Low Speed Needle Tuning of your Nitro Engine 

Been trying to tune my engine for 3 days. Finally found something easy to understand. Your videos is 10 years old but still helps to this date. Thanks mate

None of the “professional videos” made on nitro rc tuning that have come out since this one are as easy to understand as your videos thank you I just got my first nitro in 2021 and your video makes the most sense

Thanks very much, I'm 40 but I still learnt something from you, well done and keep it up :)

Mate your videos are top notch stuff and very very well explained for beginners to understand like myself. Just getting into nitro after having a year on electric and I'm struggling to tune it but watching your videos you are making it very clear.

im new to nitro rc. ive finished running in and ready tune. ive watched many video's and have been confused by many of them until now. your video is the best. very well explained. hopefully u have one on the HSN as well. thanks heaps for the video dude.

this kid is better than me at nitro stuff and has taught me a thing or two and im 4 times his age. so anyone out there who has a problem with his video's simply dont watch them. thanks jthornley your doing a great job keep it up. just ignore the haters they're just jealous that you know more than they do

Out of all the videos I have watched, this was one of the best. Thanks.

I think this is hands down the best LSN adjustable video I have seen yet. I'm new to the nitro hobby and am in the process of breaking in my new Losi 8ight Buggy, my 1st nitro rc car. This low needle adjustment has been a pain lol. I seem to get it running okay but the next day when I start it, I have to lean it out to get it to start & then richen it up again to run it right. I'm hoping that it's just cuz it's a new motor. I'm on tank #7 today. For my break in, I ran 3 idle tanks on the vert rich side, cooling down between tanks. Then tank #4 @ 25% throttle bursts & tank #5 to #7 @ 50% throttle bursts. Today it seemed to start somewhat easier, but I still had to lean out the LSN prior to starting.

well done for the video. This is much better than a lot of adults out there who claim to have experience but know nothing about delivering that to others.. You'll make a great teacher one day kid.

best LSN tuning guide video on youtube, tones of info and examples of right, too lean, too rich, great pinch test demostration as well. thanks jthornley12 :)

I'm new to nitro rc and am totally lost. Your videos are helping me find my way. Thanks a bunch.

Great information here! Been into large scale gasoline boats and now I'm into big brushless electric boats. But I decided to get a nitro truck yesterday. I got the new HPI Savage XL K5.9. I had a hard time getting it running out of the box. The tips here helped me get it running in minutes. Thanks!!!

Dude I still come to this video every now and then considering I'm fairly new to the hobby and always refreshes my mind and helps a lot thanks buddy

Thanks a lot dude ... the pinch test was new to me and helped me a lot. Thanks from a 35year old german nitro noob !

Thanks a lot for this video! I had been having severe difficulty starting my Savage XL ever since I bought it. Using your vid I was able to recognize the problem right away (low speed was way too rich). I leaned it out and now it starts with ease and I get great throttle response!

I have watched many videos and not one of them made sense to me until I watched yours THANKS lol my nitro rustler is running great

Well it depends entirely on how the engine is running :) sometimes you have to tune the LSN first as it simply won't run to tune the HSN.

That is the best video I have ever seen on nitro. Very well done

Great video buddy. Im breaking in and tuning my Revvo 3.3 today and this help alot. Top work.

Your videos are so helpful my nitro car was passed down to me and am now learning how to tune and to keep it running for a long time and I thank you for all your help

wow bud , you are half my age and taught me something , great video great advice , i do beleive you just saved me from having to buy a new engine , thank you .

I was having some issues with my new nitro engine and this vid helped me loads! Keep up the great vids mate!

Ok sounds good J. I will give that a try. i watched your videos on how to tune the engine and i learned very much from them. They're a lot better than the others i found on youtube with the demonstrations and what not. Thank you!!

Well done youny man! Not only are you knoledgable, more importantly, you have the ability to explain things so a noob to tuning rc nitro like me can understand and grasp. Only recomendation would be to actually show us your making adjustments by sound with the engine running...how you found the right spot on lsn and idle.

Good job on the tech video RC-Madness! This should help anyone learning how to get into nitro RC.

One of the best nitro tuning vids

Really informative man. I've been having problems with this but you explained it really well. Thanks

I have watched lots of your videos so thank you very much for taking the time to make them and great job! Ignore the haters and trolls they are just jealous and miserably bored. Your videos are very informative and helpful. Thanks again!

Awesome! happy tuning mate

ive since watched your other vids you posted and seem to have sorted my truggy now so thanks alot for posting the vids they helped me out loads!!

Well said sir. I've watchecd a few videos on tuning and this has to be the easiest to understand. Thanks.

absolutely brilliant m8. you know your stuff! u just saved the life of a CEN GX-1, my fella was about to throw it at a wall until he came across ur videos lol. thank you very much! x jess =]

best video i've seen until now !

Thanks, i blew a glow plug first, but then everything was right!! Awesome video bud!!

Well hopefully when I try that tomorrow it will sort my running problems out. Wish I found these vids ages ago. So nice to hear an English voice instead of American. Well done mate i've already subscribed and watched about 20 of your other vids

Thanks man this video helped me out I been trying to turn my nitro on for 2 days I saw ur video and my car runs perfect

This makes perfect sense now. Well done.

Great video, learned more from this than the TRAXXAS video! thanks little man!

Great vid , was having problems with bogging and this vid help me solve it . Cheers pal

I think I understood most of it. Nice explanation and demonstrations of what is being explained. Saludos!

