| You are about to buy your first RC car. You go into | | | | need a lot of cleaning, they produce less heat that |
| the shop and you are offered two different cars. One | | | | extends the life of the engine, and they can give more |
| is powered by electricity (an electric RC car) and the | | | | speed to your car. |
| other by real fuel (the nitro RC car). You begin to | | | | Once you know what kind of engine you want, you |
| wonder and you really do not know which one to | | | | should consider the other very important structural |
| choose. | | | | element of the car the chassis. There are two types |
| If you do not want to be part of this situation, learn the | | | | metal and plastic. The plastic chassis are made of |
| differences about each type radio controlled vehicle | | | | carbon fiber that gives strength and is very light. The |
| before you go to the shop. Knowing the insides will | | | | metal chassis are made of aluminum. It is the most |
| help you make a choice. | | | | common type of chassis for nitro and gas RC cars as |
| The main difference between an electric car and the | | | | it can stand the heat produced by the engine. |
| fuel powered car is the motor. The electric car has | | | | Moreover an aluminum chassis helps the engine cool. |
| batteries. They are charged with electricity that makes | | | | The gears, wheels and axels of a RC car are also |
| the car function. The nitro remote controlled car has a | | | | important. They can be made of plastic (typical for the |
| motor. It is powered by fuel just like a normal car. The | | | | toy grade RC cars) or metal. Metal ones are more |
| fuel used is a special methanol based fuel for RC cars. | | | | durable and recommended for the nitro cars. |
| There are other RC cars that use gasoline however | | | | The final thing to consider is the runtime of your car. If |
| they are larger models and not quite typical hobby RC | | | | it is powered by battery it will be able to run for about |
| cars. | | | | 15 minutes per battery until you need to recharge. |
| If you want an electric motor car there is one thing to | | | | Depending on the number of batteries you may have |
| consider brushed or brushless motor. The brushed | | | | a whole hour before the power goes down. The nitro |
| motors are usually used for toy RC cars while the | | | | cars depend on fuel so the tank size is important for |
| brushless ones are used in hobby RC cars making. | | | | their runtime. On the othr hand a tank is refilled for less |
| Brushless motors tend to be more expensive | | | | than a minute. |
| however they have better characteristics. They do not | | | | |