Why not gas instead of nitro?
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Why not gas instead of nitro?
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Why don't they make the engines gasoline instead of nitro? Nitro is expensive and wastes real fast. Gas is not expensive and lasts longer.
Why don't they make the engines gasoline instead of nitro? Nitro is expensive and wastes real fast. Gas is not expensive and lasts longer.
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RE: Why not gas instead of nitro?
They do....the only one i know of is the Traxxas Monster Buggy. Its HUGE. 1/6 scale. its around $1000.00 though. But the prices of gas now is crazy,$2.00 a gallon!
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but also, gasoline is not as combustable as methanol/nitromethane. you get a lot more power and performance from glow fuel. and also glow fuel is a mixture of oil and other stuff which makes it so expensive.
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RE: Why not gas instead of nitro?
Yes I heard of that engine too but that is the only one. Most of the engines in the market are nitro.
Even with that price you still can't compare $30 to $2 per gallon.
Even with that price you still can't compare $30 to $2 per gallon.
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RE: Why not gas instead of nitro?
If you were to use octane fuel, any engine manufactuing company would halft to chage their who engine layout, not to mention the engine would need to be much bigger because you need a bigger glowplug in order to ignight the fuel. Even though octane runs much cleaner than Nitro, nitro puts out atleast 3x as much power.
(It smells better too. )
(It smells better too. )
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RE: Why not gas instead of nitro?
This company [link=http://www.molzermoweryracing.com/off_road.html]Molzer Mowery Racing[/link] manufactures GAS R/C vehicles.
The following are some examples of their off-road vehicles.
The Biggest And Baddest truck is comming very very soon. Call one of Our Dealers now to reserve yours.
The chassis of the 1:6 scale models Marder, Beetle Off-Road and On-Road are identical, they only differ in bodies, tires and chassis accomodation. The models are built on a 4mm u-bended chassis. All borings underneath the chassis are countersunk, therefore the screw heads can't bear out. Double wishbones at front and rear axle as well as 4 bulk oil-pressure shock absorbers guarantee perfect ground adherence. All rotating parts are supported by ball-bearings. Rear gear wheels, differential gears and all driving elements are case-hardened. The ABS-undertray (Beetle) and side guards (Marder) protect the models from dirt.
The following are some examples of their off-road vehicles.
The Biggest And Baddest truck is comming very very soon. Call one of Our Dealers now to reserve yours.
The chassis of the 1:6 scale models Marder, Beetle Off-Road and On-Road are identical, they only differ in bodies, tires and chassis accomodation. The models are built on a 4mm u-bended chassis. All borings underneath the chassis are countersunk, therefore the screw heads can't bear out. Double wishbones at front and rear axle as well as 4 bulk oil-pressure shock absorbers guarantee perfect ground adherence. All rotating parts are supported by ball-bearings. Rear gear wheels, differential gears and all driving elements are case-hardened. The ABS-undertray (Beetle) and side guards (Marder) protect the models from dirt.
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RE: Why not gas instead of nitro?
my friend made up some "home-made" gas for his savage. It was made of a pinch of nitro, gasoline, wd-40 all mixed up. He said it ran pretty good, had low RPMS not as much power. It still would spin the tires but not much speed. And it looked like a masquito fogger cause it smoked so much
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RE: Why not gas instead of nitro?
I hope this isnt against forum rules or anything here....its an old advertisement from the March 2000 edition of RCCA:
[link=http://www.mustangmods.com/data/2197/rcca.jpg]pic[/link]
Would be cool if they still made something like that, or better yet, just sold the engines.
[link=http://www.mustangmods.com/data/2197/rcca.jpg]pic[/link]
Would be cool if they still made something like that, or better yet, just sold the engines.
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RE: Why not gas instead of nitro?
joe, Nitro is much more powerful than gas. I just bought a 25CC gas string trimmer and that thing only puts out .8 HP. my 2.6CC engine in my Cen truck puts out 1.2 HP. So for a tenth the size and 1.5 times the HP, nitro is pretty powerful stuff.
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RE: Why not gas instead of nitro?
Weight for weight, nitro engines are way more powerfull, and as power is way more important than economy in scale engines, thats what will dominate the market.
you wanna try living over here mate! our petrol averages over £4.00 a gallon now.
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Why don't they make the engines gasoline instead of nitro? Nitro is expensive and wastes real fast. Gas is not expensive and lasts longer.
Just thinking
Why don't they make the engines gasoline instead of nitro? Nitro is expensive and wastes real fast. Gas is not expensive and lasts longer.
you wanna try living over here mate! our petrol averages over £4.00 a gallon now.
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RE: Why not gas instead of nitro?
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This company [link=http://www.molzermoweryracing.com/off_road.html]Molzer Mowery Racing[/link] manufactures GAS R/C vehicles.
This company [link=http://www.molzermoweryracing.com/off_road.html]Molzer Mowery Racing[/link] manufactures GAS R/C vehicles.
There are lots of 1/5 & 1/6 trucks and cars on the market that runs on gas, FG is the most popular maker, HARM is another one...there are more, most of them are European...
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RE: Why not gas instead of nitro?
$ 1200 is the retail price for the FG truck. Street price is $850 + sh and no radio gear. I think that is reasonable compared to a hopped upped T-max or savage. I build my own gas cars. Both trucks have a 3 hp stock motor and foreword/reverse transmission.
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You failed to mention the FG Monster is 2WD, but will soon have a 4WD option as well as a RTR option. If it ships with the latest Zenoah engine, I would have though it has more than 3 hp unless you are writing about the engines in your trucks pictured. Then again, I don't know much about the Zenoah G230RC1 or G230RC02 engines.
Edit: Since so many people also don't use the search button, below is a link to the thread I started about the FG Monster. There are also a few comments from one of the US Importers on the same thread.
RC Cars >> Monster Trucks >> FG 1/6 Scale R/C Off Road Monster Truck
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/FG_1...1565262/tm.htm
Edit: Since so many people also don't use the search button, below is a link to the thread I started about the FG Monster. There are also a few comments from one of the US Importers on the same thread.
RC Cars >> Monster Trucks >> FG 1/6 Scale R/C Off Road Monster Truck
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/FG_1...1565262/tm.htm
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Molzer Mowery Racing manufactures GAS R/C vehicles.
Molzer Mowery Racing manufactures GAS R/C vehicles.
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RE: Why not gas instead of nitro?
The main reason (I think) that nitro based fuel is used for models is it's much safer to handle than gasoline. Could you imagine the carnage if every T Maxx/Savage, etc. owner had a 5 gallon can of gas in the same place they now store their model fuel?
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RE: Why not gas instead of nitro?
ive got a motor scooter with a Mitsubishi engine andn it has like like 5 hp. its a 40cc engine though. ive seen some engines for the motor scooters that are 43cc and have like 7 hp. and those engines are zenoah. ive seen rpm for them up to 15,000 rpm.