this is a good tip to keep your engine lasting long, after your done running a tank of fuel put the piston at bottom dead center by turning the flywheel. when the engine is hot everything expands and when you leave the piston alone its usually at top dead center or close to it and when it cools down the cylinder wall contracts around the piston. ive been doing this for my k4.6 for years and it still has the same compression since the day i bought the engine.
@nextdc1985 the roll cage isnt ment to fit the xl just forget it i made an iprov one. i recomend a failsafe, some wider rims/tires a new pipe a spectrum radio 2.4 ghz, also its good to always better drive stafts they r hard to install sometimes but r worth the strength
gas is flowing in, glow plug is still good. will try to work on it more tomorrow its 2 in the morning on the east and i don't think my neighbors would like that. any recommendations for upgrades on this thing. So far i know i need an un body plate and i somehow need to figure out how to get the motor roll cage on. All i can say with that is THANKS hpi for not telling anyone and shipping the same one for the x
Hey sweet video man. I actually dropped my savage xl at the shop (hobby shop around here) to try getting it to stay on and run nice. I didn't run it for like a year and a half so maybe that's the prob. But I will be getting it back next regardless if its fixed or not. I'll just hit you up if anything lol. Keep on truckin'
when taking temp always take it at the glow plug never on the heat sink sides you were probably at 250 + maybe you would have to lean it 1/8th of a turn to make sure you have correct lubrication after that you should of continued the video with the high speed needle , and shifting screws because you shifting is too rapid on the 2 & 3 but besides that good video! appreciate people doing that to help others!!
@iamcyberpunk68 i dont have any motors laying around as i need any parts for spares. the motor wont run if oyu bore a hole out for a different type of spark plug and the only thing you would need is a new cooing head
@iamcyberpunk68 Well you cannot put weedwacker plugs in the first place u will need a new engine head because u tapped it out the plugs burn at a totally diff heat bc thoaue r only made for gasoline and not nitro
@nextdc1985 i love the new toy problem is i like it when its up and running, i don't believe any harm was done to the engine, it just won't start now and its pissing me off to no end
wow...nice, da graphics are great my savage xl is so loud... kinda scares me:P ur seems quiter... i'm guessing the u got the 086 pipe? what do u do about the half tank lean out? i hate it when i tune it perfectly and when it reaches half tank it revs so high
sweet video dude...i have a ? i have one of those bad boys and it rox except that my transmitter seem to not fully control my truck....i wuold have my truck on running and it will either involuntary turn of hit the brakes....can you help??
YOU ARE THE RC GOD DUDE,, IM HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH MINE MAYBE YOU CAN HELP, SEE I TRIED TO PUT THE SPARK PLUG FROM THE WEEK WACKER IN AND THE HOLE WAS TO SMALL ,,,SO I TAPPED OUT THE HOLE AND IT FITS GOOD BUT I CANT GET IT TO RUN ANYMORE ,SHOULD I GET A COIL PACK?
when i go to tune my car i start with it rich then it just bogs down so i lean it out. it will accelerate better now but still not good. keep on leaning it out and then it seems like its to lean and wont accelerate. seems like there is only a difference of 1/2 turn from to rich to to lean. any ideas?
im getting this truck in 2 days. im getting it used off of RCU for 300 the truck is rtr and in good shape barely used. he says it does need to be tuned so should i just do what you did in this video? oh and im pretty sure your from new york and do you live in long island
But it works perfectly fine with the roto start... and its actually a bran new bearing i got about 4 tanks ago. I dont see how it would be ruined.. ive made sure its dry so its not slipping.. when i use the roto start its perfectly fine. But the drill just doesnt seem to do anything.
