Well, 4 or 5 years ago this car was my No.1 toy and pastime I used a lot of fuel. I remember 1 US gallon was gone in week and cost 420 kroons (27euros) at that time. So I decided to make my own. Information was collected from different persons. To dissolve mineral 2T oil in alcohol was a Challenge hence I used gasoline but still engine did well. Year by year I got smarter with this and decided to share it. So, on the video this is definitely not the first time I use it.
That way it is! But on the market there are many 2T oils you can use, mineral, semi-synthetic and synthetic. Synthetic is more suitable here or two cycle alcohol oil. You have to retune the carb also.
If I use the 21 engine I should make fuel according to the ratio? I will be very grateful to you if you help me because the price of fuel for Nitro cars is too expensive
You`re very generalizing here! A 2 stroke oil can be mineral, semi-synthetic and synthetic or special purpose for ethanol fuel. Synthetic 2 stroke oil will mix with ethanol and we can leave out nitro methane either because I have no source to get that and works without CH3NO2 too. Methanol just makes that fuel more toxic to you. Question: Where you get your nitro methane?
I tried this fuel and had a hard time starting and keeping my engine running without the glow warmer being attached. It did run in my 0.28 engine, though poorly. I made a mix of methanol and canola oil in a 30:1 mix, which works well. I posted videos if your interested.
Directly it was engine tuning, at the end of the video engine wanted to get more fuel than air. It is caused by decreasing fuel rate in the fuel tank and low exhaust gas pressure when it idle (You can see that little hose between muffler and tank).
it works! like he said with gasoline but i prefer 20% castor oil + 80% methanol works great on "small block " engines plus it make a really nice blue smoke trail ! never going to buy expensive nitro fuel again ,methanol is cheap in my country 5 gallons for $39 dollars ! thanks for the video!
I don`t know what`s the lowest % you can use but denatured ethanol which is used as a solvent is good enough and in hardware store freely available. 50% of alcohol is like vodka.
Spark ignition is more complicated but more accurate way to ignite a fuel mixture, especially lean mixture. Glowing filament can`t ignite gasoline vapors we need a spark.
From: pubs.acs.org Antioxidants for castor oil. "Castor oil as a lubricant ordnance material has proved very advantageous in certain instances, since it can be used in contact with rubber packings with no harmful effects on the latter. A disadvantage frequently encountered, however, is that, with age, the castor oil becomes oxidized, attacks parts, and causes undesirable corrosion."
Hi Sierra1983, how much more turns for your LSN turn and throttle idle gap must you increased or decreased compared to the nitro fuel? eg: Nitro Fuel-LSN=2.5 turn & throttle idle=1mm gap. Your home make fuel-LSN=? turns & throttle idle=? gap? Thanks
Thanks Sierra for your feedback, One more question...How long has been you use your rc engine with your homemade fuel? Is there any damage or bad/unusual symptom on the engine? Thanks. I Really learn a lot from you videos.
My diary shows that engine have almost 30 running hours on that fuel but this number can be less or more because I have no measuring device attached to the engine. I can only take time with cell phone. Compression is still good, maybe glow plugs they last only three hours or so. Can someone to tell what brand to prefer? The fuel tank fill cap seal is not gasoline proof on these little buggies need to change. Don`t run lean, the wrong mixture can cause overheating and excessive wear.
Mixing something together does not come off exactly the same way every time. When mixture contains more ethanol than gasoline it needs of course more air, too much 2T oil causing power drop. Even weather conditions can change that how it runs. This is why it needs carb. tuning every time if I have done that fuel and at first can`t run smooth. Engine stopped because it needed another air-fuel ratio at this time.
@TheSierra1983 USA I have the nitro fuel but can't import it in my country Guyana. Is this the best mixture ?? Is their any other? Or is it dangerous ?? All my gas Rc is in ny I got my brushless here but missing my blue smoke!! Help me out please..
I think yes, them all two stroke internal combustion engines and you can buy your ethanol (methylated spirits or denatured alcohol) from a hardware store.
