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Hey everyone, I new to the forum and I just bought my very own TM323 this week. I have not gotten it, but I expect to be breaking it in this weekend, but before I start doing that, I was wondering what brand of fuel would be best for this motor? Also, what type of break-in procedures is BEST for this motor? Should I let it idle through 2 tanks of fuel to began the break-in? There are no LHS around my area that sell RB products, what is a good alternative glowplug? And my last question, what is the reliability+ tuning factor on a scale from 1 to 10??
Posts: 24 | From: Las Vegas, NV | Registered: Jun 2005
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I use top fuel it works fine for me break it in like the traxxas 2.5r tuning scale is a 10 in my opinium if it gets off tune you can get it right with in seconds not like that finiky 2.5r plus temps are great run it hard and its still cool i have been using o.s.A5 plugs in mine
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OK cool. I installed the motor in my T-Maxx yesterday and I was wondering if I should cut the exhaust manifold back a little bit because I REALLY don't like the pipe hanging off the side like the way it does. I know when I had my sirio TX.18 installed I did cut the manifold back about 1/4 of an inch without any adverse reactions. Should I cut it?
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I just ran 3 tanks thru my TM323 and the temps were wanting to pass 250* until I richened up the HSN 1 full turn. I'll try and finish the break-in tommorrow because I also stripped out my spur gear. Would it be best if I buy an aftermarket cooling head? I live in las vegas, nv and the summer time temps will be passing over 100* daily, today it's about 108* outside. Should I even be breaking-in my motor in these temperatures??
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Alright, I see people hardly ever stop and read treads in this forum, so I'll just keep adding some replies to how I am doing with my TM323 in my TmAxx......just ran tank #4, noticed temps want to climb when I'm throttling around my yard, richened it some more and I got huge difference, the turn was not even a 1/4 of a turn and it dropped the temps from 245* to 200* in a about 2 secs.....weird huh???? It's a real sensitive spot because I went back and leaned it out and temps went up to 250*
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Yes, you can cut the manifold if you feel more comfortable with this. However the shorter the manifold the less low and power but more high speed.
You did the right thing opening the HSN, this is the thing to do in general to get the temps down. You could try a bigger cooling-head but this does not prevent your engine from overheating when it is too lean on the HSN.
The settings of the nitro engines can indeed be quite sensitive, it also depends on the constant fuel flow which changes when the tank gets empty.
I suggest you read a little through this forum to find some more topics which can handle your questions because the answers are already there and you do not need to wait for it...
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Vill, when your temps are getting high is the tank getting low? when i had my t-maxx the temps always whent up when the fuel got below the seam of the tank.
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I did the OFNA tank mod a while back, so it's not leaning out as the level gets low. I think temps go up high because of current weather conditions....108* outside. Anyways I bought a bigger cooling head but I don't intend to adjust needle settings because my motor is running well and makes good power, just need to control temps.
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I have heard of the Trinity Spyder tank mod. on the Revo but fill me in on the OFNA tank.
Posts: 23 | From: Iowa | Registered: Feb 2005
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The mod is for the T-Maxx and utilizing the OFNA 9.5 fuel tank cures all the "leaning out" issues the stock traxxas tank creates. It helped me out alot.
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