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Forum: Electric On-Road
Today, 11:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,348
Posted By DesertRat

If you are looking for consistent and maximum...

If you are looking for consistent and maximum grip with odorless tire additives like SXT, the simplest and easiest way I found is to simply clean the tire with a bit of tire sauce on a rag. You can...
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-30-2024, 04:16 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 25,797
Posted By DesertRat

Well that's pretty evil. I can understand not...

Well that's pretty evil. I can understand not openly sharing all of your setup but I've not really seen an instance of someone lying to another racer to try to hold them down.
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-30-2024, 02:04 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 28,801
Posted By DesertRat

You know what, you win. If your car looks like...

You know what, you win. If your car looks like the contents of Ray Charles kitchen junk drawer that's totally not why you're slow, its just a symptom, not the cause.
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-30-2024, 01:55 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 28,801
Posted By DesertRat

Same driver, the very next year: ...

Same driver, the very next year:
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rctech.net-vbulletin/1200x720/1ee27fcd379518449625b558b5133b87_3712739165_1da011fcdd4b9ad6eb127ee7496e73546c660735.jpg
He's not...
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-30-2024, 01:07 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 28,801
Posted By DesertRat

Sometimes a good racer is in a pinch and needs to...

Sometimes a good racer is in a pinch and needs to just get the car onto the track. Coelho doesn't deserve what has basically turned into slander that he's some kind of sloppy or uncaring mechanic and...
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-30-2024, 11:31 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 28,801
Posted By DesertRat

Bruno has been in RC his whole life and his...

Bruno has been in RC his whole life and his builds are pretty clean, even going back to the oldest picture I could find of his 2016 Xray. The Left / Right hub thing was a little oversight he made...
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-30-2024, 09:58 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 445
Posted By DesertRat

It's probably not too useful to get technical...

It's probably not too useful to get technical about it, but shock oils have only two meaningful properties, viscosity and density. The way they measure viscosity is with a DIN cup, and that's an easy...
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-30-2024, 09:13 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 28,801
Posted By DesertRat

I've never seen a fast car or a fast driver with...

I've never seen a fast car or a fast driver with a sloppy build. Shorten your wires and have the assembly make sense.
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-29-2024, 03:52 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 25,797
Posted By DesertRat

I see the logic, but I don't think it adds up. ...

I see the logic, but I don't think it adds up.

Rotational moment of inertia of a cylinder is proportional to radius squared, and the radius of the tire is much larger than that of the rotor.
...
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-29-2024, 02:22 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 25,797
Posted By DesertRat

Time to switch to some other character for the...

Time to switch to some other character for the voice we read Berts posts in. My vote is Plankton:
...
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-29-2024, 01:05 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 28,801
Posted By DesertRat

That suspension looks like something that a good...

That suspension looks like something that a good tuner could have work really well, and a bad one could have work really badly.

It's always a bit funny how on RCTech people spend a lot of time and...
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-28-2024, 12:29 PM
Replies: 315
Views: 42,722
Posted By DesertRat

I guess my car is just strange.

I guess my car is just strange.
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-28-2024, 11:54 AM
Replies: 315
Views: 42,722
Posted By DesertRat

This is unrelated to the MI9, but in what world...

This is unrelated to the MI9, but in what world could thicker rear diff fluid keep the back end from getting loose? On my car if I even think about putting some heavy fluid in the diff it barely...
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-28-2024, 10:18 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 25,797
Posted By DesertRat

Oh, bless your heart. ...

Oh, bless your heart.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rctech.net-vbulletin/425x295/image_f5dbea5af7609e1b5a534d025c4f137f3060298b.png
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-15-2024, 01:12 PM
Replies: 428
Views: 90,288
Posted By DesertRat

That seems good advice for tires, but if you...

That seems good advice for tires, but if you start to have traction rolling issue or the car is hiking the inside rear tire, using the sanding paddle to cut a hard, sharp 45 degree bevel on the...
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-01-2024, 12:31 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 34,019
Posted By DesertRat

15 year old thread... You're living up to your...

15 year old thread... You're living up to your name, ya Jabroni! Possibly even a Schmendrick.
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-01-2024, 10:25 AM
Replies: 50,117
Views: 6,726,720
Posted By DesertRat

If the car steers in pulses, that's a pretty good...

If the car steers in pulses, that's a pretty good indicator you have suspension binding.
Forum: Electric On-Road
05-01-2024, 08:57 AM
Replies: 50,117
Views: 6,726,720
Posted By DesertRat

You may find that taking the time to get all of...

You may find that taking the time to get all of the play or looseness out of the car doesn't benefit on-track performance.
Forum: Electric On-Road
04-22-2024, 10:24 AM
Replies: 50,117
Views: 6,726,720
Posted By DesertRat

12 gauge is probably too big for the motor wires...

12 gauge is probably too big for the motor wires on a pan car.
Forum: Electric On-Road
04-21-2024, 09:51 PM
Replies: 50,117
Views: 6,726,720
Posted By DesertRat

The options are just down to brand loyalty. I'm...

The options are just down to brand loyalty. I'm personally a fan of LRP but they went the way of the dinosaur, these days I'm mostly Hobbywing.
Forum: Electric On-Road
04-15-2024, 04:35 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,655
Posted By DesertRat

CRC took 1-2-3 at the Canadian Onroad Nationals...

CRC took 1-2-3 at the Canadian Onroad Nationals with something like this...
Forum: Electric On-Road
04-14-2024, 09:33 PM
Replies: 50,117
Views: 6,726,720
Posted By DesertRat

I would wait. The Altered Ego and the CK25 have...

I would wait. The Altered Ego and the CK25 have almost identical chassis layouts, to the point that they have the same wheelbase and body mount locations the only significant difference is the new...
Forum: Electric On-Road
04-13-2024, 09:13 PM
Replies: 50,117
Views: 6,726,720
Posted By DesertRat

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rctech.net-vbulle...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rctech.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/pxl_20240414_035335062_04c57bc842411c0bc6a9edce73a181e346398c8b.jpg...
Forum: Electric On-Road
04-12-2024, 09:53 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,673
Posted By DesertRat

Wait, what? Some Zombie VBC website?

Wait, what? Some Zombie VBC website?
Forum: Radio and Electronics
04-11-2024, 05:13 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 36,572
Posted By DesertRat

The "amperage rating" on an ESC is not an...

The "amperage rating" on an ESC is not an measurement of its internal resistance, it's an indicator of how large the MOSFETs inside it are. The reason is complicated but basically semiconductor field...
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