May 15, 2010
is there any way of making an electric rc car faster?
i have a normal non nitro just normal rc car and i want to no if i can do anything with it to make it faster?
Lots of things. You could upgrade to a brushless setup (very quick, not necessarily all rigs can handle this). Quite expensive but massively quicker. You could upgrade to a lower turn brushed motor ( the lower the turn of a motor, the higher the speed. However, less torque.) You could change the gear, a smaller gear ratio (i think, tis late) will give you higher top speeds, and less torque. Finally, a better battery pack. The higher the voltage the quicker the speed. However, don't exceed the maximum voltage for your ESC. You can also get better batteries of the same voltage. EG, a 7.2 volt 1100 milli amp battery will be slower and last less time than a 7.2 volt 4500 milli amp battery. Noticeably so.
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Yes, plug it into a 12 volt.
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generally you'd have to buy a larger motor and/or servo to gain a significant difference in speed.
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personal experience
Lots of things. You could upgrade to a brushless setup (very quick, not necessarily all rigs can handle this). Quite expensive but massively quicker. You could upgrade to a lower turn brushed motor ( the lower the turn of a motor, the higher the speed. However, less torque.) You could change the gear, a smaller gear ratio (i think, tis late) will give you higher top speeds, and less torque. Finally, a better battery pack. The higher the voltage the quicker the speed. However, don't exceed the maximum voltage for your ESC. You can also get better batteries of the same voltage. EG, a 7.2 volt 1100 milli amp battery will be slower and last less time than a 7.2 volt 4500 milli amp battery. Noticeably so.
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