What is a typical lifespan of a 3.3

[hdrider281]

I'm just curious as to the typical life span of a revo 3.3? i know break in and running too lean affect things. but on average, if you broke it in correctly , what is a reference? 2 gallons - 5 gallons -10 gallons?

also i travel a lot and want to know about storing a truck on a shelf for 4 months at a time sometimes. any special precautions for storing an engine for an extended time.

 

[2revo1maxx]

Take out the plug and spray some wd 40 in the plug hole and in the carb. Maybe spray about a 1 second burst in each. Then turn the engine over several times. Hold it upside down and turn it over again, then re-install plug. That is for long term storage, you can use less wd for short term storage. With the plug in you may want to shoot a little cleaner into the head (upside down) to clean the oil off the plug area.

About 5-7 gallons, if you are lucky.

 

[Captain Chaos]

2-3 gallons
change out the stock bearings for some TKO ceramics after the first gallon and you might get another 2-3 out of it tops.

 

[rovie]

i got about 6 gallons and still seems to have loads of power, take care of it and it will take care of you.

 

[Raiden101]

They guy at my lhs says that his race engines last 10-13 gallons with a lower nitro content (16%) and good tuning

 

[2revo1maxx]

Those are "race engines" lol.

 

[Raiden101]

That's true, but I don't see why you can't get more than 2-3 gallons out of a 3.3 if you can with other engines. I may be wrong though, I've only ever had a 3.3

 

[hdrider281]

So what are you saying? race engines run twice as long? if money didnt matter... whats the badest engine to put in a revo 3.3?

 

[2revo1maxx]

Race engines use higher quality materials machined to better tolerances and are just plain better. The 3.3 is still a pretty good 'rtr' engine though.