I live in Macedonia.Nobody knows what is a nitro car,they have never seen one they think it's a toy for kids.The problem is i cant find fuel for my hyper speed ,so my question is will it work on it?
I enjoy your video's and I am very calm when i listen to you speak...I am going to buy a Nitro Car or Truck,,I have a RC Camaro..Thank you for posting this very interesting video. Sincerely Tony Shelton of Charleston,South Carolina
hey ive been searching for a decent vid and now i got a question does the fuel work in nitro planes ive got a irvine (O.S now) .40 ive tried to use pure meths and meths & 2t oil from my motocross bike and that didnt work either
I meant that you can not get ethanol or what. Ethanol is here for cleaner burning. Go to the paint store and I`m very sure you can get methylated spirits there. It must be a clear liquid, ethanol 80%, methanol 20% or so.
I dont know y this kind of good videos are y not gettin any like.. A big like from my side to you bro...amazin... Will this fuel work for future usage without any harm to the engine?
Pocket bike has a 2 stroke engine, these little ones 49cc. I believe that egyptians use transportation based on scooters and 2T oil well known but yeah depends on what engine they use. Lol don`t do much with a chainsaw in the desert, right.
loooooool thank you but in egypt we don't know much about chainsaw or tree cutting so when going to store to buy one if i told him 2 stroke oil he will be like !!!!??? for that i asking what to tell him is it oil mixing with gasoline in some bike ? or Generator?
This 1/8 truck you have is with nitro engine, right? There is no percentage on that fuel because this is different from original nitro fuel. Definitely it needs retuning another air/fuel ratio to work perfectly. It depends a lot about you too if you don`t know nothing about these engines do not try it. There are some people say: "this fuel is sh!t I ruined my engine". I say this fuel works really well.
TheSierra1983 then what oil should i used?castor oil are expensive here and when you open your engine it looks rusted by the way im using that on my rc heli and plane
i already did this,it works..BUT ive done something wrong i used ordinary 2t and it doesnt dissolve on denatured alcohol..THE outcome is it starts but it is very hot,too hot to destroy your engine,next time i will try 2t that is synthetic..thanks bro thanks for your help here in youtube
Synthetic won`t go also therefore save your money. We have special oils that will dissolve but too expensive. Nothing beats old fashioned castor oil: 80%methanol, 20%castor oil as a RC glow fuel
My buggy is new so it is ok that kind fuel for new buggy? So can i use vodka :) but vodka is not 80% or i can use any methanol but i just gonna masure to make it 80%?
At this time it was my go to fuel. It was cheap enough and all ingredients were available. Then I found an old recipe for model plane engine which was castor oil based. It had only two ingredients methanol and castor oil. It became my favourite fuel until I crashed my car.
I have the same redcat with the vx .16 engine. These vertex engines start easily. The colour of your DIY fuel is like the 16% red I use from the store for 12 euro a littre
There's another formula you can try however you need to tune your carburettor It won't start otherwise. As I remember a fuel mixture had to be richer. ruclips.net/video/z3JmPi5pSi4/видео.html
@@mikakolman8143 You need to turn both high and low speed needle counterclockwise. The fuel mixture should go richer. Go step by step and also check your glow plug whether it is slightly moist or flooded.
@@TTR83 he won t run i was tryed about 50 times trun high and low speed nedlee all works glow plugnis good and preety shyini can you just Whrite spec for my car
+Skidtire The comercial fuel for my car uses Methanol and about 8% synthetic oil. Ethanol is 99,99% drinking alcohol. The boiling point of Ethanol is slightly higher. But you can use Most Alcohol that burns for the fuel mixture. There are many pure alcohol products for cleaning or heating. Maybe you have luck with a shop that sells camping equipment. If the bottle says methanol, it's ideal for 2 stroke Diesel RC engines with glow spark.
