RC Cars

FOR SALE

2008-11-20T03:42:00.000-08:00

THE FOLLOWING ITEM ARE FOR SALES

...........TO BE LOADED IN THE FUTURE ........

PRO SECRETS

2008-09-18T06:07:00.007-07:00

PRO SECRETS

If you are going to race on-road rc touring cars with rubber tires,

you will need to budget some money for tires in order to be

competitive.

For example, a set of tires might be good for only 4 - 5 runs

(20 minutes of run-time) before they start losing grip. Although

the tire may look good on the outside and look far from being

worn out, their grip level is gone.

When racing, ask the fast racers how often they change tires.

You'll be surprised to learn that they probably use new tires

every race day.

If you're on a tight budget, you can try applying oil of wintergreen

to your old tires. Oil of Wintergreen can be bought in drugstores

and will help soften and increase the grip of old rc rubber tires.

SUSPENSION TUNING TIPS

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SUSPENSION TUNING TIPS

Increasing front track-width will result in more understeer, while

decreasing it will result in less understeer and faster steering

response.

In general, more suspension travel (less downstop) makes the

car more responsive but less stable. It is also better on a bumpy

track.

Decreasing the ride-height (lowering the car) gives you more

grip. However, because of changes in suspension geometry and

decreasing ground clearance, there are also negative consequences

to doing this.

In general, more negative camber means increased grip.

Nevertheless, it should always be adjusted such that the front

tires wear flat, while the rear tires should wear slightly conical

to the inside.

Toe-in is used to stabilize the car. In the case of oversteer (the

rear end losing traction before the front), adding extra rear toe-

in may help, but this makes on-power cornering a little more

difficult. If the car is too stable and pushing (understeering),

removing some front toe-in will remedy this.

Anti-roll bars are used to adjust the car's side- raction. In general,

increasing the hardness of an anti-roll bar on one particular axle

decreases the side-traction of that axle and increases the side-

traction of the other axle. For example, if you make the front

anti-roll bar harder, you decrease the side-traction of the front

and increase the side-traction of the rear. This will result in less

steering (more understeer).

Changing the front anti-roll bar has more effect on turning-in

(entering a turn, decelerating, off-power).

Changing the rear anti-roll bar has more effect on powering-out

(exiting a turn, accelerating, on-power).

TIPs TUNING RC CARS

2008-09-18T06:07:00.005-07:00

TIPS FOR TUNING TOURING CARS

Shock Oil

Use heavier oil in hot weather and lighter oil in warm weather. If

your rc touring car is understeering, try lighter oil at the front.

If car is rolling excessively, try using heavier oil at the rear.

Coil Springs

If understeering, use softer springs at the front. If oversteering,

use harder springs at the front.

Shock Position

For high speed tracks, place shock absorbers to a more horizontal

position. For technical tracks, place shock absorber in a more

vertical or upright position.

Front Stabilizer or Anti Roll Bar

This will reduce the side grip of the front end. It will reduce

chassis roll and may result in understeer.

Rear Stabilizer or Anti Roll Bar

This will reduce the side grip of the rear end and reduce chassis

role.

Gear RC

2008-09-18T06:07:00.004-07:00

Gears: Pinions and Spurs

This article is going to mainly pertain to ground vehicles, nitro or electric. We’re going to go through the gearing of these drive trains and figure out what all the numbers mean. You’ll learn the difference between a pinion and a spur gear, the important characteristics of gears you’ll need to know, and you’ll learn how to choose the right gears to get more speed or more torque out of your car or truck. Most of the concepts are easy to get on this subject, especially if you’ve ever ridden a 10-speed bike before. The same gear principles apply to your R/C vehicle.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve got a nitro vehicle or an electric one, the principles of gearing apply to both in the same way, the gears are just different sizes, that’s all. The biggest difference between the two is that sometimes nitro vehicles have two speed transmissions. In either case, however, the gear that’s mounted on the end of the motor or engine is called the pinion gear. It’s the smaller one that drives the bigger gear called the spur gear. Most cars or trucks are sold with gear sets that will give you average speed and average amounts of torque. Options are usually available up or down with both the pinion and the spur gear to give you a number of variations of gearing.

