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Old 09-15-2010, 04:44 PM
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Default RE: Engine Longevity

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Ty for the replies. it seems to have turned into a debate on which engine manufacturer is better tho Lol
Still undecided between Nitro/Electric tho lol.

I like the smoke and noise of nitro and not having to carry batteries but there is times electric would be good because of more power and no noise if im driving in neighborhood.


i hear ya,
nitro takes a lot of maintenance and patience, it is an awful lot of fun for the techy kind of person.
i like to tinker and love the sweet smell of nitro, but i like the ease of electric too, although i don't have any right now.
i like the sound of nitro, but if i have a headache and lookin for some peacful running, electric is a blast.
with the brushless systems they have now the speeds are plain silly and brushless has twice the torque of nitro.

i'm probably not helping your decision at all.

they both can cost equally as much in the end.
nitro= buying fuel all the time (byrons 20%)
electric=charging batteries all the time( resulting in a higher electricity bill )
faster=spending more cash for broken parts

i guess it's all in what you really want.

everything wears out eventually