Protect the holy seal

Radio Control Car Action, Dec 1998 by Chianelli, Chris

2. MAITENACE

Don't leave any fuel in the engine (or in the tank, for that matter). Before putting your car away, put a few drops of After Run in the glow-plug hole and in the carburetor, and turn the engine over to distribute the oil throughout its "internals."

3. THE RIGHT EXHAUST

Toss out those horrid little expansion-chamber mufflers with those heat-producing, long extension tubes that often come with a kit, and replace them with a tuned pipe.

4. CHECK YOUR EGO

If your idiot buddy brags, "Ha-hah! My car is faster than yours in the straightaways, dude," check his engine out. He has probably leaned out his mixture so much that the engine head is glowing red. He won't be fast for long. Leave him to his folly while leaving your high-end needle-valve set a bit rich, and tune that low-end needle for good throttle response. With positive response, you can dart through the turns with confidence. THAT'S where the race is won! And what of Mr. Moron who tweaked his engine out to the last possible rpm? Somewhere at mid-race, a track marshal was seen carrying his stalled car off the track with a pot holder.