Electric vs. nitro, watts/horsepower.

[Gustav]

Yes,simple as that,for the same peak power as the nitro,the average power across the rev range is higher for an electric motor.

[Scoob]

Oh OK. So it's a powerband thing? What we need in RC is a real wheel dyno to show power at the wheels and graph out a curve. That would be awesome.:003:

[pb4ugo]

I should also bring up how over-rated engines are in our hobby. A reliable standard would help eliminate that, but one marketer would push the envelope with ratings, get a lion's share of the sales, and the market would be back to it's current state. I highly doubt that 20% of the engines actually produce their rated output.