Re: Cox Super Power Fuel

**RknRusty** Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:07 pm

Yay! A standing O for Kruzn Dave Sproul and Hobbico!
Clapping

Rusty

GallopingGhostler Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:26 pm

Isn't Omni Models an alter ego of Tower Hobbies? Huh...

Ken Cook Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:21 pm

They're one in the same. Stock numbers in addition cross reference as well.

**RknRusty** Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:49 pm

Marleysky wrote:
RknRusty wrote:Nah, I have to post a retraction. I can find no fuel at Omnimodels.
Rusty

Rusty -I found it on the OmniModels.com web site under fuels.1/2a general. Picture shows the NEW bottle, description describes the old formula??? So, I'm not sure what
You'd get if you ordered, but I'd think one call to customer service to specify what you want is what they'll ship. ( oops my bad, the description DOES state 10 percent castor)

THoughts that make you go "HMMM???: Hobbico Dave says the fuel is in stock in the Champaign warehouse, OmniModels is located in Champaign, HHMMM..... I bet they can obtain quickly, if they don't have it in stock!!

Thanks Marley.

EDIT: Okay I see now. I was searching the Omni eBay store. You have to go to the Omnimodels.com main store. http://www3.omnimodels.com/cgi-bin/woi0093p?C=PEK&P=1
They have the 25% so far, not the 35% yet. Can't tell what the shipping is but probably more than their usual $1.99 since it can't go by air.

**Cribbs74** Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:52 pm

Can't go by air? How do you think the test quart arrived? Laughing

**RknRusty** Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:56 pm

Cribbs74 wrote:Can't go by air? How do you think the test quart arrived?

Ummm, by truck or choo choo train? tongue

It has to travel by ground transportation. Cost more... oh, which reminds me, PM pending.
Rusty

crankbndr Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:36 am

Tower is listing both,

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEYHA&P=0

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXDBNH&P=0

Four Qts is free ship plus there is an 8$ discount on the main page. So 1 gal would be 52$, 13$ Qt

GallopingGhostler Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:54 am

Marleysky wrote:Rusty - I found it on the OmniModels.com web site under fuels.1/2a general. Picture shows the NEW bottle, description describes the old formula??? So, I'm not sure what You'd get if you ordered, but I'd think one call to customer service to specify what you want is what they'll ship. ( oops my bad, the description DOES state 10 percent castor) THoughts that make you go "HMMM???

I just checked the Omnimodels website, formula description is now correct for both the 25% and 35% nitro. Thumbs Up

getback Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:07 pm

I see the fuel is $5 a QT. MORE THAN Sig 35% Can someone confirm that it is that much better a fuel .

The cheap Eric

Kim Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:38 pm

Made my monthly run to St.Louis and found that Schaefer's Hobby has the 25% qts for $15.00.

**RknRusty** Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:18 pm

getback wrote:I see the fuel is $5 a QT. MORE THAN Sig 35% Can someone confirm that it is that much better a fuel .

The cheap Eric

No, I expect it's about the same quality. That is pretty pricey for single quarts unless the shipping is really low. If I can get it from a hobby shop for $15, it's cheaper than ordering it from Sig. Next time I need a quart I'll see if my local Hobbytown USA will get it for me. I've got most of a quart of Sig 35, so it's going to be a while.
Rusty

TDbandit Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:50 pm

I just got my hands on a qt of 25% for $11.99 $21.98 with shipping from tower. Shipping always gets ya with fuel... (Bandit)

The thing it's propped up on is my 1/5 scale gas buggy btw if you're wondering Just used it to prop the bottle up a bit so I could get a decent pic of it.

microflitedude Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:55 pm

TDbandit wrote:I just got my hands on a qt of 25% for $11.99 $21.98 with shipping from tower. Shipping always gets ya with fuel... (Bandit)

The thing it's propped up on is my 1/5 scale gas buggy btw if you're wondering Just used it to prop the bottle up a bit so I could get a decent pic of it.

A little off topic, but does that buggy have hydraulic disc brakes?

TDbandit Thu Feb 05, 2015 12:09 am

microflitedude wrote:
TDbandit wrote:I just got my hands on a qt of 25% for $11.99 $21.98 with shipping from tower. Shipping always gets ya with fuel... (Bandit)

The thing it's propped up on is my 1/5 scale gas buggy btw if you're wondering Just used it to prop the bottle up a bit so I could get a decent pic of it.

A little off topic, but does that buggy have hydraulic disc brakes?

Yes it does and it needs it too since it has one of my modified big bore engines in it. (Bandit)

getback Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:30 am

I have my numbers from the tach race and when it warms up alittle and get engines back I am going to run some sig and see if it will produce the same Rssss . I thought Kim may would have chimed in on this to say Well something Babe Bee .049

Eric

crankbndr Mon Mar 23, 2015 8:16 pm

Got me three qts. from tower, going to run it in my MGT8 and see how it does. Hoping the castor will lower the temps some.
Same shipping as for one qt., for me no fuel is cheap. I either order online or drive to the next county north and hope they have what I want.
When I ordered the truck I got 2 qt.. of Powermaster Master Basher fuel that proved the be bad fuel, tried to break in the truck on first qt. of Powermaster and never did run right.
After 6 hours and 2 plugs gave up, the next day I got 2 gals of O'Donnell T-Blend and engine fired right off. Truck ran great till I used all the O'Donnell so I opened the second qt. of Powermaster
and no joy, won't run. Its too bad because the Powermaster is only 8$ a qt.

**RknRusty** Mon May 08, 2017 7:30 pm

This weekend I took my 2/3rd quart of 35% Superpower fuel to Huntersville, as one of the judges, Dave Wenzel, wanted me to fly his old 1/2A Wildcat. With the wind, we never bothered with it and it stayed in the aircraft carrier in the lower storage compartment until this afternoon when I finally unloaded my gear. There was a puddle of oil under the bottle, which was laying sideways. It was a cool 4 days and the bottle was not pooched, and upon checking the cap, I could not turn it any tighter. If the liquid got out, I know it lost some volatiles. So I'm curious if anyone else has had trouble with these bottles leaking. And I'm also just posting this as an alert to check your bottles.
Rusty

getback Mon May 08, 2017 7:48 pm

Man i am glad you posted that i just got up and checked it and i think there OK ..

Thanks

Woander whats up with yours .,, How are they mine are about 3 monthes ??

roddie Mon May 08, 2017 7:56 pm

I'm getting ready to buy some fuel (road-trip) from a hobby shop about 60 mi. West of me, in Sturbridge, Ma.... that caters to OTS C/L flyers. They carry Power-master fuels that I'm told run well in the old stunt/glow aero-engines that I have. I'm also planning on buying some qt. size metal containers to transfer "some of" the new fuel into. I'm a little skeptical of plastic-bottles. I've always kept my plastic-bottles of glow-fuel in dark-storage.. and somewhat climate-controlled (never below freezing). If you burn a lot of fuel.. plastic-bottles are probably fine.. but I don't know how much I'll use in a given time yet. I have 20+ year old 1/2A fuel (Sig Champion 25/35) in plastic pint/qt. bottles that still "seems" to run ok in my Cox engines.. but I have to wonder if I'd see a big improvement with "fresh" 25/35% fuel..

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