Two of the characteristics of every gear that you need to be aware of if you are going to make changes to your vehicle are the number of teeth, and the pitch of the teeth on the gear. The number of teeth is easy to figure out – you simply count them. Sometimes this number is stamped on the side of the gear: for example 52T for fifty-two teeth. The more teeth a gear has, the bigger the gear. The pitch of a gear in layman’s terms refers to the size and distance between any two adjacent teeth of the gear. This is important to know before you go changing one of the gears, because one will have to mesh properly with the other. Be aware that you cannot mix gears of different pitch sizes. If you do, you will end up stripping the teeth from one or both of the gears and your vehicle will immediately go nowhere. Standard pitch sizes in R/C are 32P, 48P and 64P.

Before you go and start playing with gears to find more speed, you should know what gear ratio is and how to calculate it. It’s really a simple concept actually. Gear ratio is the ratio of teeth between the pinion and the spur gears. Say for instance you have a 24T pinion and a 72T spur. Your gear ratio would then be 24:72 which is reduced to 1:3. That means that your pinion gear is going to rotate three times for every revolution of the spur gear. In other words, you will get one third the rotations out of the spur gear as you will the pinion. So if your motor is running at 24,000 RPM, your spur gear will move the transmission at 8,000 RPM. This process of reducing speed through gears is known as gear reduction. This is necessary because motors and engines operate at speeds that are too high to work efficiently in any drive train. There simply is too much speed and not enough torque.

OK, now you’re ready to get some more speed out of your car or truck, but how do you change the gears to do it? Let’s go back to our example. We want to change the spur gear to get more top end speed, so the spur gear will have to rotate faster. A larger gear with more teeth will make the gear ratio larger, causing the spur to move slower, so that won’t work. We have to go the other way. You want a smaller spur gear with less teeth for more speed. Take a spur gear with 70T to our 24T pinion and you get a gear ratio of 24:70 which reduces to 1:2.92. If the same motor runs at 24,000 RPM you will get the spur moving now at 8219 RPM. Amazing, with only two less teeth, we got an additional 219 RPM, or 3.65 revolutions per second. That’s cool, but can’t we do better? Sure we can. Let’s now change the pinion gear. To get more speed, we do the opposite of what we did with the spur gear. You want a bigger pinion with more teeth to get that gear ratio where we want it. Let’s go with 26T pinion and the 70T spur. Now our gear ratio is 26:70 which is reduced to 1:2.692. At 24,000 RPM on the motor, you get 8915 RPM on the spur gear. Just by changing each gear by two teeth, we get an additional 915 RPM or 15.25 revolutions per second.

Remember that it doesn’t matter whether you’re running electric or nitro powered vehicles, these calculations are the same for both. If you ever get stuck in figuring out if you need a larger or smaller gear size, just think of riding a 10-speed bike. (In this case though, your “pinion” is actually on the rear wheel, not the pedals.) You shift gears to get more speed and when you do, the two gears approach the same size. When the two gears are the most opposite, large and small, you get slower speeds but more torque, meaning you can take off easier from a stand still. This same principle applies to any gear system, including R/C. So now you’re ready to leave the competition in the dust, right? Installing gears on cars or trucks is not always easy to do, but you will notice a difference in performance as we have mentioned above. Next time, we’ll look at the differences between the radio control systems available on the market. Until then, go out, have fun and please support your local hobby shop.

How should I adjust the gearing?

2008-09-18T06:07:00.003-07:00

How should I adjust the gearing?

First of all, don't overheat the motor.

Secondly, make small changes when gearing up. If you make a big change you are likely to cook your motor. Add one tooth to the pinion, two only if the motor was *really* cool the last time. Don't change the spur gear unless you have maxed out the pinion (e.g. 26 teeth for 48 pitch gears).

Thirdly, get somebody to time your laps with a stopwatch. Change the gearing and do it again. Compare the typical laps from each run -- not the fastest laps. Choose the gearing that makes your typical lap the fastest, while not overheating.

