elec or nitro???
12-13-2006, 08:43 PM
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RE: elec or nitro???
for the fun factor and the involvement involved, electric will never beat nitro, owning a nitro is like an artform ...
but for the people who are not inclined towards nitro for any reason (mess, excessive noise, tuning, etc) then yeah, electrics are getting better and better everyday and if they suddenly own a car that is categorically better than nitro in every way on a track , they didnt mean for it to be that way usually...
but for the people who are not inclined towards nitro for any reason (mess, excessive noise, tuning, etc) then yeah, electrics are getting better and better everyday and if they suddenly own a car that is categorically better than nitro in every way on a track , they didnt mean for it to be that way usually...
12-13-2006, 09:42 PM
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for the fun factor and the involvement involved, electric will never beat nitro, owning a nitro is like an artform ...
but for the people who are not inclined towards nitro for any reason (mess, excessive noise, tuning, etc) then yeah, electrics are getting better and better everyday and if they suddenly own a car that is categorically better than nitro in every way on a track , they didnt mean for it to be that way usually...
for the fun factor and the involvement involved, electric will never beat nitro, owning a nitro is like an artform ...
but for the people who are not inclined towards nitro for any reason (mess, excessive noise, tuning, etc) then yeah, electrics are getting better and better everyday and if they suddenly own a car that is categorically better than nitro in every way on a track , they didnt mean for it to be that way usually...
Remember we're just talking about power source here. The real challenge of any car be it nitro or electric is setup and handling. Now that is what keeps you involved. It's amazing the difference small adjustments to the suspension, chassis, shock oil, etc can make.
12-13-2006, 11:24 PM
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Hmmm...I very intentionally set my electric XXXT up to be better. It didn't just suddenly happen and trust me I meant for it to be fast.
Remember we're just talking about power source here. The real challenge of any car be it nitro or electric is setup and handling. Now that is what keeps you involved. It's amazing the difference small adjustments to the suspension, chassis, shock oil, etc can make.
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for the fun factor and the involvement involved, electric will never beat nitro, owning a nitro is like an artform ...
but for the people who are not inclined towards nitro for any reason (mess, excessive noise, tuning, etc) then yeah, electrics are getting better and better everyday and if they suddenly own a car that is categorically better than nitro in every way on a track , they didnt mean for it to be that way usually...
for the fun factor and the involvement involved, electric will never beat nitro, owning a nitro is like an artform ...
but for the people who are not inclined towards nitro for any reason (mess, excessive noise, tuning, etc) then yeah, electrics are getting better and better everyday and if they suddenly own a car that is categorically better than nitro in every way on a track , they didnt mean for it to be that way usually...
Remember we're just talking about power source here. The real challenge of any car be it nitro or electric is setup and handling. Now that is what keeps you involved. It's amazing the difference small adjustments to the suspension, chassis, shock oil, etc can make.
OOOPS! HOW DID THAT HAPPEN I ACCIDENTALY BEAT ANOTHER NITRO WITH AN ELECTRIC. SURE DIDNT MEAN FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. LOL!
12-14-2006, 09:35 PM
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It's amazing the difference small adjustments to the suspension, chassis, shock oil, etc can make.
It's amazing the difference small adjustments to the suspension, chassis, shock oil, etc can make.
12-15-2006, 06:27 PM
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its also amazing how well the nitro engine suddenly performs when a cold spell just swept through your local club and you run it with the mixture slightly rich
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It's amazing the difference small adjustments to the suspension, chassis, shock oil, etc can make.
It's amazing the difference small adjustments to the suspension, chassis, shock oil, etc can make.
iF IT WERE COLD WOULDNT YOU RUN IT LEAN INSTEAD OF RICH?????? tHE COLDER THE TEMPS THE HOTTER (LEANER) YOU CAN RUN YOUR CAR. LEAN IS POWER. REALLY LI-PO IS POWER, BUT ANYWHO...........
12-15-2006, 08:30 PM
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colder air is denser, hence just by being cold the air is already making your engine run leaner in a way... thats why you richen it , to compensate for it... thats what i read on threads on rcu anyway
but yeah youve gotta worry about the working temps too, on one hand you squeeze more performance out of the engine this way , on the other hand the operating temperature is wrong and the engine wears out faster... or something...
but yeah youve gotta worry about the working temps too, on one hand you squeeze more performance out of the engine this way , on the other hand the operating temperature is wrong and the engine wears out faster... or something...
