fighttheban

i know this has been covered before[:@] but i'm really concerned for my engine plus annoyed at not knowing anything[:@] when i start my savage, it idles "ok" but as soon as i rev up a small bit, it goes crazy![X(] revvs really high and i have to put the brakes on for it to go back to idling. when i put it on the ground and drive around, as soon as i accelerate it cuts out i know it could be rich or lean but can someone please help me![] thanks for any comments guys

-SomeGuy-

Tuning vids from HPI.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSmMzpZM_As
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJFsJAxNoRg

fighttheban

thanks someguy but im also a bit worried, the tuning videos are ok but im afraid i may have damadged my engine by running it too lean, what can go wrong if i start it off at base settings? thx also, i took it to a model shop a few weeks ago and they tuned it but not perfectly but at least it ran, im worried that if i put it on factiry settings, the engine will rev up really high as soon as i start it[:@] not trying to get at you, those links are useful, sorry im just a newb and want to get things right

BCKoots

You will be fine to put your carb settings back to factory and tune from there.

-SomeGuy-

Whenever the engine is really out of tune the best thing to do is go back to factory settings.

fighttheban

thanks people i overreact i know but i just want my savage to be properly tuned

Anibal

it wont never have it perfectly tuned trust me[:@]

megamaxx

with EXPERIENCE will come the proper/perfect tuning ability,over time you will be able to easily adjust for climate temp changes and humidity changes,just stick with it and be patient

fighttheban

yes i agree but for me and probably many other newbs, getting it tuned to start with is the hardest part

macz

Ye stick with it...trust me I've almost given up plenty....just give it time.

fighttheban

thanks 4 the support mcaz[8D] its so annoying i know

-SomeGuy-

I remember the joys of learning how to tune from reading stuff on the net or trying to remember what i had seen in the vids while on the field. It was the hardest and longest thing to learn and even now im nowhere near finished learning but i can get it to where i like it and im not damaging the engine so thats good enough for me. But each time i go out and tinker with it i "get it" just a little more. Stick with it, take the good with the bad and it'll just click one day. Its just a question of knowing what to look for and what to listen for.