I am a writer for [link=http://modelkits.com/]ModelKits[/link] and am writing an article to help explain commonly used lingo in the RC car world. If you guys could chime in and give as many terms as you can think of that are commonly used that would great. An example would be "brushless motor". In my article I am gonna give a definition of each word to help explain the terms better so the hobby isn't quite so confusing to those who are new. Thanks guys.

Explain common acronyms that many of us take for granted but are otherwise unknown to newcomers; like ARR, RTR, ESC, CVD, CVA, ATL, EPA, to name a few.</p>

tried that with a few people on the forums... it didn't help at all I remember I once ended up using for ESC the thingie that makes the motor use that the battery hooks upto till the person understood what I was speaking about...

BEC, KV, 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 2s2p, transit time, torque per cm, scale speed, spur, diff, pinion.

thanks guys. these are all good terms to include. keep 'em coming please!

Bashing, lhs, nimh, lipo, nicad, 'c rating', amps

HSN, LSN, TDC, BDC, glow plug, running lean/rich! Clutch bell, shoes, springs

lol, i am not even sure what some of these mean (i am an electric only guy as of now). could you please explain?

newbs dont even know what a grub screw is. Or a slug screw, whichever you wanna call it. the screw that holds the pinion gear on.

380, 540, 550 can sizes.

plug types, deans, trx, tamiya, banana 4mm

gear diff. ball diff. center diff.

motor turns.

duel rate steering.

Roller, Basher, Truggy, Buggy, GT car


High speed needle, Low speed needle (these adjust the carb settings) Top dead center, bottom dead center( these reffer to the position of the piston in side the cylinder).

Servo saver, shock oil wt, diff oil, locked/unlocked diffs, EC3, EC5, 2S1P etc, motor temps, foam ratings, tire ratings and FFS can someone PLEASE make a "Which RC should I buy?" Guide??? Or at least a seperate forum for it.

Agreed, there have been so manny questions lately about what to buy... So need a buyers guide.

MosFet, dielectric grease, torsen diff, ball dif, gear diff, open diff, sealed diff, limited slip diff, spool, locked diff, clutch bell, clutch shoes, flywheel, acorn nut, pilot shaft, sg shaft, head button, glow plug, HSN, LSN, idle needle, carb, idle return spring venturi restrictor, tuned pipe, composite pipe, aluminum pipe single chamber, double chamber, triple chamber, ribbed pipe, muffler, stinger, header, manifold, one way bearing, clock spring, recoil, pull start, bump start, bump box, roto-start, gel cell, nimh, nicad, lipo, life, lion, pb, C rating, mah, burst C, continuous C, fast charge, slow charge, trickle charge, balance charge, storage charge, deep cycle, deans plug, bananna plug, balance plug, tamiya plug, traxxas plug, bullet plug, lead cord, solder, flux, soldering gun, soldering iron, tinning, nitro methane, ##%, caster oil, synthetic oil, castor blend, flame out, tire shore, capped tires, slick tires, pin tires, road tires, paddle tires, tractor tires, belted tire, rim lockers, hex hub, hub pin, cv shaft, dog bone, out-drive cups, c-hubs, pillow ball, pivot ball, knuckles, arms, a-arms, swing arms, tie rod, ball end, linkage, disk brake, brake bias, brushed, brush holder, end bell, brush, commutator, armature, mag, motor can, sliver can, brush-less, stator, cogging, heat sink sensor-less, sensored, capacitor, signal wire, KV, #s, gear ratio, tall gearing, short gearing, spur, pinion, slipper clutch, turbine shaft, shock, silicone oil, o-ring, pison, dual piston, dual rate, spring, shock body, threaded shock, shock clips, shock boot, shock shaft, C-clip E-clip, captured pin, bulkhead, upright, shock tower, crank bell linkage, chassis brace, chassis, pan, chassis flex, hold-down, servo, digital servo, coreless servo, indirect servo, potentiometer, servo horn, servo saver, T-bar, friction tube, floating pod, anti-tweak adjustment, pan chassis, stub frame, space frame, bumper, wing, downforce, body clip, lexan, polycarbonate, decals, rattle can, base coat, top coat, nitro mask, dremel, glow plug ignitor, RTR, ARTR, KIT, Roller.

thats about all i can think of at the moment.

There is really no need to reinvent the wheel. This has been done numerous times. Two that I can think of are below.

http://rcvehicles.about.com/od/gloss...cles_Terms.htm

http://www.rccoh.com/what.is.rc/rc.terms.i-z.html

thanks for the link, but i would like to make an even better collection of terms.

HAHAhurry up and get that wrote! i understood some of the terms that have to do with nitro only because it's gas powered and i like 2 strokes and understand that lingo better but I'm learning! just need the cheat sheet