I tried the normal method like this, it worked well. I used about $20 in fuel before hitting the track and I had to use a hair-dryer as I didn't have a heat gun. I did a drake-in oil bath engine and it saved money on fuel for the initial running and then saved me the time at home.... so if you have time and fuel, DIY is totally good and I would follow this method.

Thanks for taking the time to make this. I’m new into this and just got myself a nitro RC. Subscribed and will continue to tune in for more knowledge.

Excellent scientific and yet simple introduction to breaking in the engine

Broke in my engine in the same way and its been very reliable since 👍🏾

You speak very clearly, have a good voice and are extremely knowledgeable. Thank you for the great videos and for all the time and energy that you put into them. Long live NITRO Rc Vehicles!!🔥🔥🔥!!

i just upgraded to 2.4 ghz radio and receiver on my rc10 gt2. great video. already broke it in a few years ago. hair dryers work great on a stuck piston too.

Been in the RC world for a long time. Basher, racer, on road, off road, whatever! I'm 52, seen it all!🙄 This is BY FAR one of the best engine break-in videos I've seen to date. Why, because he EXPLAINS why. I'm an old guy that is not only a RC nut but a machinist by trade. I know metallurgy and how different metal and alloys react differently to heat and STRESS. These insanely powerful lil' two strokes need heat cycles to properly break-in. Plus, even when using temp guns, you still can't see internal temps. (IE; wrist pin, crank journal, ect) Old rule of thumb taught to me was "Twelve tanks now for 12 gallons later."-12 tank break in "Smoke or go broke"-run rich. That was with complete cooldowns between each also. Ya you can maybe save some time to have a paid method to pre-break-in your break-in. To me it's a lazy method out, Like buying a box of sharpened pencils! All you guys flappin' your tongues about oil bathes this, send it that, crack me up!😂 Great HOW-TO Video

Great Video man. Thanks for the top notch education. I made notes, and i will follow them when i get my next engine soon. Cheers

This is great information, thanks for your time to do this. 🤝

Thanks JQ! Happy New Year!

JQ - you nailed it man.

Excellent guide, thanks for demonstrating every step.

great explanation, thanks👍🏻

Great video with all the perfect details. Thank you.

The knowledge and information in this video is great 👍

You're all right, you always make RC things with clever and good methods 👍‼️💯🔥🏁🏎️🤓🇫🇷

Great Video JQ !.....very useful for beginners and intermediates !

Again thanks for making the break in make sense have six rtr electric start nitro cars have my first pull start all most gave up will do back plate plate and bump box but need to know how to use pull start what I needed was understanding of breaking in 🎉 thanks so much for helping God Bless 🙏💖

Very helpful . Thanks .

Great 2 cents sir

Great info man👍 been in the hobby for over 30 years and I will always be a nitro man😁 proper break in is the most important thing next to after run procedure alot of guys don't take the time to do this and eventually they destroy their engines....if you want your engine to last then make sure you perform the after run procedures 👍stay safe guys and gals and rip crash repair repeat 😁✌

The next thing I need to do is subscribe to this channel. Done. Can’t wait to watch all of your videos

Very good video thankyou

Good tech vid bro #RaceReds 💯😎💪🔥🔥

I’ve broken in many engines this way over the years, these heat cycle are the best for breaking in any nitro engine, oil baths are ok i guess but this way is the best for engine longevity

Great !! What Oil / Fuel mixture is recommended for breaking in?

Hello boss, do you have the inside of sleeve picture to show us which is break in already and which is not yet?

Truth! Same way we do for 2 stroke engine.

Very informative video if I ever need to break in any of my engines I will come back here

when would you change the bearing a rod. I'm about to run in my first engine with the local club. and they have suggested me to get another rod and bearing. would you or anyone suggest this.

Great video 🧿💯🇬🇷

We need a company that offers qualoty racing engine for cheap in 2021. I find people leaning more to electric due to hassle and price point up front..... 400-500-800 for an engine without exhaust plus all maintenance is slowly killing the nitro hobby. In 90's early 2000 we had so many alternative brands now we have like 3 and sub branded engines making pricing so high and demand is lower too.

It amazing guys 👍🇮🇩

JQ!N Great Video! I was wondering if you or anyone has any suggestions on how to properly store the engine (after break in) for times like off season or long periods in between races. I believe Mayfield or Drake says to use a drop or 2 of oil in the carb before storage. Any tips would be appreciated! Thank you!

When I first seen you on the track, I thought you were wearing a white helmet. I was thinking to myself. Damn this dude about to hop into this thing… And then I realized that I was really high. So much that I don’t even own an RC car or a nitro engine and I have no idea how I ended up watching this whole video

What happened to beach rc? Heard there not carrying mayako?

are there anymore JQ rtr buggy?..i can't afford the KIT

great video , do you lean the LSN to keep it rich ?

its a good and helpful video, but would make more sense to see more details about your new mx8 !!!

