RC NITRO RACE cars still enjoyable?

[@RCsweetness-m9u]

The struggle is real, once tuned properly you have about 2 tanks before it will need tuning again! lol

[@carlsamuelRC]

be lucky to get a full tank with no issues as im dog shite with these things..

[@landonsparks5632]

I got myself a first nitro and I love it because since I’m a beginner

[@carlsamuelRC]

if your a beginner and you enjoy nitro that's a bonus...im not a beginner but I'm also not a pro lol just wing it n hope for the best its all a learning curve....

[@landonsparks5632]

@ For sure man

[@turkalpkucur]

perfect work!

[@Xangoose1]

13:37 wowee wowee wowee woweeee 😂

[@carlsamuelRC]

😆

[@NYangryguy]

I watched your video to remind myself why i stopped fiddling with these pos's. Yep don't miss them a bit 😆.

[@MrJason197116]

I do have electric rc but nitro runs through my blood will always love it the smell and sound electric is plug and play

[@armandopace6113]

Hi mate great video. You reminded me why my nitro car's are in a big box in the shed. Where they belong. Brushless system all the way 👍😆🤣🤣

[@carlsamuelRC]

plug & play is the way ! 😄

[@MOUNTAINMANRC-MOTO]

The dramatic piano music...lolol. Great vid, man. They're neat engines to learn the basics of an ICE. Can you even get a piston/sleeve for those things anymore? Last time I messed with nitro was a TRX 2.5...LONG time ago. Lipo/brushless is the way.

[@carlsamuelRC]

@MOUNTAINMANRC-MOTO thanks appreciate it! yes it takes alot of patience but as far as im aware all parts are still widely available for them..

[@AsurasWrath164]

And what was great about it? Just showed a guy who wasnt able to tune a nitro rc. Your comment makes no sense.

[@carlsamuelRC]

@@AsurasWrath164 😆 cheer up charlieeee

[@MOUNTAINMANRC-MOTO]

@@AsurasWrath164 Just before the word "Great", there is a sentence that begins "The dramatic piano music". Do you understand English?

[@Boogie_the_cat]

​@@AsurasWrath164it's nice you base your entire online profile on a crappy video game from 10 years ago. It really shows your "character" What's the "164", your IQ times two ?

[@Samuelmiller-i4o]

Mint

[@glennbuttle2048]

Sickkkkk

[@Emtbtoday]

I've still got my HpI RS4 from 2001 on old e36 shell and the Tamiya focus RS same as on your shelf both used to race together bit the focus got abandoned for nitro back then! I've grown out them now but still watch video's now and again but am very interested in a Trophy truck just now lol i might end up getting one but no place to go with it around here that's the only thing! Your running abit rich with blue smoke

[@carlsamuelRC]

ive been on the look out for a rs4! i used to have the gen 1 with the 12 engine when i was ypung (purple head version) yeh the focus looks sick, it eas running rich but its only on the 5th tank on the ts4n so i purposely wanted it to run that way till it beds in a little more 👍

[@Matt.hurst1980]

Been into RC for 20+ years and I still struggle with Nitro. Get them running sweet then 10 minutes later it won't start, or runs perfectly at home testing, take it out with ya mates for a bash and runs like a dog if it even starts. I have 2stroke large scale petrol and Brushless Bashers but still occasionally persist with the nitro because just as you said... When they do work they are such fun 😊

[@carlsamuelRC]

100% agree, i have very little patience with them! there more of a thing i will play with from time to time than rather be an option lol, petrol is good ( atleast no where near as temperamental as nitro )

[@damianbiaobrzeg2789]

I have a bad memo ( 5hrs at home , 10 min on track).

[@HaggardRC]

I recon you cooked that other car, it was far to weak or lean haha. Poor thing, you got your 10mins of fun though lol.

[@carlsamuelRC]

@HaggardRC i did wonder that but there was decent smoke and had some poke lol it did smell a litttle burnt though! 😅

[@theasofyetuntitled4457]

3.5 turns from closed, on high and low speed needle, should get you close to factory settings, from there lean out progressively at approx 1/8th to 1/4 turn at a time, as long as it's smoking at full throttle you should be alright. I've bought a few of these in my time and previous owners always forgot about the idle screw, if you're having starting problems turn that an 1/8th clockwise till it starts and idles consistently. Nitro versus electric is a great analogy of trial and error vs. Instant gratification, I say that as a lover of both mind you. Just stumbled across this channel and love the content, don't give up on the nitro just yet, when sorted they make for a very unique bashing experience.

[@carlsamuelRC]

@theasofyetuntitled4457 thanks, maybe its worth a shot! yes as i say they are good fun once up and running but i never seem to get to that bit!😆

[@theasofyetuntitled4457]

@@carlsamuelRC almost forgot to add, a higher percentage of nitro makes for a larger tuning window and better performance whilst still being able to run rich. Yeah I fell out with it a lot at the start, once you get it though you'll find it just as easy as electric.

