Is my HPI Firestorm 10T Nitro tuned correctly?

I just got my Firestorm this past weekend. I have completed break-in process, and this video was on the 7th tank of nitro. I think I'm running a little rich, but I wanted some opinions. I'm about 1/4 turn clock-wise past flush, on my HSN. Duratrax infrared temp guage reads 101 deg cel when pointed at the plug. I know it should read 110 at optimal, but my readings are taken from the top of the heat spreader. Wans't sure if this made a difference or not. Thanks.

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• hpi
• firestorm
• 10t
• nitro
• rc
• r/c
• tuned
• tune
• truck
• truggy
• remote
• controlled

[hondatmx]

my nitro firestorm wont start? any tips?

[dawggboy55]

Need a little more info...is it new? if no, when was the last you had it running? any mods/changes since last run?

[hondatmx]

i just buy this yesterday . and i try to start but i wont start.

[dawggboy55]

First, if you have a plug wrench, take out the plug and make sure the heating coil is not broken...if you don't have a wrench, no big deal...the plug's probably fine. You NEED TO PRIME the motor. Without the glow starter on, place your finger over the exhaust exit, and pull the starting cable 3 times (keep the back tires off the ground anytime you are pulling the cable). Place the starter on the plug for about 15 seconds, then pull the cable with full, smooth pulls. Should start on 2nd pull.

[dawggboy55]

Thanks for the comments guys. I leaned out the low end a little. Runs much better.

[UH60crewman]

@gill123i umm yeah, get a flat tip screw driver, and use the corner of it to turn the needle from above the shock tower. (this will kinda tear up the needle, but ive been doing this since i bought it.. by the time it gets bad enough where the needle cant be turned anymore, your engine will be pretty tired from running so much and need rebuilt anyways.

[Qcforever2121]

you'll know what's a real firestorm if you lean just a bit ;)

[DJpikkupiru]

@lukookr

And my e-revo goes even faster -.- We all (should) know that Both can be fast, nitro and electric. example: wich is faster, Traxxas jato or Firestorm flux? jato. E-revo brushless or savage x? e-revo.

[TheTwitch96]

duuude lean that shit out omg is the carb like all the way open. it has way to much smoke loooooooooooooool

[la7ab]

its not tuned correctly i have the firestorm nitro it goes much faster 

[lukookr]

i have an electric hpi firestorm and it goes much faster than that!

[nickcrazy51]

i sell anybody looking



[gill123i]

hey everybody, i have a firestorm and am experiencing a really annoying problem, the problem is the access to the low speed needle is blocked by the differential so every time i want to tune the lsn i have to take the entire engine out then tune it. this is really annoying anybody else experiencing this? any ways around it?

[djricky54]

You need to lean it out more, its running to rich do a quarter turn clock wise till it runs faster and top end is faster

[DJpikkupiru]

@infernodood3

because it starts slowly and then takes high rpm...