.18 engine comparison
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RE: .18 engine comparison
This was originally in Radio Control Car Action magazine. They tested the following engines in a Traxxas T-Maxx using Trinity 20% Racing fuel:
Epic .18 Big Bore:
Top speed - 39.15 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.94 sec
Time at 132 ft - 3.85 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 33.42 mph
Fantom FR .18:
Top speed - 36.41 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.62 sec
Time at 132 ft - 3.89 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 33.49 mph
Hot Products .18 Outlaw:
Top speed - 36.65 mph
Time to reach top speed - 7.49 sec
Time at 132 ft - 3.96 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 32.21 mph
HPI Nitro Star .18SS:
Top speed - 36.78 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.85 sec
Time at 132 ft - 3.91 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 32.42 mph
OS Engines .18:
Top speed - 40.40 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.27 sec
Time at 132 ft - 3.42 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 38.15 mph
Peak Racing Diablo:
Top speed - 37.05 mph
Time to reach top speed - 7.87 sec
Time at 132 ft - 4.02 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 31.97 mph
Sirio TX-18:
Top speed - 37.31 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.50 sec
Time at 132 ft - 3.89 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 33.86 mph
Team Orion Wasp .18:
Top speed - 30.18 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.40 sec
Time at 132 ft - 4.69 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 27.48 mph
XTM .18:
Top speed - 30.56 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.85 sec
Time at 132 ft - 4.20 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 29.71 mph
From these numbers it is easy to see that the OS was the only enigine to hit 40 mph and was able to get to 132 ft the fastest a full 1/2 second quicker than the next engine.
Engine builders test their engines with their test equipment so the numbers are not apples to apples in comparison. The magazine puts the engines in real world situations to see how they will perform.
Epic .18 Big Bore:
Top speed - 39.15 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.94 sec
Time at 132 ft - 3.85 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 33.42 mph
Fantom FR .18:
Top speed - 36.41 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.62 sec
Time at 132 ft - 3.89 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 33.49 mph
Hot Products .18 Outlaw:
Top speed - 36.65 mph
Time to reach top speed - 7.49 sec
Time at 132 ft - 3.96 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 32.21 mph
HPI Nitro Star .18SS:
Top speed - 36.78 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.85 sec
Time at 132 ft - 3.91 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 32.42 mph
OS Engines .18:
Top speed - 40.40 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.27 sec
Time at 132 ft - 3.42 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 38.15 mph
Peak Racing Diablo:
Top speed - 37.05 mph
Time to reach top speed - 7.87 sec
Time at 132 ft - 4.02 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 31.97 mph
Sirio TX-18:
Top speed - 37.31 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.50 sec
Time at 132 ft - 3.89 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 33.86 mph
Team Orion Wasp .18:
Top speed - 30.18 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.40 sec
Time at 132 ft - 4.69 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 27.48 mph
XTM .18:
Top speed - 30.56 mph
Time to reach top speed - 6.85 sec
Time at 132 ft - 4.20 sec
Speed at 132 ft - 29.71 mph
From these numbers it is easy to see that the OS was the only enigine to hit 40 mph and was able to get to 132 ft the fastest a full 1/2 second quicker than the next engine.
Engine builders test their engines with their test equipment so the numbers are not apples to apples in comparison. The magazine puts the engines in real world situations to see how they will perform.
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RE: .18 engine comparison
[quote]ORIGINAL: badz
more then likely it was a cv-r...the tz has alot more guts
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That is what I thought it was the CV-R. I just ordered a TZ .18 from Towers about and hour ago.
more then likely it was a cv-r...the tz has alot more guts
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That is what I thought it was the CV-R. I just ordered a TZ .18 from Towers about and hour ago.