Nitro engines are great with the smoke and the sound but they do require a little maintenance. One item that often gets over looked is the air filter. So a good clean up will help it breath better and get it preforming better. Cleaning it is really not that hard so lets take a look at how we can clean it.
Wow this filter is really dirty. The first thing that we need to do is remove the filter. I also removed the filter housing to clean it as well.
You will need a zip lock bag and some nitro fuel.
Place the filter in the bag and add nitro fuel to cut the dirt. You may need to do this several times to get it clean. You only need to get the worst of it in this step. We will get the rest in the next steps.
Just use warm water with soap and a sponge to clean the housing.
Use warm water and soap and work the filter until its clean.
Once the filter is clean just let it dry.
Place filter in a bag and soak it with filter oil. Be sure to work it into the whole filter. Once you have that done use a paper towel to get rid of the excess.
All that is left is to reinstall it in the housing and place it back on your carburetor. Be sure to use a zip tie to hold it on. Your engine can now breath better and hopefully giving you the performance you want.
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