What does gear up mean?

When somebody tells you to "gear up" they mean to use a smaller gear ratio, i.e. a larger pinion.

On an electric car, there are 2 Gears on your car that you need to worry about changing: the Spur Gear and the Pinion Gear. The Pinion Gear is the one attached to the motor, the Spur Gear being the gear the pinion comes in contact with. On a Nitro vehicle, you might have 4 gears...2 for the 2-speed on the motor and 2 for the 2-speed on the 'drive train'.

Changing the Pinion or Spur Gears will result in much different results.

On the Pinion Gear, the higher the number of teeth, the faster (top end) your car will have, but you will lose acceleration. The lower the number of teeth, the faster your car will accelerate, but you will lose top end. More top end usually results in less run time, also.

On the Spur Gear, the higher the number of teeth, the more acceleration the car will have, but the less top end. The lower the number of teeth the more top end you will have, but you will lose acceleration.

Changing the Gearing

On an electric car, the Pinion is changed by loosening the screws to the motor (or, in some cases, removing it from the car) and then removing the Pinion. Slide the new Pinion on, re-install in car (if applicable), and adjust the Gear mesh.

To change the Spur requires a little more work. Depending on the vehicle you own, it could be as easy as removing 2 screws or disassembling a whole portion of the car. See your instruction manual for the procedure as it applies to your vehicle.

On a Nitro vehicle, changing the Pinion gears requires the removal of the motor from the car (in most cases). You will then need to remove the gears from the clutch bell and replace with the appropriate gears.

Changing the Spur Gears on a Nitro vehicle requires the disassembly of a portion of the car (in most cases) to remove the gears and replace with the appropriate ones. See your instruction manual for the procedure as it applies to your vehicle.

R/C Car Gear Ratios

2008-09-18T06:07:00.002-07:00

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R/C Car Gear Ratios

The gears of a car follow a simple concept but can have an enormous effect on the performance of the vehicle. The diameter of the gears should be adjusted to match the specific application in which the vehicle will be used for. This means that a different gearing will be used for a large track with sweeping turns than for a small track with tight turns. A simple explanation of gearing is necessary. Basically, a large pinion gear (the little gear attached to the motor) will offer increased top speed and decreased acceleration and a smaller pinion gear will offer decreased top speed and increased acceleration. The opposite is true for spur gears (the large gear attached to the tranny that the pinion gears runs against), a smaller spur gear will increase top speed and decrease acceleration while a larger spur gear will decrease top speed and increase acceleration. A standard way of comparing gear sizes between cars is to use Gear Ratios.

There are 2 basic types of gear ratios for your RC car, the pinion to spur ratio and the overall drive train ratio. To equate the pinion to spur ratio, a simple formula is used:

Pinion to Spur gear ratio = # of teeth on spur gear / # of teeth on pinion gear

To give an example, assume you have a 25 tooth pinion gear and a 100 tooth spur gear installed on your car. The pinion to spur ratio is 100/25 = 4. Therefore; your pinion to spur gear ratio is 4 to1. This means that the motor must rotate 4 times to rotate the spur gear once.

The other basic gear ratio is the overall drive train ratio. To equate this, the following formula is used:

Overall Drive Train Ratio = (# teeth on spur gear / # teeth on pinion gear) x Tranny Gear Ratio

Here is an example. Assume you have a 25 tooth pinion gear and a 100 tooth spur gear installed on your car. Your transmission gear ratio is 2.25 to 1 (the transmission gear ratio is complicated to equate but it is usually given to you in the transmission instructions). The overall drive train ratio is (100 / 25) x 2.25 = 9. Therefore; your overall drive train ratio is 9 to 1. This means that the motor must turn 9 times to fully rotate the wheels of the car once.

Sometimes people refer to the gear ratio of the car instead of the number of teeth on the pinion and spur gears. A low gear ratio number will offer increased speed and decreased acceleration and a high gear ratio number will offer decreased top speed and increased acceleration. For example, a 3 to 1 ratio will give your car more speed and less acceleration than a 5 to 1 ratio.