So, 15% of ethanol and 85% of gasoline, right. What I think here is that this engine needs much leaner air fuel mixture because there is so much gasoline. Then we can`t ignite this light mixture with glow plug, higher energy is needed (spark ignition). This is about the nitro engine.
do not put gasoline in ur nitro rc car u will kill it and much nitro kill ur rc engine so the less nitro u use the more it will live or something like that
Hi TheSierra1983. I live im Brazil, here the comercial fuel for rc nitro car is very expensive (about 100~140 BRL, 50-70 USD per gallon). My car is a 1/16 Nitro Scale and uses a .05 ci Engine. I would like to make my homemade fuel, Which components and quantities that you recommend to me and that will not damage the engine over time. Thanks!
thanks man!! you really helped me.. can u give me some messures on ml so i can make some nitro fuel my selfe???or how much of oil and ethanol for each ml of gas
Why not 80%methanol, 20%castor oil as a RC glow fuel but when you really feel that you can´t do it yourself don`t do it. I have comments where people tell they ruined their car. I don`t know what they did wrong or right. so this is your own choice.
Well, 4 or 5 years ago this car was my No.1 toy and pastime I used a lot of fuel. I remember 1 US gallon was gone in week and cost 420 kroons (27euros) at that time. So I decided to make my own. Information was collected from different persons.
To dissolve mineral 2T oil in alcohol was a Challenge hence I used gasoline but still engine did well.
Year by year I got smarter with this and decided to share it.
So, on the video this is definitely not the first time I use it.
That way it is! But on the market there are many 2T oils you can use, mineral, semi-synthetic and synthetic. Synthetic is more suitable here or two cycle alcohol oil. You have to retune the carb also.
hey mate, great video, how long motor running before rebuild?
If I use the 21 engine I should make fuel according to the ratio? I will be very grateful to you if you help me because the price of fuel for Nitro cars is too expensive
Use this instead which is a much better fuel: ruclips.net/video/z3JmPi5pSi4/видео.html
You should use ratios given to make this fuel.
You`re very generalizing here! A 2 stroke oil can be mineral, semi-synthetic and synthetic or special purpose for ethanol fuel. Synthetic 2 stroke oil will mix with ethanol and we can leave out nitro methane either because I have no source to get that and works without CH3NO2 too. Methanol just makes that fuel more toxic to you.
Question: Where you get your nitro methane?
Just because it runs, does not mean it's good for it long term.
Unleaded! How gasoline is marked in Australia? I have here E95 and E98.
I`m a car repairman, big trucks are in my daily job. This little is my hobby.
I have not tried it this way. But what`s wrong with ethanol
I tried this fuel and had a hard time starting and keeping my engine running without the glow warmer being attached. It did run in my 0.28 engine, though poorly. I made a mix of methanol and canola oil in a 30:1 mix, which works well. I posted videos if your interested.
Directly it was engine tuning, at the end of the video engine wanted to get more fuel than air. It is caused by decreasing fuel rate in the fuel tank and low exhaust gas pressure when it idle (You can see that little hose between muffler and tank).
it works! like he said with gasoline but i prefer 20% castor oil + 80% methanol works great on "small block " engines plus it make a really nice blue smoke trail ! never going to buy expensive nitro fuel again ,methanol is cheap in my country 5 gallons for $39 dollars ! thanks for the video!
So it runs but will it run with low enough idle so the wheels dont spin on start, i do not think so
I don`t know what`s the lowest % you can use but denatured ethanol
which is used as a solvent is good enough and in hardware store freely available. 50% of alcohol is like vodka.
Spark ignition is more complicated but more accurate way to ignite a fuel mixture, especially lean mixture. Glowing filament can`t ignite gasoline vapors we need a spark.
You can get ethanol from hardware store or at the gas station. Used as a solvent or cleaner.
what is the mixture you use now and dose it work better?
From: pubs.acs.org
Antioxidants for castor oil.
"Castor oil as a lubricant ordnance material has proved very advantageous in certain instances, since it can be used in contact with rubber packings with no harmful effects on the latter. A disadvantage frequently encountered, however, is that, with age, the castor oil becomes oxidized, attacks parts, and causes undesirable corrosion."
