The new Lithium Ion batteries that we are now using are great for the weight savings, but they also have some drawbacks. If you drain a Lithium Ion battery down to nothing, most on the market will not ever take a full charge again. So replace it. Here’s some general rules on any type of
Some stuff that you’ve done forever you just take for granted that everyone knows how to do it. This is one of those things. So, I got a car in that they where having problems with the throttle sticking when they took their foot off the pedal. Pretty common problem. What was happening was the
Have you ever noticed that when you grease your king pins the grease always comes out the end closest to the end where the grease is being applied and hardly ever comes out the other end. Simple physics – it is only taking the path of least resistance. This is apparent to the king pin
One of the most important part of your race car is the shocks that are on it. Without them you’d just bounce your ass off and have no hook up. But shocks are one of the most overlooked and under utilized component of the race car. Everyone takes care of that motor, don’t over rev
One of the most important part of your race car is the shocks that are on it. Without them you’d just bounce your ass off and have no hook up. But shocks are one of the most overlooked and under utilized component of the race car. Everyone takes care of that motor, don’t over rev
This is as bad as it gets, when your bearing fails and cost you a race. But it also has been causing some drag issues and causing some performance lost leading up to the failure This is a front wheel center ball bearing that has failed, everytime I have any of my cars off the
There are 3 types of bearings all with different strengths and applications. 1) Roller Bearing – the weakest as far as side load – but the freest and least drag of any of the bearings, 2) Angular contact Roller Bearing – kinda the best of both worlds here, has a little more drag than the
#1 thing, don’t rely on the bearing manufacture – The grease that the bearing manufactures use is a heat activated grease, which is very thick and in fact causes drag. But in their defense they are not making these bearings for racing purposes. These bearings might also go in a tractor or big truck. So