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RC Car Fuel
The fuel used for RC cars are special type fuels which you can buy at your local hobby shop. Be careful, fuel used by RC cars is different from gasoline and fuels for model airplane. Make sure you buy fuel made specifically for RC cars.
What are rc car fuels made of? For Radio Controlled cars, is it similar to petrol?
The fuel is made of methyl alcohol, nitro
methane (i.e. nitro), and lubricants. The
percentages used are normally guarded
secrets, but in general it is 70% – 10% -
20% respectively. Fuel with higher percentages of nitro provides more power, and is also more expensive. Beginners would do well with 10% nitro, while racers would normally use fuel with 20% nitro. Some fuels are blue, others pinkish. The color does not matter as long as it is fuel for RC cars.
Be extra careful with RC car fuel! It is flammable and poisonous!
vomiting and call your physician. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes, do not drink, and store it in a cool place. In case of eye contact, flush thoroughly with running water. If swallowed, induce vomiting and call your physician. Keep out of reach of children.
Fuel Bottle
The fuel bottle makes it easy to put fuel in the fuel tank.
They come with short and long nozzles, and what you buy depends on the type of car you have. Some cars have gas tanks that are hard to reach, and require fuel bottles with long nozzles.
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September 4, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Hi
I own a RC nitro car from Australia.It’s a 1/10 scale and it has engine 18.Now in my RC toy shop they are selling engine 20 petrols and they said that engine 20 petrol can support engine 18 but your engine might sees up so is it safe to use engine 20 petrol on my engine 18 plzzz reply as soon as possiable
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Saad
September 7, 2009 at 10:06 am
Some cars do actually run on petrol, making them far cheaper to operate than nitro RC cars. They are however a lot less common.