Any nitro powered r/c truck fans?

**SteveCZ28** · 09-20-2008, 07:35 AM

i recently obtained a traxxas revo 3.3 4wd nitro truck....this is not my first, but it has been about 3 years since my last one...wondering who else is into these lil things, and if anyone can point me in the direction of some good forums or websites....i got mine from a guy in a walmart parkinglot for a helluva deal, cuz he didnt kno how to tune (he was an electric type of guy) so im currently trying to tune to get it where it needs to be...right now its rich and fouls out glow plugs like no other....

**dpinson** · 09-20-2008, 07:42 AM

check with lt1>ls1 that is his new name used to be nitrorustler

he is into that stuff

**B34M3R** · 09-20-2008, 08:20 AM

I used to love those things... well, I still do, I just dont have the extra cash to spend on them... you might want to pick up an infrared temp gun... you can fine tune the shit out of them if you have one.

**SteveCZ28** · 09-20-2008, 08:21 AM

yeah the guy threw in a infrared temp gun.....

**B34M3R** · 09-20-2008, 08:30 AM

then shit you should be good to go once you figure out what temp it should be around, lol

**SteveCZ28** · 09-20-2008, 08:33 AM

i had it going good one day. but she was pry just a shy lean and overheated enough to burn the glow plug out...put in a new glow plug and richened it up, but now the idle incresed with it? haha weird. so im just trying to get the idle to slow down enough to let reverse engage again, cuz this thing apparently has a electronic tranny in it....theres a sensor that allows it to shift from 1st gear to 2nd...or from 1st to reverse, only when the engine is at certain speeds as to not cause damage to itself...pretty advanced fr some little truck haha

**B34M3R** · 09-20-2008, 08:37 AM

wait, is this a RWD or an AWD? I've never heard of the RWDs having trannys like that, but I have been out of the loop for a few years.

And you could be leakin a bit on one of the adjustment screws... you might want to replace it and the seal...

**SteveCZ28** · 09-20-2008, 08:39 AM

original pst says 4wd/awd......pretty advanced shit....i dont see any leaks(fuel) around the adjustments

**B34M3R** · 09-20-2008, 08:43 AM

oh sorry reading comprehension > me

Yea my buddies had one of those cars... he destroyed the damn tranny in it though... and his didnt have reverse(man it would have been handy if it had...)

And I dont mean fuel leaks... I meant air.

**SteveCZ28** · 09-20-2008, 08:46 AM

oh. gotcha......yeah ill figure it out...it sucks trying to tune it on the road (im a over the road truck driver) so it will run good one day say in new york, and run like ass in nebraska the next. i should leave it alone till i get it home, but its too fun to leave alone

**B34M3R** · 09-20-2008, 08:50 AM

LOL yea hell thats gotta be some of your problem right there... I know what you mean though... I bet its awesome to drive that sucker around in the back of an empty trailer.

What % nitro are you using?

**SteveCZ28** · 09-20-2008, 08:52 AM

lmao, no trailer driving for me....those damn toxic exhaust fumes. haha. im running 20% thru it right now. it is fun driving it thru the truck stops and get truckers approach you like your a clebrity or something asking what it is and everythin like that. its kinda embarrassing when i wheelie it past a truck then it dies and wont restart for like an hour

**00ssSLP** · 09-20-2008, 09:13 AM

I have a Traxxas Slayer with the 3.3

**SteveCZ28** · 09-20-2008, 09:14 AM

how do u like it?

**00ssSLP** · 09-20-2008, 09:21 AM

It's pretty fast, It want's to spin all four tires alot which makes for a fun drive.

**jaslivers** · 09-20-2008, 01:46 PM

**9t8z28** · 09-20-2008, 02:01 PM

If it is a stock Revo, you want to try and set it about 4 turns out to start. Then you need to set the fine needle to get the throttle response at the same time watching the temp. I run mine about 210 degrees but it is a big block on a T-Maxx chassis.

Those TRX's are fast as hell but the engines don't last long.

**SteveCZ28** · 09-20-2008, 02:37 PM

i did some tuning today, out of shear boredom. haha. but i got it running really strong, and its staying right around 190 for temps. i dont wana lean it out much more, cuz its right at about 2 7/8 from full closed. it runs awesome, starts right up now, no more fouling glo plugs, but ran the battery dead on the truck. oh well, but its running a ton better

**screamin chicken** · 09-20-2008, 06:20 PM

Here are mine....
Revo Picco .26 Max, all Integy undercarriage
T Maxx with the old Revo motor
RS4 SS
Losi LST with way to much money in it
Losi Muggy this thing is insane
1/5 scale FG with a 26 bored weed eater motor

Matches....

**LT1 > LS1** · 09-20-2008, 06:23 PM

monster.traxxas.com

its the traxxas forum. latley been kinda slow, but early summer, its buzzin!!!!

I am nitrorustler41 on there. I got a full aluminum rustler.

pm me if you need help with tuning, advise, and aftermarket stuff. I am prety heavy into it, and can probly lead you in the right direction