Hi Sierra1983, how much more turns for your LSN turn and throttle idle gap must you increased or decreased compared to the nitro fuel? eg: Nitro Fuel-LSN=2.5 turn & throttle idle=1mm gap. Your home make fuel-LSN=? turns & throttle idle=? gap? Thanks
Thanks Sierra for your feedback, One more question...How long has been you use your rc engine with your homemade fuel? Is there any damage or bad/unusual symptom on the engine? Thanks. I Really learn a lot from you videos.
it seems to run a little lean or is that just your car
the real question is how does this stuff run in an engine compared to other fuels such as top fuel?
My diary shows that engine have almost 30 running hours on that fuel but this number can be less or more because I have no measuring device attached to the engine. I can only take time with cell phone.
Compression is still good, maybe glow plugs they last only three hours or so. Can someone to tell what brand to prefer?
The fuel tank fill cap seal is not gasoline proof on these little buggies need to change.
Don`t run lean, the wrong mixture can cause overheating and excessive wear.
my rc nitro buggy i broken.. do you know what i should do when i tell you the problem... to make just a guess
Sorry what kind of gasolene h, unleaded? I live in australia so its a bit different ,dont know which kind of gasolene?
how about some tires for traction
One last question buddy ... Is that how ur engine tune? Or is it the gas that's giving it low power and that rough idle to shut down?
Mixing something together does not come off exactly the same way every time. When mixture contains more ethanol than gasoline it needs of course more air, too much 2T oil causing power drop. Even weather conditions can change that how it runs. This is why it needs carb. tuning every time if I have done that fuel and at first can`t run smooth. Engine stopped because it needed another air-fuel ratio at this time.
We have Unleaded e10, unleaded 95 and 98 and we have diesel and premium but which unleaded do i use 95 or 98 or e10 which has 10% ethanol.
would i be able to run my rc with just the oil gas mixture with no ethanol.please answer this asap thanks
where would a person get ethanol.. or would octane booster be a substitue
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is the gasoline 91 95 and is it leaded or un-leaded
what would happen if i replaced the ethanol for zipo fluid
When you don`t trust it you can try another mixture which is 27 years old though but you can see how good is idling even without nitro methane.
So if i want to make it can i use Methylated spirits, 2 stroke oil and gasolene(Petrol in Australia )?
I'm sorry, I mean will it work with small engine such .05 ci nitro motor? Like Acme NB16 car. Thanks.
@TheSierra1983 USA I have the nitro fuel but can't import it in my country Guyana. Is this the best mixture ?? Is their any other? Or is it dangerous ?? All my gas Rc is in ny I got my brushless here but missing my blue smoke!! Help me out please..
I think yes, them all two stroke internal combustion engines and you can buy your ethanol (methylated spirits or denatured alcohol) from a hardware store.
i have cox0.49 surestart i can used this feuls to running good"?????
I live in Macedonia.Nobody knows what is a nitro car,they have never seen one they think it's a toy for kids.The problem is i cant find fuel for my hyper speed ,so my question is will it work on it?
is this fuel supposed to burn longer
Low compression. I wonder what that is from🤔
Engine was flooded. It looses its compression. It happens on bigger 2 and 4 stroke engines too.
thanks you helped me alot so is 20% nitro fuel good enuff 2 run 1/8 nitro motor?
I enjoy your video's and I am very calm when i listen to you speak...I am going to buy a Nitro Car or Truck,,I have a RC Camaro..Thank you for posting this very interesting video. Sincerely Tony Shelton of Charleston,South Carolina
@TheSierra1983 what's the lowest % I can used cuz this alcohol is hard to get high % in my country !
and how much percent "nitro" is it or can you compare it to? thnx
hey
ive been searching for a decent vid and now i got a question does the fuel work in nitro planes
ive got a irvine (O.S now) .40 ive tried to use pure meths and meths & 2t oil from my motocross bike and that didnt work either
Hey ! what if i use methanol instead of ethanol ? thanks!
