New hi-speed project

[Mod Man]

Hey Man! I am up in McHenry! You ough to swing by this summer and check things out.

I run on the street outside my neighborhood (a stone's throw from my house). The street is 1500 feet long, straight and pretty smooth.

I have seen 108 mph on the radar gun and 126 on my VSM. However, with the current setup and gearing, I have not had it full throttle. I run out of road (or nerve) at that magic 108 mph mark. Typically the Eagle Tree shows 80% throttle at 108 mph and 3600 watts. Oh, it accellerates with an innitial burst of over 2 Gs and a continuous 1.3 Gs to 100 mph. It actually accellerates like a top fueler. I cannot believe teh stock FT TC4 diffs and gears tolerate it!

It is geared at 1.9 to one. The wheels spin at nearly 40,000 RPM at full throttle!

On one run, the radar registered 108mph while the VSM registered 140 mph of wheel spin!

You gotta love brushless power!

Oh, I have a vid of it running 90 mph on you tube. You can search under "90mph RC car". The car was no where near its current setup when that was shot. But, you will see it run and you will see my street.

Matt