| A Few Considerations | | | | kits are a lot more expensive and unless you know |
| When choosing an RC car there are a few | | | | what your doing then a RTR RC car is probably more |
| considerations you need to take into account first. | | | | inline with what your looking for. |
| Do you have open land or a large parking lot that is | | | | The Little Engine That Could |
| flat where an RC car can be driven? RC cars can | | | | Can gas powered RC cars really go 80+MPH? Yes! |
| quickly get destroyed if you race over uneven land - | | | | Most nitro methane burning cars have what is called a |
| one bump and you may be out a hefty price! If you | | | | two-stroke "glow" engine. The two-stroke engine is |
| live in the city are there any rules restricting these | | | | equivalent to a weed-eater motor which can pump |
| vehicles or neighbors that may complain about the | | | | out up to 5HP which is a LOT considering the size of |
| noise gas powered RC cars make? If so you may | | | | an RC car. The "glow" refers to how the engine gets |
| need a muffler on your exhaust or a lower-powered | | | | its spark to ignite the fuel. A "glow starter" heats up |
| engine. | | | | a "glow plug" which in turn causes the fuel to ignite |
| Picking A Kit Or RTR RC Car | | | | and WHAM, you get your breakneck speeds. |
| Gas powered RC cars run on a nitro methane fuel | | | | Not All Fuels Are The Same! |
| that you can refill for unlimited running time and 80+ | | | | The next thing that you have to worry about is |
| mph isn't out of the question! These cars or trucks | | | | what kind of fuel mixture you are going to be using |
| are typically powered by a small two-stroke engine | | | | in your car. The type of engine that you choose will |
| burning nitro methane, giving them the moniker of a | | | | dictate what kind of mixture the manufacturer will |
| NITRO car or truck. Different engines burn different | | | | recommend. Typically in gas powered RC cars the |
| mixtures of fuel, however, so that's something you | | | | mixture is between 10-40%. Once you have your car |
| want to watch for when purchasing your car. | | | | up and running you can experiment with different |
| Speaking of purchasing your RC vehicle there are | | | | mixtures in your engine to get the kind of |
| two big questions you need to ask yourself. Do I | | | | performance that compliments how you race your |
| want to build the car myself or do I want to | | | | car. |
| purchase a RTR or "ready to run" vehicle? The DIY | | | | |