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so i have been looking around on the internet and i keep coming across pvc piping on tires to allow offroad rc's to drift on road. anyways while reading this I've been seeing people say it can cause damage to the motor... so i was just curious if this acccually causes damage to the rc or not?
 
I used pvc on my onroad car to make it a drift car i dont see why it would cause damage except its always turning at high rpm's to make the tires spin always. I actually put a 15T drift motor on mine and never had a problem but i did burn out a regular motor.
 
This is in the Tmaxx forum, but proper terminology makes a big difference in this thread.
Are you asking about a MOTOR or an ENGINE?
 
i am asking about an engine and the reason i put it in the tmaxx threads is because i own a tmaxx 2.5 and i was just curious is the high rpm's from cornering would damage it?
 
Rolex said:
This is in the Tmaxx forum, but proper terminology makes a big difference in this thread.
Are you asking about a MOTOR or an ENGINE?
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Rolex, we've had this discussion before, an engine is a motor.

mo·tor   
[moh-ter]
–noun
1.
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
2.
any self-powered vehicle.
3.
a person or thing that imparts motion, especially a contrivance, as a steam engine, that receives and modifies energy from some natural source in order to utilize it in driving machinery.
 
Its gettin deep in here lol. They make Nitro powered drift cars so as long as you have it tuned right it should be fine imo.
 
In a thread like this, a motor or an engine can make a BIG difference. Engines do not have the instant response to torque the way electric motors do. They also have a tendency to throw the rod when running away at high RPMs without a load on them.
The only way I would do it with an off road vehicle would be if I set a limit on the throttle to avoid the over revs.

This is obviously a Tmaxx, and not a drift car with a high revving small engine.
Also, the Tmaxx has an electric motor that spins the engine till it starts. You don't need a starter motor on a motor. Neither do you need a starter ENGINE on a motor.
Using the term motor for a car engine is something that really annoys me with the NASCAR moon shine runners.
NEVER has an Indy car used a motor. They ALL have engines.
 
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so if i were to trimm the throttle there would be a less likely-hood of damages to the engine?
 
That's what I meant by setting a limit on the throttle. Either reduce the endpoint if you have a computer radio or make a mechanical adjustment at the servo horn.
Drifting at maximum revs with a Tmaxx engine is the same as holding it off the ground and revving it. Not good at all.
 
yeah you tend to blow alot of stuff apart!!!! been there I just put some road tires that didnt grip at all and kept blowing stuff here and there the clutch sping went a few times... but i only have a stock clutch on it.... I am sure if you beefed up the driveline and stuff and do what rolex said and limit the reving alittle bit you might be fine..
 
alien13 said:
Rolex, we've had this discussion before, an engine is a motor.

mo·tor   
[moh-ter]
–noun
1.
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
2.
any self-powered vehicle.
3.
a person or thing that imparts motion, especially a contrivance, as a steam engine, that receives and modifies energy from some natural source in order to utilize it in driving machinery.
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lol i knew that was coming I'm just wondering do you have that copied somewhere?
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and seeing as how we are arguing semantics isnt a capacitor a starter?
 
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vmswimfan21 said:
and seeing as how we are arguing semantics isnt a capacitor a starter?
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Not really a starter, but an electrical device that stores a surge of electricity to assist the motor in starting another device such as a compressor under load in an air conditioner, fridge or freezer.

I once climbed aboard an earth mover and noticed that there was a 12V battery that went to a motor, the motor was connected to a 4 cylinder engine, and the 4 cylinder engine was used to crank that monster diesel till it started. Oh, the big diesel was also an ENGINE.

What the hell do Aliens know? They're not from this earth. :D
 
thats a pony motor in the consturtion world I'm just sayin. in the shop i work in we call a motor thats electric a motor and anything internally combusted an engine i just wanted to stir the pot lol
:D
 
To the OP, you really don't want to rev your engine that hard for that long with no load on it. But its your money if you don't mind spending it. :)

Sorry Alien if its battery powered its a motor, if it uses combustion its an engine.

We always called them a pony engine around my old shop, you'd get teased mercilessly for calling it a pony motor! :)
 
Ever heard of a steam motor? Nope. Steam engine. Steam engines were around for a LONG time before internal combustion came on the scene.
This country was built by steam engines. They ran our machines, factories and trains.
There's a reason they call the front car on a train an engine to this day. It spent many years as a steam engine. Now it's a BIG DIESEL engine, turning a BIG generator which in turn provides some major voltage and amperage to MOTORS that drive the wheels.
Only a subway train is motor driven. All the other trains have engines.
 
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