HPI Bajas

[Slowkrawl]

huh, you bring up and interesting point about ethanol. I have been running husky 94 octane which I think is 10% ethanol

I don't think I can find any gas here without ethanol in it....are there any brands that don't mix at least 10% ethanol in their gas anymore? Once the EPA killed MTBE, think everyone went ethanol.

When I was racing 2 strokes, Belray MC-1 was the oil to use - it was 50:1 and lubricated better than most premix oils at 20:1. CR480 never had an engine related prob.

Whats a good brand to use with a Baja? Prev owner was using Pro-Mix Premium - any good?

Originally Posted by Duster_360

I don't think I can find any gas here without ethanol in it....are there any brands that don't mix at least 10% ethanol in their gas anymore? Once the EPA killed MTBE, think everyone went ethanol.

When I was racing 2 strokes, Belray MC-1 was the oil to use - it was 50:1 and lubricated better than most premix oils at 20:1. CR480 never had an engine related prob.

Whats a good brand to use with a Baja? Prev owner was using Pro-Mix Premium - any good?

I'm not sure if any companies don't mix ethanol, I think that most if not all do now. You might look around and see if there is an oil/fuel distributor near you, and ask if they have any unoxygenated fuel. I am lucky enough to have an oil distributor down the street from where I work, and they sell Sunoco fuels by the gallon or the 5 gallon drum. I can also get 55 gallon drums, but I only use the fuel in my baja, and that would last me a while. If you can't find any, like I said ethanol is no big deal, just watch your seals, they may go bad faster.

Belray, Amsoil, Klotz, Castor 927, etc. Everyone will tell you their favorite is something different, and give you reasons why its the best. I use Castor 927 personally, I have no issues with it, it is a castor/synthetic blend, and some may complain that it will build up carbon faster than a synthetic, but I have not experience that. My personal feeling is that any high-quality two-stroke oil designed for high performance engines will work fine. I believe that Pro-Mix is designed more for lower rpm lawn equipment and such, I could easily be wrong, but I think I remember seeing it at Lowes/Home Depot, most of those oils are designed for lower rpm engines.