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Old 09-11-2009, 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Cpt.America
I don't know about 12th scale, but at my large outdoor asphault track here, we run a WGT class and we run the following together:

13.5 1s lipo
13.5 4c subc

The nimh cars are signifigantly faster, even given the weight difference. I don't know exactly how much faster a 10.5 turn motor would be, but I imagine it would make the two chassis very close in speed... certainly closer than they are now... but alas, we only run 13.5 regardless of battery.

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I would not call it significantly faster. In the infield there is almost no difference it is only when you get the long straights that the 4 cell will get up and go. The tighter the track the more the advantage shifts to the 1S. The real issue is when you are on a tight track the driving style between the two is different. You can really see the difference in weight come into play then.
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