Very well explained! Another topic. I like the feeling of the combustion engine, but not adjust that. Many have switched from combustion to electric because of the carburetor. Who is finally building an electronic injection?

I always drop a few drop of 3 an 1 oil, then I heat the motor with a heat gun...makes real easy to start

LOL Lefty is the Great!

i hope alot of yall realize this is really for ppl who actually race nitro buggy/truggy .....but overall grear way to break in all nitro engines to givem a longer life and better performance

i am restarting my old hobby stil have my cars and i had a serpent with 3.5cc engine last time it run 2016 stil new not even run in right i think 2 full tanks in. When i was there i learned from older gentlemen. He tuned my car and give me tips but after lets say 1 day of little tuning etc. he send me on my way to drive on track but now now i see this way i have som questions in my mind because i really would like to keep this engine alive longer 1 do i need after lets say the break in new glow plug 2 should i always pre heat it for running i wanna keep this engine alive for long time 3 and after long time sitting i was thinking of inspecting the engine first because i don't know if i stored it away good with old fuel or not luckily it's not on top dead center and should i pre oil it and than heat it or just oil of the fuel i am learning my self to do everything to be a beter builder and keeping this engine alive much thanks for this video

I did the oil bath but i am extremely new too rc and i have no idea what im doing.. how do you feel about breaking a engine during cold winter temps its 10°-15° c currently outside need to break a motor in.

10:26 Another way to prime the engine w/o adding unnecessary stress to the rod is to cover the exhaust tip with your finger while opening the fuel tank lid and letting it snap shut about 4 times. It's also nice in that it preserves the starter box battery and rubber wheel a bit too.

JQ we need another upload !! Or a live! 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼 time for a beer

Is it safe to put a couple of drops of WD-40 in the cylinder head of a new engine before break in?

Curious to know what your thoughts are for preheating engines after the 12 tanks (roughly 1.5 L) break-in is complete. Do you recommend preheating every time, even after the piston/sleeve has, say, 3 gallons or more on it? I've had trouble getting a piston/sleeve to last beyond about 3.5 gallons before losing too much pinch/compression (signified by the usual behavior of becoming impossible to get a stable idle, frequent flame-outs, etc.) and I'm trying to fix my methods by preheating every single time, but I don't know if that's been the issue or if it's beneficial at all past a certain number of gallons.

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Wassup homie,I miss ya old brown eyes,you been real good bhoyw

What happen if u can't get a hold of a tep gun

my engine does not want to start, brought to factory settings and it goes off again after 1 second. What do I have to adjust so that it at least stays on, the engine is new and I want to break it in

Hello, one question. I have touch the MRN🙄🙄...i knew never touch it🤣... How can I set the mid range needle? Can I unscrew the HSN. and should the hole in the MRN. be completely visible in the direction of the opening of the HSN.? Its a Hyper 30 Turbo motor. THX very much for help

What if there is a service that does all of the above for you? Or how about we deal with all that b.s. wonder what's it worth monetary wise?

So i bought a new piston and sleeve and conrod for my novarossi rex5 plus 21 do i need to break it in again with new piston sleeve and rod

It’s for me due to winter months an during spring months I’m making $$to race it’s a convenient thing for me an no it’s not a must do the old way is fine if you have the time it’s for me easier to enjoy

Are you discontinuing the JQ cars to focus on teh Mayako? or whats teh dea.

What about outdoor temperature? I read some people say, dont break in or even run a nitro engine if outdoor temperature is below +10 celsius? As long as you pre-heat the engine it is safe?

So why did novarossi factory put a large plane prop on the new engine and run it at wide open throttle for 20 mins? That always seemed crazy to Me and they charged a premium for it!?

I bought a brand new nitro rc fresh out the box went to brake in engine and super gear grid down with in the first hour what could of went wrong

So just to make sure i understand everything: - Two tanks in idle, holding the temperature in between 100°C and 110°C, without letting the engine cool in between the tanks. - Five tanks driving in figure eights with a tune that is fat but allows the motor to hold it's temperature when covered. (Is there a cool off process in between the tanks, or five tanks straight without cooling?) - Another five tanks driving in figure eights where i start to tune the engine to a point where it holds its temperature without any cover. (Is there a coll of process in between the tanks, or again five tanks straight without colling it down?) Did i get it right? If so, i will use this method on my new REDS Engine. Would be nice if you could shortly repsponse to my question if it's possible for you, thanks.

can i ask you a random question,do you use or recomend using a fuel filter?ty

Been doing the same as this for 25 years and never had one failure or problem. Also to note when you even get the engine run in still pre heat the engine and chassis as then your engine will be on temp and the tune will be the same as the last time you run the engine. Just commonsense