Dude omg thanx a lot. My ofna hyper ss wouldn't start unless I held the throttle all the way down and once I let go it would shut off. It started doing that when I richened the low speed needle and it shut off. From then on I couldn't get it start without holding the throttle. Great video dude

Great video! Well done. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Such a fantastic instructional video. Thank you!

Great video. Goes to show that you shouldn't judge someone's knowledge based on their age. Well done.

cheers for this video matey,will help me tune my savage 4.6-keep up the good work,and posting good videoes..

best vid on here about setting your traxxas, very helpful! thanks young fellow

Very well put young man. Thanks. I'm tuning in the cold season right now. more oxygen in the air. keeping the kit warm before use, and heat guns are my friend. Keep it up. Peace.

well done young man you sorted my problem out thanks keep it up

Great video Lad!! I learned everything I needed to know my friend good job!!

Thanks for your support :)

old video.. but VERY useful THANKS... I have never tuned it because manual recommended not to -.-* it runs much better now, and starts much easier thanks again!

I bought a used tmaxx with a 3.3 and it constantly overheated and was really accelerated that was my first nitro i think this video might be the answer. Thanks time to bring it out of retirement

bigger motors tke a little longer to shut down when pinched ,but when you have stable idle and good acceleration you have a good low speed screw setting !my low speed needle is 1,3 mm out !on my mgt 8 monstertruck !good imformative video !

Great and very useful video ! Thanks again

@Theapplefan97 no problem I'm glad it helped :)

thanks, replacing the glow plug fixed, it runs great now!

@ScarabChris No problem :) A good choice as well, in time for snow! Have fun

Your vids are supper helpful, I subbed!

Hi , what can i say , best ever , keep up the good work .

Good i could not understand the video at the first view but after watching different videos about pinching the hose now i got it. Cool!!

@vincedajose No problem :) thanks for watching

Thanks mate. I know this is an old video. But a really good demonstration.

Thanks for your support :) Don't worry about him, thoroughly dealt with n enjoying my blocked list. Plus I left his comment so that many people can thumbs down his comments

It's those R/C Nitro pull starts. Great way to do a work out

I just finished the 4 part videos and now I got my deploma as a nitro rc champ. lol. Anyway I learned a lot and I'm new to nitro I like nitro now more than electric.

@rcfreak96 well any area of the Fuel line is ok. Just remember to pinch the same part every time for accurate tuning. I would recommend you putting a line on the fuel tubing with permanent ink to mark where to pinch it every time.

brilliant video.. learnt loads.. Thanks. .

wicked running like a beast thanks j

Excellent video

Great video, helped me tons! Thanks.

Great video. Really helped me a lot, thanks JThornley :)

Mine 3 days ago on my savage it was to lean on the low and I melted the piston ordering a piston thanks to you vid I know what I did wrong, but you vids are very helpful thanks

No problem :) Thanks for your comment

Your video Helped me and saved me to travel 400kms to get it tuned

@addie197 no problems, glad I helped :)

@ahmedtheking123 Check the idle gap is only 1mm open. you can adjust it using your Idle speed screw. Additionally, upon checking and you can confirm it is 1mm open, perhaps your clutch shoes are due replacement. you can check this if you push the break on your car and it stalls, then your ready for clutch replacement.

@thanhson000 One had half turns in from flush, LSN flush n one turn in :) You'll need to adjust it though depending on your running conditions/fuel %/brand/Glow plug etc.

nice vid , I was having that prob on my tmaxx , now I need a good break video thnxx

@Kill3rAnth no problem, thanks for your comment and view :)

Your great got mine going after watching this video

This video helped me out a lot thank you

@MrPelefant Sounds like its running pretty well to me. 7 seconds suggests slightly on the rich side, but thats not a problem. wheels always spin when you pinch the fuel line :D

Great video. I'm struggling to get a good tune with my nitro but I think I got it now

Very good video. Thanks!

You did a fine job young man .I bet your parents are proud of you .I would be .

Thanks, great video my tmaxx just revs super high when started n wheels creep a lot. Trying figure it. Will try this.

@graemecan Ok no worries ;) yep always good to make a note of them

@graemecan Hi there- If you've turned the LSN all the way in then It will be rather lean... If you start engine, and just turn the LSN counter clockwise (Back out) Until it's flushed with the edges (It'll probably stall engine at that moment) then turn it half a turn in. That is stock for the LSN. Re-start engine and check that it idles ok. If it is low engine sound then lean it (CW) If it's high engine sound then Richen it (CCW)..... HSN default is flush to edges and one and half turns in :)

great vid i have a thunder tiger s50 i guess the same applies very usefull all i need is a hight speed one now thanks mate very good

All i have to say is THANKS for explaining in lame turn so i understand . Thank You .

@rwdb11 When the tank is filled over 3/4 sometimes it can add too much pressure and can often cause your engine to run rich for the first 3-5 mins or so of running.

Thank you so much my tmaxx was cutting off after i take the glowstarter out now i can fix it thx so much 5 stars *****

@MrHowells1986 No worries :) Glad it helped

Very well done!!!!

nice vid, this helps me alot to tune my own engine :) thnx!

@Nnitro12 What car do you have? most cars require double A batteries

this video really helped me thanks man!

@CrocAU Thanks mate :) I'm honoured

@randomguy2k6 No worries, glad it helped :) Thanks