@1980KNIGHTRIDER the percentage is the amount of of nitro compound in the fuel mixture. 20% is what you want to use, any less and the car won't work at its best, and any more is just a waste of money
hey, i really like your video and I have a question too. I got my car last month and it starts and runs perfectly fine. But whenever I tried to pull the trigger or speed up, the engine would stall on me. I only adjusted the high speed needle. what is your suggestion or opinion?? thanks
Nah. I'm getting it next year because nitro is so expensive and I already have 3 and being that im 14 I only get 40 a week from my job, so my plans this year are to get the aquacraft rio 51z and get some vids out, also I'm getting an live fpv camera for my lst 1 im very exited about this year you could say
@nextdc1985 what that needle does it change the mid way so once it start to accelerat at teh speed the low sped says then the mid wal wil reg. that mid point. u dont wanna touch that bc its really easy for that to make the car over heat from lack og fuel whle speeding up
Damn nice area you live in, what state? I can't decide between the Traxxas Revo 3.3 or Savage XL, Revo has reverse built in and is wider, Savage is longer but I had HPI racing nitro car which my friend fucked up :(
Dude no lie I JUST BOUGHT ONE I WANTED TO DO AN UNBOXING VIDEO BUT I couldn't find my cam charger but I'll be posting videos I just broke it in haven't use it really I was too inpatient to let everything fully charge I'll make more vids I have followed ur vids I need help though with the engine guard
Hey I noticed that your ROLL CAGE is for a Savage X 4.6, I bought that too because there wasn't one for the XL. My question is, how did you manage to fit the roll cage in the back part? Because there is a lot of place left... If you could tell me what you bought and how did you do it I will appreciate it a lot! Thanks!! :)
@savagejunkie96 Yea well my brother decided he knew what he was doing when trying to tune it before reading the book so, and now it won't run how do i get it back to base line or something
Hey, I have a reeeeally big problem with my Savage X 4.1! The engine stops at full throttle. Its seriously not the main fuel screw. Trust me, I've tried that! Ive also tried different plugs. Theres no hole in the fuel lines, I've checked that. And when I give the car to the store i got it from to fix it, they say they've fixed it and "its now working", i pay them, i come home - it dosent work. Obviously they cant fix it either. Pleeease give me a respawn!
what am i doing wrong? you tune off the high speed then you add the low speed for faster acceleration i forgot to tune the low end in the video sorry my mistake
For some reason my drill does NOT work with my savage... It seems to just spin but not grab...i do have it spinning in the same direction as the roto start yet it seems to just not crank the motor over. ive tried it with both my 1st and 2nd speed on my drill and it just doesnt seem to crank... then i put the rod on the roto start and then suddenly its working... ohh well.... good tutorial
Quick question if anyone can help. On the high speed needle there is the black sleeve making it adjustable by hand. You can move it up and down a bit or make it flush with the flat head portion of the needle. What is thr propor position of this sleeve, slightly pulled up over the needle, flush or slightly pulled down. Thanks
there is a line on the brass sleeve that you will see if you unscrew the black plastic knob. base setting is the bottom of the black plastic knob lined up with the line on the brass.
this is a good tip to keep your engine lasting long, after your done running a tank of fuel put the piston at bottom dead center by turning the flywheel. when the engine is hot everything expands and when you leave the piston alone its usually at top dead center or close to it and when it cools down the cylinder wall contracts around the piston. ive been doing this for my k4.6 for years and it still has the same compression since the day i bought the engine.
Holy shit this video still exists! I watched this when I was a young man! Now I’m old af
I enjoyed your video. Great stuff! Thanks for posting.
its a small thing but always temp straight down hitting the glow plug if you temp on the side of the cooling head you will get a false low reading fyi
you should tune your high speed needle 2.5-3 turns out from closed. thats probably easier to understand.
very good. i like videos where they get to the point and keep it simple
@Elvar96 umm reset a needles base check for any airleaks with soapy water tighten all scews on the engine make sure hte pipe is attached well
@nextdc1985 the roll cage isnt ment to fit the xl just forget it i made an iprov one. i recomend a failsafe, some wider rims/tires a new pipe a spectrum radio 2.4 ghz, also its good to always better drive stafts they r hard to install sometimes but r worth the strength
great video, very informative but just so you know 2/8's is a quarter.
gas is flowing in, glow plug is still good. will try to work on it more tomorrow its 2 in the morning on the east and i don't think my neighbors would like that. any recommendations for upgrades on this thing. So far i know i need an un body plate and i somehow need to figure out how to get the motor roll cage on. All i can say with that is THANKS hpi for not telling anyone and shipping the same one for the x
Hey sweet video man. I actually dropped my savage xl at the shop (hobby shop around here) to try getting it to stay on and run nice. I didn't run it for like a year and a half so maybe that's the prob. But I will be getting it back next regardless if its fixed or not. I'll just hit you up if anything lol. Keep on truckin'
Great videos bro im glad to see new content like this keeping the nitro scene alive
@dinomite161 the xl is 570mm long and the X 4.6 "only" 534
@ThePapabear14 this isn't for break in it is jsut a tuning to get teh car back to where it could be if your having soem troble
when taking temp always take it at the glow plug never on the heat sink sides
you were probably at 250 + maybe you would have to lean it 1/8th of a turn to make sure you have correct lubrication
after that you should of continued the video with the high speed needle , and shifting screws
because you shifting is too rapid on the 2 & 3
but besides that good video! appreciate people doing that to help others!!
@iamcyberpunk68 i dont have any motors laying around as i need any parts for spares. the motor wont run if oyu bore a hole out for a different type of spark plug and the only thing you would need is a new cooing head
@nextdc1985 that sucks lol
u just need to try feeding gas right inot the carb changing glow plugs etc.