12-15-2006, 08:49 PM
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colder air is denser, hence just by being cold the air is already making your engine run leaner in a way... thats why you richen it , to compensate for it... thats what i read on threads on rcu anyway
but yeah youve gotta worry about the working temps too, on one hand you squeeze more performance out of the engine this way , on the other hand the operating temperature is wrong and the engine wears out faster... or something...
colder air is denser, hence just by being cold the air is already making your engine run leaner in a way... thats why you richen it , to compensate for it... thats what i read on threads on rcu anyway
but yeah youve gotta worry about the working temps too, on one hand you squeeze more performance out of the engine this way , on the other hand the operating temperature is wrong and the engine wears out faster... or something...
I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT YOU ARE CORRECT, I AM A FOOL. THIS COULD BE THE REAL REASON WHY I RUN ELECTRICS. NAH, I RUN THEM CAUSE THEY ARE FaaaaaaaasssssssssstTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12-15-2006, 09:52 PM
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Electric or nitro? I like both, but for different reasons. I am an engine person, so the nitro holds the internal-combustion fascination, and I like electric vehicles because of the quiet and the freedom to run where nitro may not be easily accepted. I believe that both are fun.
Actually, I would trade them both for just one turbine....
Actually, I would trade them both for just one turbine....
12-17-2006, 09:28 PM
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RE: elec or nitro???
I think they are both fun....but for me latley I have been using my electric way more. The new brushless craze bit me and once i install my new system in my XXXT im sure that will mean even less attention to the RC10GT.....o well....Im still open minded towards both nad i think both are fun.
The technology in electric is really leaving nitro in the dust I think though
The technology in electric is really leaving nitro in the dust I think though
12-17-2006, 09:49 PM
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Heres and idea choose one and then get the other and have the best of both worlds.. thats what i did,,, my opinion doesn't matter form your own.. get a losi electric buggy and a hyper 8 and call it a day.. i own 6 vehicles and if i could do it all over id just have those 2.. one thing is that no matter what i dont see to many people quit this hobby sometimes it just takes a back seat to something else but always comes back so get a good radio, electronics and tools the cars come and go but those things seem to stay (esc,chargers,ect..). BTW id start with electric because while your at the track racing you will get some much needed insight to rc cars in general.. and also you will prob want a nitro after seeing them all there...but that way you establish your chargers radios tools ect that way when you get a nitro there wont be such a large investment...
12-17-2006, 10:00 PM
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When someone can show me a 3.95 hp electric motor that can dish out 38,500 rpm and is half the size of a pop can please let me know.
I'm talking about the LRP Z.28R Spec. 3 ($150), I'm getting one for my Losi Muggy.
Sometimes nitro can burn you or fumigate you [:'(] but can seriously bust your ankle too.
I'm talking about the LRP Z.28R Spec. 3 ($150), I'm getting one for my Losi Muggy.
Sometimes nitro can burn you or fumigate you [:'(] but can seriously bust your ankle too.
12-17-2006, 10:06 PM
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When someone can show me a 3.95 hp electric motor that can dish out 38,500 rpm and is half the size of a pop can please let me know.
I'm talking about the LRP Z.28R Spec. 3 ($150), I'm getting one for my Losi Muggy.
I'm talking about the LRP Z.28R Spec. 3 ($150), I'm getting one for my Losi Muggy.
12-17-2006, 10:17 PM
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my xxx-4 is much faster than my hyper 8 on the most all tracks speed isn't the issue.. 1/8th scales are really tough though.. the slightest thing and the xxx-4 is broken... i think we all like the mechanical aspects of rc cars so you have to respect a nitro vehicle... to have a combustible engine that small that makes so much power and thats reliable.. then again nitro is my most recent vehicle and i cant seem to get enough all i want to do is hang at the rc track.... when i run my xxx-4 it isn't as fun.
12-18-2006, 01:11 AM
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Maybe if had a tank of compressed air feed into the carburetor you could drive it on the moon, no maybe not. YOUR FUEL/AIR MIXTURE WOULD GET SUCKED OUT THE EXHAUST BY THE VACUUM OF SPACE BEFORE IT COULD IGNITE. Besides if your tank of compressed air somehow ignited... BOOM BABY! With enough mods you could drive on the moon, everything that carried fuel or air would need to be stronger to keep from leaking or exploding. Metal fuel tubing, metal fuel tank with screw-on cap ETC. (you'd need rear-exhaust or it would be like a rocket and propel the car in the opposite direction of the escaping nitro fumes).
