What Is Nitro Fuel?

There are three main components to RC nitro fuel blends, which includes:

Methanol: Methanol releases more energy than gasoline per pound of air. It’s also easy to ignite with a glow plug.

Nitromethane: Nitromethane helps boost power. The more nitromethane, the faster fuel can burn. The result is more horsepower and higher RPMs. The percentage of nitro is important for RC applications. The amount of nitro in RC fuels tends to range from 10% up to 40%.Some nitro concentrations of 25% and 30%, with a synthetic/castor oil package

Oil: Oil is blended with nitro fuel because 2-cycle RC engines don’t have a separate crankcase for oil. Therefore, a lubricant needs to be mixed in with the fuel. The percentage of oil depends on the fuel application. RC race fuels have a lower percentage of oil, which allows for more methanol, which translates to more power. RC fuels that are formulated for longer engine life have a higher percentage of lubrication.