@iamcyberpunk68 Well you cannot put weedwacker plugs in the first place u will need a new engine head because u tapped it out the plugs burn at a totally diff heat bc thoaue r only made for gasoline and not nitro
well use the carb air tuner on ur remote or use the needles
@nextdc1985 np it jsut goes between the throttle and the radio
they r like 20 bucks
When you check the temp check it at the glow plug not the external fins.
I may swap my revo 3.3 for one of these.
Thanx yuo ser yuo help me weel 🇰🇼👏👏✌️
@nextdc1985 i love the new toy problem is i like it when its up and running, i don't believe any harm was done to the engine, it just won't start now and its pissing me off to no end
Nice video mate. Did you adjust your shifting points? It's possible to do on this one right?
This video began really well but then you just ended it in the middle of tuning :P
wow...nice, da graphics are great
my savage xl is so loud... kinda scares me:P ur seems quiter... i'm guessing the u got the 086 pipe? what do u do about the half tank lean out? i hate it when i tune it perfectly and when it reaches half tank it revs so high
segun manual debes dejar la aguja de baja al rass con el cuerpodel carburador eso para empezar a ajustarlo a tu gusto
hey if you want a better temp point it at the glow plug
2/8= 1/4........... Just saying. Quarter turns is what should be said......
Justin Bergendahl the manual shows 8ths.
Your meant to turn in 1/8s
sweet video dude...i have a ?
i have one of those bad boys and it rox except that my transmitter seem to not fully control my truck....i wuold have my truck on running and it will either involuntary turn of hit the brakes....can you help??
Dam that's good..
nice video good tuning tips, ill have to remember this :)
5*
@Elvar96 i had this problem with mine so i retuned the air intake and now it works not sure if its the same prob with you
to recap: high speed is flush for break-in. 3/4 of a turn in from there for maximum performance?
Good video ..you sound like Mclovin from superbad
Thanks man i got one for Xmas and i was driving it and wondered why is it not changing gears and it smokes like a chimney
@nextdc1985 is everything else base line if so i believe that base wit the mid is just flush with the bezzel
My Savage and my jato came fully tuned. But I have the first savage that came out.
so like when u get it outta the box do u just break it in with the factory setting on the HS, and the LS???
in my opinion you could run the engine a bit leaner to get better performance
YOU ARE THE RC GOD DUDE,, IM HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH MINE MAYBE YOU CAN HELP, SEE I TRIED TO PUT THE SPARK PLUG FROM THE WEEK WACKER IN AND THE HOLE WAS TO SMALL ,,,SO I TAPPED OUT THE HOLE AND IT FITS GOOD BUT I CANT GET IT TO RUN ANYMORE ,SHOULD I GET A COIL PACK?
when i go to tune my car i start with it rich then it just bogs down so i lean it out. it will accelerate better now but still not good. keep on leaning it out and then it seems like its to lean and wont accelerate. seems like there is only a difference of 1/2 turn from to rich to to lean. any ideas?
great vid
I have one and i tuned it way wrong messed with like all the screws i don't know why, and like it stalls almost when i get close to get into 3rd
im getting this truck in 2 days. im getting it used off of RCU for 300 the truck is rtr and in good shape barely used. he says it does need to be tuned so should i just do what you did in this video?
oh and im pretty sure your from new york and do you live in long island
Have you ever had any problems with this savage cuz I'm saving up to get one and I need to know.
But it works perfectly fine with the roto start... and its actually a bran new bearing i got about 4 tanks ago. I dont see how it would be ruined.. ive made sure its dry so its not slipping.. when i use the roto start its perfectly fine. But the drill just doesnt seem to do anything.
@1980KNIGHTRIDER the percentage is the amount of of nitro compound in the fuel mixture. 20% is what you want to use, any less and the car won't work at its best, and any more is just a waste of money
this is the first savage video ive seen were I actually here it shift into 3rd gear
İts very helpful thanks
hey can you make another video but on how to tune the axial 28 or is it the same bassics as tuning the k5.9
ok ill look soon but base neddles and brake in r im preety sure a different
Great video, now you just need to tune your low speed needle for another improvement ;)
@losiboy454 yea nad have you seen the movie called haunting in connecticut?
haha i use to live there so it looked really familiar. in hauppauge.
and how do i get it back to stock settings
if you want tooo. u can but just wondering how did u do thatt
hey, i really like your video and I have a question too. I got my car last month and it starts and runs perfectly fine. But whenever I tried to pull the trigger or speed up, the engine would stall on me. I only adjusted the high speed needle. what is your suggestion or opinion?? thanks
Nah. I'm getting it next year because nitro is so expensive and I already have 3 and being that im 14 I only get 40 a week from my job, so my plans this year are to get the aquacraft rio 51z and get some vids out, also I'm getting an live fpv camera for my lst 1 im very exited about this year you could say
nice hd videocam lol. and great video lol.
make sure the blue smoke comes out when you go full throttle
@nextdc1985 what that needle does it change the mid way so once it start to accelerat at teh speed the low sped says then the mid wal wil reg. that mid point. u dont wanna touch that bc its really easy for that to make the car over heat from lack og fuel whle speeding up
Damn nice area you live in, what state?