Due to the weak gravitational pull you could get some serious air on the moon though, you'd need paddle tires because the moon's surface is dusty and like a fine sand.
I'd say electric is the way to go for driving on the moon.
Jeez you could break the RC car speed record, your car would weigh a quarter of it's normal weight and have no wind resistance.
If you jumped too high your car might not come back.
Due to the weak gravitational pull you could get some serious air on the moon though, you'd need paddle tires because the moon's surface is dusty and like a fine sand.
I'd say electric is the way to go for driving on the moon.
Jeez you could break the RC car speed record, your car would weigh a quarter of it's normal weight and have no wind resistance.
If you jumped too high your car might not come back.
12-18-2006, 01:22 AM
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Maybe if had a tank of compressed air feed into the carburetor you could drive it on the moon, no maybe not. YOUR FUEL/AIR MIXTURE WOULD GET SUCKED OUT THE EXHAUST BY THE VACUUM OF SPACE BEFORE IT COULD IGNITE. Besides if your tank of compressed air somehow ignited... BOOM BABY! With enough mods you could drive on the moon, everything that carried fuel or air would need to be stronger to keep from leaking or exploding. Metal fuel tubing, metal fuel tank with screw-on cap ETC. (you'd need rear-exhaust or it would be like a rocket and propel the car in the opposite direction of the escaping nitro fumes).
Due to the weak gravitational pull you could get some serious air on the moon though, you'd need paddle tires because the moon's surface is dusty and like a fine sand.
I'd say electric is the way to go for driving on the moon.
Jeez you could break the RC car speed record, your car would weigh a quarter of it's normal weight and have no wind resistance.
If you jumped too high your car might not come back.
I'd sh*t my space suit if my RC18T flew of the moon and hit the earth as an asteroid.
Maybe if had a tank of compressed air feed into the carburetor you could drive it on the moon, no maybe not. YOUR FUEL/AIR MIXTURE WOULD GET SUCKED OUT THE EXHAUST BY THE VACUUM OF SPACE BEFORE IT COULD IGNITE. Besides if your tank of compressed air somehow ignited... BOOM BABY! With enough mods you could drive on the moon, everything that carried fuel or air would need to be stronger to keep from leaking or exploding. Metal fuel tubing, metal fuel tank with screw-on cap ETC. (you'd need rear-exhaust or it would be like a rocket and propel the car in the opposite direction of the escaping nitro fumes).
Due to the weak gravitational pull you could get some serious air on the moon though, you'd need paddle tires because the moon's surface is dusty and like a fine sand.
I'd say electric is the way to go for driving on the moon.
Jeez you could break the RC car speed record, your car would weigh a quarter of it's normal weight and have no wind resistance.
If you jumped too high your car might not come back.
I'd sh*t my space suit if my RC18T flew of the moon and hit the earth as an asteroid.
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my xxx-4 is much faster than my hyper 8 on the most all tracks speed isn't the issue.. 1/8th scales are really tough though.. the slightest thing and the xxx-4 is broken... i think we all like the mechanical aspects of rc cars so you have to respect a nitro vehicle... to have a combustible engine that small that makes so much power and thats reliable.. then again nitro is my most recent vehicle and i cant seem to get enough all i want to do is hang at the rc track.... when i run my xxx-4 it isn't as fun.
my xxx-4 is much faster than my hyper 8 on the most all tracks speed isn't the issue.. 1/8th scales are really tough though.. the slightest thing and the xxx-4 is broken... i think we all like the mechanical aspects of rc cars so you have to respect a nitro vehicle... to have a combustible engine that small that makes so much power and thats reliable.. then again nitro is my most recent vehicle and i cant seem to get enough all i want to do is hang at the rc track.... when i run my xxx-4 it isn't as fun.
12-26-2006, 09:41 AM
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A good electric car will keep up with and somtimes outrun a nitro on a track.
some people go 4 nitro coz they like the noise and the smell. ill stick with electric
some people go 4 nitro coz they like the noise and the smell. ill stick with electric
12-26-2006, 09:08 PM
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me i like more nitro cars..but electric cars are nice too but not realistic like nitro car.
nitro cars are like real cars...sound,mufler......(i dont know if it me but whit electric car you have more controle....idle..handling)
nitro cars are like real cars...sound,mufler......(i dont know if it me but whit electric car you have more controle....idle..handling)
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nitro cars are like real cars
nitro cars are like real cars