It is important to understand that there are limitations to what an electric motor can handle when it comes to gearing your car. This means that a larger pinion and a smaller spur will increase your vehicles top speed up to the point in which the motor is overloaded. When the gear ratio is too low, the motor will not have enough output to benefit, and reduced performance can be expected. The key here is that a proper gear ratio is very important. Don't just put on the largest pinion gear and smallest spur gear that you can find and expect to go fast.

Another issue regarding gear ratios is tire size. The size of the cars tire will have an effect on the speed a vehicle reaches. A larger tire is like running a lower gear ratio and a smaller tire is like running a higher gear ratio. The formula used to calculate gear ratios that take tire size into consideration are very complex and aren't necessary for most applications. Just remember that a larger tire will increase top speed and decrease acceleration and a smaller tire will decrease top speed but increase acceleration.

There is no strict rule for setting up gear ratios in your vehicle. Different cars, tracks, motors, batteries, driving style and many more variables all affect the size of the gears to be used. The best method of setting up your own ratios is to start with manufacturer recommendations and then experiment on your own. Use a stop watch to see if changes you make are for the better. The proper gear ratio selection can make the difference between an A main finish and no finish at all.

Myths About Brushless Motors

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Myths About Brushless Motors

Myth #1 - You Only Need One Motor

False, you will still need several motors for each application ou decide to use them in. No tuning options to allow you to maxiumize performance. Its easier to replace the whole setup.

Myth #2 - Motors Are Indestructible

False, brushless motors can still be susceptible to shorts due to faulty winding, debris entering the motor and heat. Magnets used on the rotor will demagnetize from use.

Myth #3 - Torque and RPM Are The Same As Brushed

False, you will need to give up one for the other. That is another reason why you need more than one brushless motor.

Myth #4 - No Maintenance

False, cleaning, bearing replacement and magnet zapping will still be needed for top performance. Also, any damage to the motor can may cause the motor to fail.

Myth #5 - Batteries Do Not Matter

False, batteries will play a bigger part since brushless systems depend on high voltage, amps and super low internal resistance to operate as a race motor. Bottom line is that you will need to have quality batteries.

Myth #6 - All Speedos Can Be Programmed For A Level Playing Field

False, again at this point batteries will make a huge difference. Good quality packs will be essential. In the end, a Team Driver will still have the advantage due to speed controller programming knowledge, access to unpublished technology and the ability to jump the regulator that restricts the amp flow, undetectable traction control, drivers will need a laptop to have their own secret profiles set, special developed FET's etc. This leaves the average racer out in the cold. It is much easier to just tech a "spec" brushed motor.

Myth #7 - Brushless Performance

There will still be better motors than others due to manufacturing tolerances. No two speed controls for standard motors work the same and they have been making these for 25 years longer. Remember the price on a brushless motor when you have to replace it because it does not perform as claimed. There is no way to increase performance other than the speed control, out of abilities of the normal racer. Tweaking and tuning your motor and race car will be a thing of the past. Race winners will now be decided by who's motor is the fastest out of the package. If its not yours, you may as well stay home and run by yourself in your driveway, since there is zero you can do to improve the performance.

SEVEN WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CAR'S PERFORMANCE

2008-09-18T06:07:00.000-07:00

SEVEN WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CAR'S PERFORMANCE

For those who have already bought rc cars, hope

your are having lots of fun. If you need more speed, here are

seven ways to make your car go faster.

1. Ball bearings - these will reduce a lot of friction in the axles

and transmission. Expect 10 - 20% increase in speed.

2. Using lightweight parts - graphite chassis, aluminum screws,

titanium drive shafts will make a car lighter. This results in faster

acceleration, top speed, reduced motor wear, and longer battery

life. Expect a 5 - 10% increase in speed.

3. Improve suspension and car handling - oil filled shock

absorbers, tuned springs, and sway bars will help your car go

faster around corners, and handle a lot better, especially on

rough tracks.

