| When it comes to RC cars, electricity saves you | | | | powered RC cars is something called a glow plug. |
| money, but gas makes it real. Gas powered RC cars | | | | This plug is heated by a battery-powered starter that |
| go faster, sound more realistic and give you the thrill of | | | | continuously ignites the fuel, allowing gas powered RC |
| the race in a way that their electrically controlled | | | | cars to race far longer at a time than electric ones. |
| counterparts just cant do. Of course, you have to | | | | Unless, that is, your glow plug goes out on you. |
| understand that when you hear the term gas powered | | | | Because this eventuality is not exactly unknown in the |
| RC cars, youre really not talking about gasoline. | | | | world of gas powered RC racing, it always pay to |
| Gas powered RC cars are actually powered by a fuel | | | | invest in a backup or two. |
| combination more often referred to as nitro. But even | | | | If you are still reading this, that means you are probably |
| if you dont actually put gasoline into the cars, gas | | | | new to the world of gas powered RC cars and |
| powered RC cars still look for all the world like | | | | maybe havent even bought one yet. Rather than |
| miniature automobiles as they zoom at high speeds | | | | starting out with a top of the line model, you should |
| around the track. | | | | probably go for entry-level car. Most of these models |
| Gas powered RC cars have engines that require fine | | | | dont need electric starters because they come with |
| tuning and that roar with all the excitement of a full | | | | pull-starters like a go-kart engine. If you do get one that |
| sized car. In fact, the faster they go, the louder they | | | | comes without this, youll have to invest in a starter. |
| get, just like the real thing. The excitement of racing | | | | You have a choice here: either an electric starter box |
| gas powered RC cars doesnt end with the sounds | | | | or a 12V starter with a car adaptor. |
| however. As they face like lightning, vapor trails of | | | | Gas powered RC cars bring the excitement of RC |
| exhaust shadow their route. Thats a sight that you just | | | | car racing to another level. The sounds, the sights and |
| cant get from electrically controlled RC cars. | | | | even the smells of a race between gas powered RC |
| Aside from the cool sounds and sights, there are | | | | cars are so much more realistic than a race between |
| some other differences. Typical gas powered RC | | | | electric cars. If you are looking to get in on one of the |
| cars get owe their higher sense of realism to an | | | | fastest growing hobbies in America and you truly want |
| internal combustion engine. The gas is actually a nitro | | | | to experience it to the ultimate, then gas powered RC |
| methane fuel mixed with lubricating oil to protect the | | | | cars is really your only choice. |
| engine. The replace for a real cars spark plugs in gas | | | | |