I meant that you can not get ethanol or what. Ethanol is here for cleaner burning. Go to the paint store and I`m very sure you can get methylated spirits there. It must be a clear liquid, ethanol 80%, methanol 20% or so.
I dont know y this kind of good videos are y not gettin any like..
A big like from my side to you bro...amazin...
Will this fuel work for future usage without any harm to the engine?
Will this work on the little .16 engines and not mess them up? And where can i buy ethonal?
Why spinning wheel immediately without using the transmitter after start the engine..?
wipper snipper motor
Hi. Can I use your formula mixture for small nitro engine .05 ci nitro motor ? Thanks. I will wait for your answer.
what brand of ethanol and gasoline using denaturalized ethanol? premium gas?
Sierra, Did you ever use 80% Methanol + 20% Castor/synthetic oil? Which is better comparing with your formula? Thanks.
is the gasoline leaded or un-leaded and whats the name of the 2t oil
You can do it yourself, buy it as denatured alcohol or you may have friends in certain warehouse where it is available specially for you!
No i mean to how much nitro can you compare it to?
Pocket bike has a 2 stroke engine, these little ones 49cc. I believe that egyptians use transportation based on scooters and 2T oil well known but yeah depends on what engine they use. Lol don`t do much with a chainsaw in the desert, right.
loooooool thank you but in egypt we don't know much about chainsaw or tree cutting
so when going to store to buy one if i told him 2 stroke oil he will be like !!!!???
for that i asking what to tell him is it oil mixing with gasoline in some bike ? or Generator?
This 1/8 truck you have is with nitro engine, right? There is no percentage on that fuel because this is different from original nitro fuel. Definitely it needs retuning another air/fuel ratio to work perfectly. It depends a lot about you too if you don`t know nothing about these engines do not try it. There are some people say: "this fuel is sh!t I ruined my engine". I say this fuel works really well.
TheSierra1983 then what oil should i used?castor oil are expensive here and when you open your engine it looks rusted by the way im using that on my rc heli and plane
I very sure castor oil is cheapest oil that can quite well dissolve in alcohol. All others are three or four times more expensive.
I get ethanol and I try this mix but is hard to tune. What voltage has the igniter.
mis asi see on mida sa käivitamise ajaks sinna hõõgküünla peale paned?
i already did this,it works..BUT ive done something wrong i used ordinary 2t and it doesnt dissolve on denatured alcohol..THE outcome is it starts but it is very hot,too hot to destroy your engine,next time i will try 2t that is synthetic..thanks bro thanks for your help here in youtube
Synthetic won`t go also therefore save your money. We have special oils that will dissolve but too expensive. Nothing beats old fashioned castor oil: 80%methanol, 20%castor oil as a RC glow fuel
will this work for 1/8 truck big block what what % is this fuel i dontt wanna pput this stuff in my brand new truck and burn it up?!
help!!!!!!!!!!
I've been using this fuel for several years, can't say that it been damaging something.
sorry but why you engine stooped many ? is it not healthy for engine ?
i always ask but i loved your idea
My buggy is new so it is ok that kind fuel for new buggy? So can i use vodka :) but vodka is not 80% or i can use any methanol but i just gonna masure to make it 80%?
Just buy nitro yo! It will save your engine in the long run
But i dunno where to buy nitro
Local Hobby shop or online
No cannot online
Then your local hobby shop.
how does the engine runs with ur self made fuel?
what type off oil used..2 cycle or regular car oil?
Hay are thouse the tires you made
So e85 with 2t oil.?
2t oil is two stroke oil?
about 2strock oil you mean any engine oil for real car ?
no clue whats wrong with ethanol i think its just for more ignition.but thanks for the response i will try it and lets hope it works.
ethanol and gasoline dont mix but i have to try the ethanol + gas + 2 stroke fuel thing
At this time it was my go to fuel. It was cheap enough and all ingredients were available.