4. Faster steering - a high-speed steering servo will help your

car react faster to steering inputs.

5. Faster electric motors - modified motor provide a great

speed and power boost over the stock Mabuchi 540 motor. A

mild 24 degree motor may push your touring car to 30 mph,

while the highly modified 10 turn motors push electric touring

cars near 40 mph.

6. High capacity batteries - racing quality NiMH battery packs

are made of individual cells that have been matched, so that

each cell provides the same power and discharge curve as all

the other cells in the battery pack. This ensures maximum power.

7. Electronic speed control - replacing the stock mechanical

speed controller with a budget electronic speed control (esc) is

already a big plus. ESC provides smooth throttle control and

precise braking capability. Budget ESC can handle 19 turn

motors, while high capacity ESC can handle the hotter 10 turn

modified motors.

My Honda Integra

2008-05-20T21:33:00.000-07:00

Recently i just change the layout of my E10 from Drift Layout to Touring Layout. I think by changing of the layout i can use it as drifting as well as touring at the same time, by changing the tire.

Hard tire for drifting
Soft (foam) tire for touring.

I also replace my setting as follows: -
1. Existing Tamiya Stock Motor 23Turn to Brushless motor
2. Existing TPM8 ESC to Brushless ESC (5000kV max)
3. Additional Heatsink for Motor
4. Cooling fan for ESC

Following is my Custom Body add on i have done.
1. Custom made LED headlight and Back light

at the moment i trying to built break light for my Integra.

view my video below.

future in mind:-

1. To rebuild my Mercedes wide body

FOR SALE

1. Used TPM8 ESC (ready for connection with CAP) at RM120.00

2. Used Tamiya Stock Motor 23Turn at RM100.00

3. Used E10 stock ESC at RM80.00

4. Used Stock HPI E10 motor 27Turn at RM80.00

5. Used Computer 12V Cooling fan with Heatsink (suitable for TPM8) at RM 20.00

please call me if interested

Azmizi 017-6058708
Location : Damansara PJ Malaysia

future to sell.

1. Custom LED light harnes

2. Custom Break light

3. Custom Light Bucket (subject to model i have)

MY ONLY ONE RC CAR IN HAND

2008-05-05T22:16:00.000-07:00

This is my photo of my rc car , at the moment there are so many thing that i try to develope on my RC

HPI E10 drift setup
TPM8 ESC
Custom LED
Custom Exhaust
Skyline Body (Mod)

Front View

Side View

Side View

Front View

Internal View

RC CAR ACTION

2008-05-04T22:32:00.000-07:00

Following Video was taken recently ... 5/5/08

CAR SPECIFICATIONS

Model : HPI E10 .

Motor: TAMIYA 23T with TPM8 ESC (works great)

Tyre: Polytyre

Controller : STOCK HPI E10

Custom Pop Ups

1. Cooling Fan (CPU ATi)

2. LED Light

3. Exhaust pipe (AC copper pipe)

DAY TIME

NIGHT VIEW

How fast can an rc car go?

2008-03-18T05:51:00.001-07:00

Very fast.

Gas powered RC cars can accelerate for 0 - 60 mph in less than 2 seconds.

How many real cars can do that?

My rc hall of fame is based on my research. However, I am sure there must be some cars who should be on this list. Kindly let me know... and I will update this page accordingly.

Do you have a fast rc car? Let me know and I will post its speed and details on this page.
Which is faster, gas or electric cars?

Based on what I know... the hall of fame cars are all electric cars. So for ultimate top speeds... electrics seem to dominate.

But if we are talking about racing over 30 to 60 minutes long, gas cars can consistently post the fastest lap speeds.

How fast can RC cars go?

Stock electric trucks (10 to 15 mph)

Stock electric buggies (15 - 20 mph)

Stock electric pan cars (25 - 35 mph)

Modified touring cars (30+ mph)

Gas touring cars (40 - 50 mph)

1/8th scale off-road (40+ mph)

1/8th scale on-road (70+ mph)

Dragsters (70+ mph)

How fast can an rc car go?

