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Old 03-19-2010 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by marccaracer
Nitro fumes take a little getting used to. After a few weeks it smells like fresh donuts baking.
I have an alcohol motor on the engine dyno right now and after needing to leave the dyno room with burning eyes I can assure you a little nitro in the mix would just make me gag.

The tide will turn, Traxxas is seeing to that with the introduction of the Slash 4x4s. In a few years only old timers will remember the Nitro days so enjoy the smell of nitro while it lasts. With the new generation of speed controlers the electrics will get faster and batteries will last longer. Next motors will become yet more efficient and soon there will be a new generation of more powerful, lighter even longer lasting batteries. 1 hr no pitting, lighter more power, no tuning, longer lasting... why were you guys running nitro again? Oh yeah the smell, I forgot.

Keith.
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