Oil and Ratio for IAME tag 60

Brian Degulis · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:09 pm Post subject: Oil and Ratio for IAME tag 60

Does anyone know the type of oil and ratio for the Easy Kart IAME TAG 60?? Book says 16: 1 but only refrences ordinary 2 cycle oils. I'm wondering it it would be the same ratio with a synthetic.

Thanks

Brian

Walt Gifford · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:08 am Post subject:

The more oil you can use without fouling the spark plug the faster you will go. 16:1 is a good ratio for almost all kart engines. Don't get your oil from walmart, I suggest using Red Line Two Stroke Kart Oil but any high quality RACING oil will work.

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Brian Degulis · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:42 pm Post subject:

Why would you think more oil makes you faster? Rotax is 50:1 synthetic aperantly these are 16:1 castor.

Brian

Walt Gifford · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:43 pm Post subject:

So, a model airplane engine uses 4:1 castor (the thick castor right out of the bean) and turns 40,000 rpm on a full wave pipe.

Rotax uses 50:1 synthetic because, it goes 50-60 hours between overhauls and they don't want carbon build up, not because it's faster.

This subject has been covered before, try the link.

http://www.ekartingnews.com/viewtopic.php?t=22724

Gif Cool

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Brian Degulis · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:51 am Post subject:

I'm not suggesting more or less oil makes you faster because I don't know. I'm asking you why you believe more oil increases power? Whats going on to increase power? The link doesn't explain it either.

Brian

Greg Wilkinson · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:23 pm Post subject:

More oil makes more compression and to quote Al, "Compression is the Holy Grail" Cool

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Brian Degulis · Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:45 am Post subject:

Thanks guys sounds logical. I'm going 16:1 Burris castor. That seems to be what most are using in these engines.

Brian