuel and the ambient air temperature was basically the same however it was pretty groggy and seemed rich i guess. the tuner recommended a #8 plug as our temperatures in summer are usually around 20celcius to 30 celcius however i could only get #10 from my lhs.
my question is show i just try leaning out the engine a little more? i ran a whole tank mostly on full throttle but it was groggy and didnt really seem to wake up, i used my temp gun but wasnt really getting high temps around 185 degrees celcius (however i don't rely on my low quality ir temp gun), i tried the spit test on the cylinder fan head thing and it didnt sizzle or boil off so i do believe my temps are lower. Today however was a cooler day compared to the regular days, about 18 celcius.
Would you guys recommend i switch to a #8 plug and go from there? or is it better to keep the # 10 and i guess go leaner?
correct me if I'm wrong but it seems like he got the truck super hot arounfd 230 easily on blocks and he tuned from there, but it seems like i will never be warming up the truck that much before i want to bash and race, so doesnt that mean i should be going leaner anyways?
thanks
my question is show i just try leaning out the engine a little more? i ran a whole tank mostly on full throttle but it was groggy and didnt really seem to wake up, i used my temp gun but wasnt really getting high temps around 185 degrees celcius (however i don't rely on my low quality ir temp gun), i tried the spit test on the cylinder fan head thing and it didnt sizzle or boil off so i do believe my temps are lower. Today however was a cooler day compared to the regular days, about 18 celcius.
Would you guys recommend i switch to a #8 plug and go from there? or is it better to keep the # 10 and i guess go leaner?
correct me if I'm wrong but it seems like he got the truck super hot arounfd 230 easily on blocks and he tuned from there, but it seems like i will never be warming up the truck that much before i want to bash and race, so doesnt that mean i should be going leaner anyways?
thanks