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hey guys im from hawaii and im new to the sport of slot drag racing.can someone help me with motors ? is there brushless motors? what does 16d .20quad ? i have no idea what that means . thanks

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Permalink Reply by Joe Stretch on September 4, 2011 at 5:47pm

There are no brushless motors for slot cars cause those motors need a special controller unit to make them run in rc cars. As far as motors are concerned, motors are divided into 5 modern types of motors:

1. Home set type. Falcon 7 and Hawk 7 and the most popular. These motors are small but in a light car can go fast.

2. D CAN motors. Most common are 16D and the Super 16D. The super has a little hotter wind of wires on the arm and is the faster of the 2. Back in the day 36D were popular and I dont mean bra size LOL! your D can set ups run a large diameter around .560+

3. C CAN Are smaller that D cans. Dia. of arm is from .500 through .520. These include group 12, internation15, super wasp, top sportsman, group 20, mega master 20, top gun 20, group 27 and group 7. Basic difference is wire thickmess and number of winds and stack dimensions of the arms.

4. Mini motors. these are the newest craze using Neo Magnets. These are very new and are still developing. Not for Beginners.

5. Open Strap motors. These are usually Cobalt Magnet motors and are for the very experienced racer. These motors in a light weight funny car are know to run .420 and faster in the 1/4 mile at speeds over 130 MPH!

My suggestion to someone starting out is to stick with the 16 D and super 16D. These motors will get the job done until you learn the ropes. Hope this helps. Joe Stretch!

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Permalink Reply by Bert Maddela on September 5, 2011 at 2:29am

Joe Stretch said:

There are no brushless motors for slot cars cause those motors need a special controller unit to make them run in rc cars. As far as motors are concerned, motors are divided into 5 modern types of motors:

1. Home set type. Falcon 7 and Hawk 7 and the most popular. These motors are small but in a light car can go fast.

2. D CAN motors. Most common are 16D and the Super 16D. The super has a little hotter wind of wires on the arm and is the faster of the 2. Back in the day 36D were popular and I dont mean bra size LOL! your D can set ups run a large diameter around .560+

3. C CAN Are smaller that D cans. Dia. of arm is from .500 through .520. These include group 12, internation15, super wasp, top sportsman, group 20, mega master 20, top gun 20, group 27 and group 7. Basic difference is wire thickmess and number of winds and stack dimensions of the arms.

4. Mini motors. these are the newest craze using Neo Magnets. These are very new and are still developing. Not for Beginners.

5. Open Strap motors. These are usually Cobalt Magnet motors and are for the very experienced racer. These motors in a light weight funny car are know to run .420 and faster in the 1/4 mile at speeds over 130 MPH!

My suggestion to someone starting out is to stick with the 16 D and super 16D. These motors will get the job done until you learn the ropes. Hope this helps. Joe Stretch!

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Permalink Reply by Bert Maddela on September 5, 2011 at 2:31am

hey joe thanks for the info. just builted a car and it running pretty good

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Permalink Reply by Curt Hildebrandt on December 24, 2011 at 1:07pm

Just started racing at Fas Trax in Hughesville MD. Bought a car at the track, a 71 Cuda called Plum Crazy. Ran my first race that night, and had a ball. Already thinking about my next car, and even planning a build.

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Permalink Reply by Chop on December 24, 2011 at 6:18pm

Hey Curt met you at Cals at last race was me (Chop) and Bob we talked to you there have a great Christmas !!!

see you again sometime

Curt Hildebrandt said:

Just started racing at Fas Trax in Hughesville MD. Bought a car at the track, a 71 Cuda called Plum Crazy. Ran my first race that night, and had a ball. Already thinking about my next car, and even planning a build.

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Permalink Reply by clint sroke on December 24, 2011 at 7:01pm

lots of good info by joe there....start with one and before you know it you will have 100 cars just like the rest of us......

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Permalink Reply by Curt Hildebrandt on December 27, 2011 at 1:43pm

Have a question on resin bodies. What paint is recommended? I saw a real sharp 71 Pro street Duster and Superbird. Am planning on starting my build next month or so. Is there a website/kit for windsheild and side glass?? I plan on racing alot on Saturdays.....Curt

Chop said:

Hey Curt met you at Cals at last race was me (Chop) and Bob we talked to you there have a great Christmas !!!

see you again sometime

Curt Hildebrandt said:

Just started racing at Fas Trax in Hughesville MD. Bought a car at the track, a 71 Cuda called Plum Crazy. Ran my first race that night, and had a ball. Already thinking about my next car, and even planning a build.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Stretch on December 27, 2011 at 3:25pm

Check out my post just down a few. I Gave a general outline of the motors. Just getting started I would start with 16d and super16D motors. Easy to get consistent for bracket racing!

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Permalink Reply by Joe Stretch on December 27, 2011 at 3:28pm

As far as painting resins is concerned, Unless you are a very experienced painter I would try to avoid them. If you have to sand them you could get a problem with chemical bleed. I have had resins painted by experience paint only to have them in a couple months start bubbling the paint. So I would go with a different media then resin if you can!