Originally Posted by
jiml
For those who want to know, the fastest nitro powered cars (not RC though) are tether cars. They routinely break the 200MPH barrier. And yes tether cars are still around.
Mr. Pink, I like what you're doing. that's a lot of work. Not sure why you're doing it, but it's your car, do what you want. The easiest way to go faster with a nitro motor is up the nitro content. A good race motor (not the one you have) will easily take 30%, and you can do 40% but you need to do some work. Remember with free advice you get what you pay for, and if you blow stuff up don't blame me
I've been running 30% in it since it was new, no issues so far (knock on wood).
Yeah, I don't really have a specific goal in mind really, I guess I just watched a lot of people doing it with big blocks but I always felt they were really missing the ball on aerodynamics. So part of me just wanted to try out some aero ideas I've had and having a 3D printer has really allowed me to be creative.
It's a hobby, I'm trying not to take it too seriously, I just enjoy making things.