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Re: Do you run your engines at wide open without load?
« on: June 04, 2019, 07:09:53 pm »
Sometimes just for very short periods, for no other reason than I can.

Mostly I'm the opposite, if the engine has no load I try and get it running and ticking over as slow as possible so it looks more realistic and for me its just all round more relaxing to watch CB.
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