Testors 8000

Figured I’d do a separate thread and stop hijacking the previous thread.

The local bike shop that carries Klotz products did not carry Original TechniPlate (KL-200), only Super TechniPlate (KL-100).  Super TechniPlate has 20% castor so I couldn’t use that for the Testors engines.  So, since I had to order oil from Amazon I ordered Lite TechniPlate (KL-198).  It’s 100% synthetic and Klotz advertises it for use in RC model fuel.  A local Nationals champ swears by it.

It just came in and I mixed up a batch of 20% oil, 25% nitro.  I mounted the Testors 8000 to my quickie test stand and tried starting it.  It started on the second flip!  It runs pretty good, but hopefully it’ll break in some and give me more RPM, as my tach showed right at 14K using the stock Testors prop.  I doubt I’ll use that prop, as it disappears once it starts turning.  I’ll probably use a yellow rubber duckie.  I have a couple that I have reamed out for the Testors engines.  14K is a little low for my tastes, so maybe I’ll doctor up the fuel with a little more vitamin N.

The video isn’t very good because I didn’t have time to set up my camera stand.  I just held my phone while I flipped the engine.  This is the second run so I didn’t try and peak it out yet.  I just let it run slobbering wet.  The third run got cut short because I wasn’t paying attention, I guess.  I ended up putting five runs on it before I peaked it to 14K.  I thought I had more video, but I was more concerned with not putting my fingers in the prop than I was paying attention to the phone video.  It was also short because I didn’t top the tank off, and the engine is clamped with the pickup hose to the side instead of the bottom.  The last run when I unclamped the stand and turned the engine on its side to get all the fuel out, it ran a decent length of time.  Hopefully I’ll get some good video from my hatcam as I fly it.






Now to clean it up and mount it on the Ambush.

The Bushwhacker Mark