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Originally Posted by SWTour
Just remember a couple things in trying to hit your speed goal.

1) Voltage x kv rating = unloaded RPM (ie: a 5700 kv motor on 3 cells I'll use 8v per cell = 136,800 RPM before the load.)

2) How many RPMs can your tires and other equipment handle?

3) How many "Tire" RPMs do you need to spin to go 100 mph?

a 2.4 inch diameter tire (NOTE: Most tires will grow at RPM) is 0.62832 ft.

100 mph = 528,000 ft. per hour

Your 2.4" tire will need to "average" 840,336.13 Rotations per hour (divided by 60 for Tire RPM = 14,005.6)

So now your 5700 kv motor on 3 cell (24 volts) turning 136,800 RPM before the load needs to turn the tires 14,005.6 RPMs - so factor in your Sedans internal gear ratio (let's say it's 2.5:1) that gets you down to 54720 RPMs - which would put you at about a 3.90 Pinion/Spur ratio. to start with...or around 81/21 (48 pitch gears)

This is just 'Ball Park' info - note that using a BOOSTED Esc adds a different calculation because of increased RPM and Amp Load - the type of Aero adds Drag and Amp Load - which are all things you fine tune after a few easy runs.

AERO Blow Overs - Tire Blow Offs - Over Gearing/Voltage Calculations - Too Much Steering End Point are all things to consider and plan for.

When you wanna go REALLY Fast - build one of these Like NIC did.

http://rossa.org.uk/
Hey SWT, I was thinking of keeping it simple. I was thinking of starting with a light but sturdy car. Getting a hot motor & ESC and just timing it in say 1/10 of a mile. Then increase motor kv and hopefully I buy a strong enough ESC the first time around. If or when I've increased motor & batts, then it's time to consider wind drag. I've got a long way to go but I have a chassis drawn on paper. Let's see what happens next.
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