The one good thing about an oil bath is like any motor when you break in an engine you get metal parts rubbing together which leaves behind metal. Take 8000 grit sand paper or a brown paper bag same grit rub it on metal the dark color on the paper is in fact metal so the oil bath will pull those metal particles into the oil instead of having to run those bits out the exhaust, oil traps metal thats why cars have filters but in this case we don’t filters. That black pavement you think thats unburnt oil or fuel? Send it in to an oil analysis company its contains lots of metal. What is ideal is a road with steep incline high load going up coast down, you want the parts to fit together best under full load, internal micro heat cycles. Best broken in motors are one broken in with higher loads they break in faster gets that metal out and the motor knows when its up to operating race condition and you ask for all the beans its gonna give it to ya, once upon a time, a 3 time 1/8th scale state champion. Just my experience, thanks for your time.

i agree with all that things, except for one, why you shut down the engine occluding the exhaust? i assume that you know how exhaust pipe works on a two stroke engine i think that can damage the engine. its just my opinion that you can change if well expleined. thank you, its been a long time from youre last video i imagine its because of mayako prototype (great car!)

Thanks for these vids. Man ohhh. Man I don’t need a kick in the balls lololol. My second new motor I have and I want to break it in perfect 👍🤩

Why no more videos?😢

Is that air filter pink or does it have that much oil on it

My personal opinion is that an engine will only truly mate the parts when it has got hot and cooled several dozen times. Idling on a tank is not achieving much. I just drive it around gently to get it hit then let it cool and give it a break and then repeat . The most important thing is not stressing a new engine when it is not very hot.

From what I understood.. Pre-heat engine before starting, at around 80-90 degrees you can turn it on and reach operating temperatures (100-115 degrees) and run 2 tanks at idle. After that run 5 tanks (slow and smooth throttle aplication while running figure 8's, all the while monitoring temperature) 15 min break and then run 5 more tanks progressively adding a bit of speed but still keeping it smooth. After that it's ready for the track and to begin tuning correct? Are the 5 tank intervals run continuously or is there a break inbetween tanks? I noticed there was some LSN adjustment during the break in process, was this done to increase engine temperature or was there another reason for it? Thanks in advance, love your videos!

The whole purpose of the oil bath is to lap the piston kinda like lapping valves on a 4 stroke. It does, like you said, makes the break in procedure easier. The other theory behind the oil bath is that your connecting rod will last longer because there’s less stress on it during your first tanks running the engine since the oil bath loosens up the pinch a bit

Mine came in today and I’m lost smh

I break in my engine in a bath of snake oil

U can know it from the sound. temperature will be allright when u have mixture right. And when the sound gets straight with no let's say cracking ur all good... Break in 4 tanks standing. And 6 tanks on asphalt. Each tank.. raise the throttle, and (lower the mixture needle till the second turn) till u reach full throttle. Thats it!. Easy peasy. Then fix the low speed needle...

I’ll do it without shutting it off for about a gallon , run it pig rich on the hudy bench w a prop , get her hot like 250 w a heat gun run her for a min at that temp then hit it w on a cool setting to get her down to 120-130 then heat her back up repeat repeat repeat

Cheaper to just get a jet at this point.😂 running a rc10gt .15 at the moment. Seriously easier to get drugs than fuel..🥴

run it in fast it'll be fast! thats what i tell myself anyway lol

Since 30 years I do the same breakin. This oilbath shit is a waste of time. Do one fueltank in stand and 4 fueltanks rich idled on the track. Than for 1liter dont exaggerate in your driving and keep slightly below the 100 degrees. Your fine. An engine needs to be broke in in an practical method. That means that you need a drivewind to cool the engine and dont forget to use a hairdryer to warm up the engine before starting till he got his 2 liter.

I agree... Break-in is everything when it comes to a successful running nitro engine, and an oil bath isn't going to do fuck all for it. Get the motor in the car, have some patience, do it correctly, and you'll be rewarded with an excellent running, easy to tune, reliable, powerful engine. Screw up the break-in, and your engine WILL SUCK for the rest of it's pathetic life.

When new run them a tittle on the rich side, they'll break in just fine.No need to put all that wear and tear on the engine.

you must have a super crappy heat gun, mine would have melted that in 2secsonds

It's weird hearing someone make sense you could've spoke Spanish and I would've caught every word.

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This is an old video, you probably wont see this comment, but thanks this helped me a lot.

Adam drake disagrees. Lol. Results don’t lie. Sure you can do it yourself. Drake does it for professionals and they win races. You can do it yourself and have fun in club races, break in matters that much.

I have no clue on what he is doing

35 minutes to explain a simple break in procedure. Oof!

Yup I’m sticking with electric 😂 this is ridiculous just wanna send it

Fuel cost is insane, that's my issue. 5 tanks is about how much i have burned in five years. Last i checked it was 37 dollars a gallon,$old 75 plus miles away and is illegal to transport in my left wing state. I hear it's near 50.oo now. Thanks to brandon the commie.

Let’s simplify this idle for two full tanks quarter throttle third tank half throttle fourth tank third throttle fifth tank full throttle six tank than tune from there works perfect

Has this guy ever wondered single race? NO!

this is not normal way this is his way and very complex, will put people off nitro rc. This is just taking ages and will get same results as driving slow with 5 tanks and idle