[@carlsamuelRC]

@theasofyetuntitled4457 25% here which is actually higher then i normaly use, maybe lots of practice in the near future i may be able to crack it 👌

[@elseñor79]

Nitro are for the big boys, all you need is to know basic tuning, its not that hard

[@carlsamuelRC]

@@elseñor79 old school boys

[@Top-Jimmy]

What a retarded comment. Nitro's are for people who get off on smelling burnt fuel and a fetish for the sound of a weed wacker. All RPM No Torque..slow as a wet week. Big boys toys ... what a fkn joke. 🤣🤣🤣

[@ofnaguycarlwatts8602]

Start out really rich on both Needles. .5 mm on idle gap. Get engine warmed up before adjusting high speed 1st 1hr at a time in till it has good speed then adjust low speed same way and that'll get you in the ball park .then fine Tune from there. You need a temp gun and basics of How the Engine works 1st before you do anything. Read up on the engine you have and what Nitro percentages to run .but used Engine's can be mis treated before you get Them and that's the problem with used Engine's .if you don't see snoke its lean and will run hot and lose Power and destroy Engine. . Hope that helps 👊

[@carlsamuelRC]

@ofnaguycarlwatts8602 yes i have the factory neddle settings and i will be starting from that and adjusting from there! hopefully it's not allready damaged or i am fighting a loosing battle 😆

[@Nevaeh-yd4cv]

😊 yaaaaaay

[@Exodus2pt0]

The small holes in the body never worked well for me as a kid, not enough airflow. Gotta cut a bit window out in front of and behind the engine. Also, a quick easy temp check from back in the day was to spit on the glowplug. It should kind of sit there and boil for a few seconds before evaporating. That thing definitely got hot. Surprised it recovered as well as it did.

[@carlsamuelRC]

@Exodus2pt0 yeh more than likely, also the back needs airing as there's no in & out flow through the body so probably remove both on next run, running a shell makes massive difference to temps!

[@CatManDoodin]

nitro always fussy unless aircraft os engines

[@Emtbtoday]

Flip it upside-down when get a runaway stall it older HPIs done that alot i remember had to quickly flip it to cut it out, never leave the stsrter plugs on HPI coils longer than 10 seconds they will cook the coils in glow plugs very easily! Like a rule we had back in the day!

[@gingerman6560]

Must have hurt someone's feelings. My comment got deleted. You need to work on your tuning. Its not that hard

[@bethanyjaneking6605]

just got to understand all fac or race tune settings i know them all i love nitro now 37 years

[@carlsamuelRC]

exactly! but i can't tune them to save my life and when they seem to be running fine it's very short lived 😅

[@hybrid32494]

agree Bethany!! you cannot beat a good nitro!!.

[@tonydetwiler2624]

no you just need basic tuning the car over heated thats the smoke it let out a

[@black99rt]

When i started in RC, 10 year olds were runnning and tuning nitros and it was no big deal. Yall are soft. Heat it, prime it, and if its tuned right and the compression is there it will start right up.

[@carlsamuelRC]

@black99rt really? never would i have thought the tuning was part of the problem 🫣

[@luiscotto6659]

Might need carb o rings

[@HaggardRC]

50 quid! What a deal...

[@Emtbtoday]

Do they still sell Orion Nitro the green stuff? Thats all my HPI would run clean on i remember try Orion mix hpi are very fussy to run on anything else could jaut be wrong fuel! Well it is its to blue the smoke!

[@ChivoanBmc]

❤🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭

[@4inThePink1inTheStink]

I still have a TS-4n... My first and only nitro! I Should'a went brushless at the time! C*nt to tune, ether too rich or too lean

[@carlsamuelRC]

@F3dthinn yeh it's a pain in arse 😄 decent when running good though 👌

[@garyloades5188]

I've got one of those to..gonna turn mine electric..max 10 3s🎉

[@carlsamuelRC]

@garyloades5188 yeh there's still a good few of them around, I've also seen them on 3s! there uncontrollable 😆

[@garyloades5188]

@carlsamuelRC errr I best practice with 2s first..I converted my hyper 7 to max 8 6s..it's wild 😜

[@carlsamuelRC]

@garyloades5188 beast that thing will rip! i had a typhon 6s and was the fastest buggy i ever had! and I've had a few 😆

[@but531]

You should reset the needles and start again. You should learn how to tune the engines the problem is the tuning and not necessarily the engines. In your on-road car maybe you burned the engine that's why you saw the white steam. Download the manuals from these engines or send an email to the makers of these engines to send you a pdf if you can't find the pdf of the engines. Don't quit. Don't forget that the rc engines because they don't have a computer brain like the cars they need tuning a lot times especially when the weather change. The cars engines have a computer and continuously retune the engines. The hobby rc engines work manually and because they don't have computer to retune automatically you should tune them manually. Don't quit so easily. Disassemble the on-road engine and see if something is cracked or bend i think the on-road engine needs repair or buy a new engine.

[@carlsamuelRC]

@but531 that is my plan as the needles could be way out from the box standard tune which is a starting point, a quick google search and i should be able to find them.

[@joseaugusto-vd9vg]

Change the engine

[@Emtbtoday]

Running bit rich alot blue smoke there, or piston rings cooked! Don't think its the right mixture for HPI shouldn't be running so blue like just to low end fuel running to rich! Hpis were a nightmare for running Nitro was only Orion Green it used to run good on!

[@ofnaguycarlwatts8602]

Don't have piston rings