Then I found an old recipe for model plane engine which was castor oil based. It had only two ingredients methanol and castor oil. It became my favourite fuel until I crashed my car.
I have the same redcat with the vx .16 engine. These vertex engines start easily. The colour of your DIY fuel is like the 16% red I use from the store for 12 euro a littre
Alexandros Sotiropoulos i baught mine 2.5 lts 16% for 13 €
Probably the taxes are lower.
Bro i have ansmann terrier nitro rc and he won t run on ethanoel and gas can you help me????!
There's another formula you can try however you need to tune your carburettor It won't start otherwise.
As I remember a fuel mixture had to be richer. ruclips.net/video/z3JmPi5pSi4/видео.html
@@TTR83 can i just put 70% ethanol ,20% gas and 10% 2t
@@TTR83 and xan you White how i must tune low and high speed needle
@@mikakolman8143 You need to turn both high and low speed needle counterclockwise. The fuel mixture should go richer. Go step by step and also check your glow plug whether it is slightly moist or flooded.
@@TTR83 he won t run i was tryed about 50 times trun high and low speed nedlee all works glow plugnis good and preety shyini can you just Whrite spec for my car
i live in a small town and i was wondering where i could buy ethanol locally not online
+Skidtire The comercial fuel for my car uses Methanol and about 8% synthetic oil. Ethanol is 99,99% drinking alcohol. The boiling point of Ethanol is slightly higher. But you can use Most Alcohol that burns for the fuel mixture. There are many pure alcohol products for cleaning or heating. Maybe you have luck with a shop that sells camping equipment. If the bottle says methanol, it's ideal for 2 stroke Diesel RC engines with glow spark.
So, 15% of ethanol and 85% of gasoline, right. What I think here is that this engine needs much leaner air fuel mixture because there is so much gasoline. Then we can`t ignite this light mixture with glow plug, higher energy is needed (spark ignition). This is about the nitro engine.
can i use ethyl alcohol instead??
are you talking uk gallons right??
Wont this damage the engine
What is the ratio of all the ingredients
Did you ever think about looking in the description for the mixing ratios lol
Chill
is it what they call ( 20% nitro rc fuel ) ??
and what about gasoline ?
90 or 92 or 95 ?
thank you a lot
do not put gasoline in ur nitro rc car u will kill it and much nitro kill ur rc engine so the less nitro u use the more it will live or something like that
Can i mixture only petrol and 2T oil??
+ how do you know what percentage of nitro it is?
What you're talking about? Nitro? Explain.
Taimo Tõnisson
What percentage are you making in this video
2T oil 18%
ethanol 52%
gasoline 30%
wich petrol you us in this car
what kind of 2 stroke oil
Can I use 2t oil - 0,18 gal. methanol - 0,52 gal. gasoline - 0,30 gal.
dostum sıkıntı oluyor mu ilk defa deniyecem
+Yusuf Türkeş ethanol bulman lazim
Biz yapıyoruz fakat benzin yok
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Hi TheSierra1983. I live im Brazil, here the comercial fuel for rc nitro car is very expensive (about 100~140 BRL, 50-70 USD per gallon). My car is a 1/16 Nitro Scale and uses a .05 ci Engine. I would like to make my homemade fuel, Which components and quantities that you recommend to me and that will not damage the engine over time. Thanks!
Can Methylated Spirits work?
Qual foi a gasolina que usas te?
can you please explaine in ml . for : 2T oil , ethanol and gasoline ?
Running way to rich or needs a different ratio to get the more top rpm's
thanks man!! you really helped me.. can u give me some messures on ml so i can make some nitro fuel my selfe???or how much of oil and ethanol for each ml of gas
What fuel can i use for nitro buggy or how can i make my own fuel for my buggy?
Why not 80%methanol, 20%castor oil as a RC glow fuel but when you really feel that you can´t do it yourself don`t do it. I have comments where people tell they ruined their car. I don`t know what they did wrong or right. so this is your own choice.
you use methanol or ethanol ?
whats the measurements for mixing all the stuff