2008-03-18T05:51:00.000-07:00

Very fast.

Gas powered RC cars can accelerate for 0 - 60 mph in less than 2 seconds.

How many real cars can do that?

My rc hall of fame is based on my research. However, I am sure there must be some cars who should be on this list. Kindly let me know... and I will update this page accordingly.

Do you have a fast rc car? Let me know and I will post its speed and details on this page.
Which is faster, gas or electric cars?

Based on what I know... the hall of fame cars are all electric cars. So for ultimate top speeds... electrics seem to dominate.

But if we are talking about racing over 30 to 60 minutes long, gas cars can consistently post the fastest lap speeds.

How fast can RC cars go?

Stock electric trucks (10 to 15 mph)

Stock electric buggies (15 - 20 mph)

Stock electric pan cars (25 - 35 mph)

Modified touring cars (30+ mph)

Gas touring cars (40 - 50 mph)

1/8th scale off-road (40+ mph)

1/8th scale on-road (70+ mph)

Dragsters (70+ mph)

On-Road vs. Off-Road

2008-03-18T05:48:00.000-07:00

Radio controlled cars are usually designed to run on either on-road (i.e. parking lot) or off-road (i.e. dirt tracks).

On-road rc cars are designed to run on smooth concrete or asphalt surfaces. Traditional on-road cars used a pan chassis, direct drive transmission, and foam tires. The latest on-road craze has introduced new designs. Touring cars make use of full suspension chassis, gearbox transmission, 4-wheel drive, and rubber tires.

Off-road rc cars and trucks are designed to run on rough surfaces, such as backyards and dirt tracks. The cars are typically classified either as buggies, trucks, and monster trucks. Buggies use big rubber rear tires and thin front tires. Trucks use big rubber tires on all four wheels. And monster trucks use very large rubber tires and are the biggest of all radio controlled models.

What RC car should I buy?

If you are new to the hobby, try the off-road rc trucks. You can play them on the pavement or dirt tracks such as baseball fields and backyards. They are also very durable and should give you years of fun.

You can also buy rc monster trucks. The oversized tires allow these radio controlled beasts to run on virtually any terrain. These are fun to play with especially on the beach!
Most popular today are the Traxxas T-maxx and Tamiya Terra Crusher.

Which is the fastest RC car?

If you are after pure speed, on-road rc cars are the best. Electric powered on-road rc cars can reach speeds of 40 mph... while the nitro powered cars can reach in excess of 70 mph... definitely not for beginners.

Best brands are Tamiya, Serpent, OFNA, NEO, Kyosho, HPI, Traxxas, and Bolink.
For beginners, try an electric touring car like the cheap HPI Dash RC Car.
If you want 50+ mph nitro cars, try the OFNA OB4 Nitro RC Car.

Gas or Electric Car?????

2008-03-18T05:46:00.000-07:00

Newcomers to the hobby may have more fun by beginning with radio controlled electric cars. They are easier to maintain, cleaner, and you can run them at most places because it is quiet and there are no gas fumes.

Gas powered cars provide additional excitement to those already "bored" with electric cars. Gas cars are fast and realistic. They can have two to three gears (automatic transmission), have a "gas" engine, and provide the sound and smell of real cars. There is also no need to wait for batteries to charge... just make a pit stop and refill the fuel tank. Due to the high speed, noise, and exhaust fumes, gas cars are normally limited to running on special tracks and wide open areas of land.

Having both types of models, each has its own appeal. There are times when the hassle of tuning engines is not desired, and the quiet and serenity that an electric car brings is an advantage. Other times, the smell of gas, the sound of the motors, and the shifting of gears is what makes me happy.

In any case, whatever type of car you buy will surely bring you hours of fun.

Gas Powered RC Cars

Pro:
Fast out of the box
Realism
Might be cheaper to operate in the long run

Con:
Fumes
Must handle "flammable fuel"
Noise
More complex
Sometimes the engine does not want to run at all

Electric Powered RC Cars

Pro:
Easy to build
Always ready to run

Con:
Batteries are getting expensive

Buyer's Guide to Radio Control Cars

2008-03-18T05:43:00.000-07:00

This page is about fast and cheap radio controlled cars powered by electric motors or gas nitro engines.

