Gasoline Rc Car Views
Cars are powered by various sources. Electric cars are powered by small but powerful electric motors and rechargeable nickel-cadmium, nickel metal hydride, or lithium polymer cells. There are also brushed or brushless electric motors. Most fuel-powered models use glow plug engines, small internal combustion engines fueled by a special mixture of nitromethane, methanol, and oil (in most cases a blend of castor oil and synthetic oil). These are referred to as nitro cars. Recently, exceptionally large models have been introduced that are powered by small gasoline engines, similar to string trimmer motors, which use a mix of oil and gasoline. Electric cars are generally considered easier for the novice to work with compared to fuel-driven models, but can be equally as complex at the higher budget and skill levels.
The primary difference with gas cars is the size; because of the larger dimensions of a 2 stroke gasoline rc engine, obviously the model itself needs to be bigger. Indeed, some gas rc cars use engines based on the 2 stroke ones commonly found in the 'weed eater' type garden tools (such as strimmers, edgers and blowers). This generally puts such cars into the 1:5 scale, about twice the size of their nitro or electric cousins - that's big!
Another popular choice of gas rc cars comes from 'HARM'. The HARM range come RTR and there is a choice of bodies - some modeled from real cars and other non-scale ones. Also with a 23cc motor, these cars have plenty of power to push them along, and a good size gasoline tank gives a run time of around 40 minutes, which is a lot of driving!
NITRO FUEL Although often referred to as "gas powered)", nitro models DO NOT run on gasoline. RC fuel is a mixture of nitro methane and synthetic or castor oil lubricants. It is flammable and should be treated with care, but it is not nearly as volatile as gasoline. Never attempt to use gasoline in a nitro engine!
Gasoline Rc Car Images
