Where to buy Nitro/Glow fuel

[cjhagemeyer]

I recently got a bunch of old balsa planes that are nitro, I've never done anything with nitro and I have no idea where to get fuel without paying a ton of money. Does anyone know somewhere to buy nitro for fairly cheap??

 

[RcLew]

You can mix your own fuel, I understand it's cheaper, I have never done it, and some where I had recipe for r/c plane engines years ago, but no clue where it is, getting old I guess, you can Goggle it.

 

[Piotrsko]

Should be still available at a hobby site for airplanes,and the RC car racing tracks, but you can buy lab grade ethanol, castor oil also because it doesn't burn and nitromethane. I can get nitro at the local racing fuel place and maybe Summit. I have seen fuel at Wallyworld in the toy area, but only pint cans. It doesn't store well opened because the nitro is really volitile and evaporates, while the alky just wants to absorb atmospheric vapor.
For pints and quarts, just go online. Dont buy a gallon it will go bad before you use it up

FAI fuel is just alky and 20% by volume castor oil but my COX engines really don't like that.
Dont go above 10% nitro by volume. Tends to melt piston tops otherwise

 

[L Edge]

With the high prices for nitro, if you can, convert the planes to electric if your budget allows.

 

[skymaster]

I use thid brand for my rc cars. this one is for air panes. works good and its not that smelly.

Torco RC Fuel Airplane 25% Gallon | eBay

And now -Torco is bringing its advanced technical knowledge of racing and engine performance to the RC industry…. Torco Nitro RC. Torco’s RC Fuels are designed with one thing in mind…winning! So whether you have a RC car, truck, plane, boat or helicopter, Torco has a Nitro RC fuel for you!

www.ebay.com

 

[cjhagemeyer]

With the high prices for nitro, if you can, convert the planes to electric if your budget allows.

I would go to electric, however, i have 8 nitro planes, and my budget doesn't allow for that unfortunately

 

[cjhagemeyer]

Should be still available at a hobby site for airplanes,and the RC car racing tracks, but you can buy lab grade ethanol, castor oil also because it doesn't burn and nitromethane. I can get nitro at the local racing fuel place and maybe Summit. I have seen fuel at Wallyworld in the toy area, but only pint cans. It doesn't store well opened because the nitro is really volitile and evaporates, while the alky just wants to absorb atmospheric vapor.
For pints and quarts, just go online. Dont buy a gallon it will go bad before you use it up

FAI fuel is just alky and 20% by volume castor oil but my COX engines really don't like that.
Dont go above 10% nitro by volume. Tends to melt piston tops otherwise

as far as i know the only hobby shop near me that sells nitro only sells the traxxas branded stuff which is around $20-25 per quart which is way more than im willing to pay. Also, i have a hangar 9 alpha and arrow, both i believe have the same engine, and that all that i know. the others i cant identify at the moment. Should i be using 10% fuel for those?

 

[cjhagemeyer]

this is what ive found. Will this work?

PowerMaster PowerBlend 10% Airplane Fuel (18% Castor/Synthetic Blend) (1 Quart) [POW6327]

This is a one quart bottle of PowerMaster PowerBlend 10% Airplane Fuel. Even the most accomplished Reno Air Racing teams choose VP fuels to power the... POW6327

www.amainhobbies.com

 

[Tench745]

I have never flown nitro, but I know Brodak mixes their own fuels and sells online. https://brodak.com/fuel.html

 

[Bricks]

Swap meets are a great place to buy Nitro check with a local clubs, watch market place and for people getting out of the hobby. Between my nephew and me we have about ten cases we picked up and only have about $9 a gallon into it. As I am doing more to switching over to gas I don`t use near as much as I used too..