Settle in for this one - it's over an hour, and has great production value (and is hilarious!) But if you want to know how a carb works, how the needle valves work, how to adjust your idle, or anything else involved with nitro tuning, you must check this out.
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Such a comprehensive and well-produced video is a rarity in the RC world - JQ really killed it with this one, and I hope to see them do even more!
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