I can't decide between the Traxxas Revo 3.3 or Savage XL, Revo has reverse built in and is wider, Savage is longer but I had HPI racing nitro car which my friend fucked up :(
Dude no lie I JUST BOUGHT ONE I WANTED TO DO AN UNBOXING VIDEO BUT I couldn't find my cam charger but I'll be posting videos I just broke it in haven't use it really I was too inpatient to let everything fully charge I'll make more vids I have followed ur vids I need help though with the engine guard
Hey I noticed that your ROLL CAGE is for a Savage X 4.6, I bought that too because there wasn't one for the XL. My question is, how did you manage to fit the roll cage in the back part? Because there is a lot of place left... If you could tell me what you bought and how did you do it I will appreciate it a lot! Thanks!! :)
i wish my truck started like that im having problems tuning it. Fuel is like spitting out of the exhaust any suggestions?
what clutch bell and spur gear are you using please let me know thank you i'm having trouble knowing which one is best
Good job Buddy. This Video is very helpful.
These people are right, thats a damn fine looking street. What do you live on wisteria lane or some shit?
nice place bro
ima try this i have never had my xl reach 3rd gear
@savagejunkie96 Yea well my brother decided he knew what he was doing when trying to tune it before reading the book so, and now it won't run how do i get it back to base line or something
its cool man we forgiv ya lol nice vid though u did a good job and ur savage sounds healthy:)
and what does the knobb your not supposed to touch do
Thinks little man I was wondering why my new savage wasn't shifting now I no why
Damn Dude, You living real good I see ! Lol, lucky you. by the way nice video !
u need to adjust the second gear so its a little earlyier
What's the difference between the HPI Savage XL and the HPI Savage X 4.6 RTR?
is tht wheely bar come with the kit
Thank you
what is the top spped of savage xl
nice place for living!
Hey, I have a reeeeally big problem with my Savage X 4.1! The engine stops at full throttle. Its seriously not the main fuel screw. Trust me, I've tried that! Ive also tried different plugs. Theres no hole in the fuel lines, I've checked that. And when I give the car to the store i got it from to fix it, they say they've fixed it and "its now working", i pay them, i come home - it dosent work. Obviously they cant fix it either.
Pleeease give me a respawn!
Good, good. I live in new Milford connecticut
what am i doing wrong? you tune off the high speed then you add the low speed for faster acceleration i forgot to tune the low end in the video sorry my mistake
Hmm, rotostart looks nice. I'm tired of my pullstart on my mini MGT.
what cmara and heat gage do you use for this vid.
@savagejunkie96 nyyyyy alll dayyyyyy
low speed should be tested from 0 to 50% throttle or basically acceleration from the start and idle is self-explanatory
@savagejunkie96 Thank you for the advise how do i install the fail safe
@1RCMASTER1 this one is about 15 minutes minimum
Nice video
@iggyiggyify i have my needle 1 and a 1/4 turns in from flush
For some reason my drill does NOT work with my savage... It seems to just spin but not grab...i do have it spinning in the same direction as the roto start yet it seems to just not crank the motor over. ive tried it with both my 1st and 2nd speed on my drill and it just doesnt seem to crank... then i put the rod on the roto start and then suddenly its working... ohh well.... good tutorial
wat cam u using
@losiboy454 hey u bought ur savage xl yet? any problems with it ? im buying one too
@losiboy454 no problems since i got it
does this really work and odonell fuel rocks
@iamcyberpunk68 lol it sounded kinda funny but i go along and help
which needle was level wit hwhat
how muchh but probably not ive got my hands full with the 3 i hvae
Quick question if anyone can help. On the high speed needle there is the black sleeve making it adjustable by hand. You can move it up and down a bit or make it flush with the flat head portion of the needle. What is thr propor position of this sleeve, slightly pulled up over the needle, flush or slightly pulled down. Thanks
there is a line on the brass sleeve that you will see if you unscrew the black plastic knob. base setting is the bottom of the black plastic knob lined up with the line on the brass.