ContentWhat are the Best Brands of Radio Control Cars?The Cheapest Radio Control Cars Money Can Buy!How Fast Can a Radio Control Car Go?Where Can I Buy Radio Control Cars?

What are the Best Brands of Radio Control Cars?The best radio controlled cars are made by companies such as Team Associated, HPI Racing, Kyosho, Team Losi, Mugen, OFNA, Tamiya, Traxxas, Schumacher, Serpent, and Yokomo.

Nikko is a popular brand, but they are more of the "toy" quality cars as compared to hobby quality model kits. However, if you are just getting started or would like to buy a radio controlled car for young people, then Nikko is one of the best brands you can buy.

But if it is the fast hobby quality rc cars you are looking for, then buy brands such as Associated, HPI, Kyosho, Tamiya, and Traxxas.

The Cheapest Radio Control Cars Money Can Buy!Radio control cars are relatively cheap. Ready to run kits such as the HPI Dash can be bought for less than $100.

However, for the best value for your money, I recommend 1/10th scale touring electric powered radio control cars that are run on asphalt tracks or parking lots. Some of the best buys are the HPI Sprint RTR or the Associated TC3 RTR.

If you do not have much space, try the smaller 1/18th scale touring cars such as the HPI Micro HPI Micro RS4 electric powered radio control car.

There are also gas powered or nitro powered radio control cars such as the Associated Nitro TC3. These cars are powered by 2-stroke gas or nitro engines, have tuned pipes, 4 wheel drive transmissions, and single or two-speed automatic transmission.

How Fast Can a Radio Control Car Go?Electric powered radio control cars such as the HPI Dash would reach 12 - 15 miles per hour, while the HPI Sprint RTR would go 23 mph out of the box. You can modify these electric cars by adding modified motors, batteries, speed controllers, etc. to push the speeds in excess of 35 mph.

Gas powered radio control cars such as the Associated Nitro TC3 would go 30 mph out of the box. Two-speed transmission models would go 40 mph, and modified nitro engines and tuned pipes would push the cars past 50 mph. King are the 1/8th scale, three-speed transmission on-road radio controlled gas cars that can push 70 mph.

Where Can I Buy Radio Control Cars?You can buy radio control cars for sale from your local hobby shop or buy conveniently online. There are also online discount coupons that offer 5% discounts or more when you buy online.

SEVEN WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CAR'S PERFORMANCE

2008-03-18T05:30:00.000-07:00

For those who have already bought rc cars, hopeyour are having lots of fun. If you need more speed, here areseven ways to make your car go faster.

1. Ball bearings - these will reduce a lot of friction in the axlesand transmission. Expect 10 - 20% increase in speed.

2. Using lightweight parts - graphite chassis, aluminum screws,titanium drive shafts will make a car lighter. This results in fasteracceleration, top speed, reduced motor wear, and longer batterylife. Expect a 5 - 10% increase in speed.

3. Improve suspension and car handling - oil filled shockabsorbers, tuned springs, and sway bars will help your car gofaster around corners, and handle a lot better, especially onrough tracks.

4. Faster steering - a high-speed steering servo will help yourcar react faster to steering inputs.

5. Faster electric motors - modified motor provide a greatspeed and power boost over the stock Mabuchi 540 motor. Amild 24 degree motor may push your touring car to 30 mph,while the highly modified 10 turn motors push electric touringcars near 40 mph.

6. High capacity batteries - racing quality NiMH battery packsare made of individual cells that have been matched, so thateach cell provides the same power and discharge curve as allthe other cells in the battery pack. This ensures maximum power.

7. Electronic speed control - replacing the stock mechanicalspeed controller with a budget electronic speed control (esc) isalready a big plus. ESC provides smooth throttle control andprecise braking capability. Budget ESC can handle 19 turnmotors, while high capacity ESC can handle the hotter 10 turnmodified motors.