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by Eau Rouge
Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:43 am
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Is it a silver motor (paint) with black Revtech logos on it or is it a chrome motor with black, blue, green or gold logos? Chrome motors were all stock 27T and not too dangerous to anyone. By today's standards, VERY slow. They required a handful of suppression capacitors to be soldered directly to t...
by Eau Rouge
Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:06 pm
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Transmission Internal Drive Ratios

Lots of people are running their vintage cars more and more, and using contemporary electronics in them on the track. Gearing is always an issue for many newbies and vets, alike. To get a proper gear ratio for your motor, battery, tire and chassis, it's important to know the final drive ratio of the...
by Eau Rouge
Wed May 25, 2011 6:59 pm
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Re: Just a fun project RC10l Drag car.

Lots of things there that can't handle that type of voltage. As someone who has run over 100 mph with a 20-round cell Top Fuel car in the late 80s, and has also raced electric drag cars in the 21st Century, there are a few things you can do to help. First, a diff is N O T a slipper. A properly set u...
by Eau Rouge
Thu May 26, 2011 1:47 pm
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Re: Just a fun project RC10l Drag car.

If you want a straight-line car, RJ Speed makes good, inexpensive kits, as well as Grand Motorsports (shown above). Can't go wrong with either. For the foams, if they are old and dried out, a couple soakings of tire sauce like Paragon will bring them right back. Short of having Paragon around, massa...