Nitro vs electric

[thebigboystoystore]

Hi all,

Looking to get a competitive car very soon.

What would be the pros and cons of nitro vs electric?

[budfish]

Well if you get a nitro you can't race with use so you might call that a positive!

[Col]

Electric.

Pro's - Bury Metro race them

Cons - Captain lip has one



Nitro.

Pro's - Captain Lips doesn't race one

Cons - Bury don't race them.

[gainsy]

Originally Posted by Col

Electric.

Pro's - Bury Metro race them

Cons - Captain lip has one



Nitro.

Pro's - Captain Lips doesn't race one

Cons - Bury don't race them.

[thebigboystoystore]

I appreciate that you don't race nitro.


What I really want to know is mainly reliability between electric and nitro.

[tisher]

Originally Posted by thebigboystoystore

I appreciate that you don't race nitro.


What I really want to know is mainly reliability between electric and nitro.

reliabilty wise its the same as anything the more competative and high performance you go the more you will spend all depends on what you want to do with them both are pretty good nowadays

[johnnygibbon]

Nitro was the only way for real Rc power in small scale
Before brushless
Now it's even more awful than it ever was
If you want a real engine noise and power then 5 th scale 2 stroke Is the answer
It's ace
But nitro is just not as clean and easy as brushless power
And if you mean tenth scale nitro then it's a joke
I'm sure some people love it.
And I hope lip doesn't have electric or nitro now I think he is training to be cannon fodder wich Is great news

Basically I hate nitro and so do a lot of us at bury brushless is best

[Howler]

Electric is faster, quieter, cleaner and doesnt require constant carb fiddling every time the weather changes. Its more expensive like for like though, but there's not really a 1/10th nitro scene anyway.

[Skye]

To get a different point of view you need to ask this same question on the Max Bashing forum.

I have only ever raced electric, but spent today down at Herts Nitro and its convinced me I need to raid the piggy bank again!

[Si Coe]

I've owned both, but I've only ever raced nitro once, in the early 90's! I had fun, but there were several good electric clubs much closer that offered just as much for less travel. Nothing about it convinced me it was 'better' then and that hasn't changed since - in fact brushless and lipo mean electric is better than ever.
So if all that was local was nitro I'd consider it, but as long as I've got the option I'd run electric.....

[budfish]

I have my lazer Fs for sale loads of spares just needs electrics and your away

[bodgit]

Originally Posted by Col

Electric.

Pro's - Bury Metro race them

Cons - Captain lip has one



Nitro.

Pro's - Captain Lips doesn't race one

Cons - Bury don't race them.

Lip is into helicoptors now. pro,s for eveyone

[mattb]

Originally Posted by budfish

I have my lazer Fs for sale loads of spares just needs electrics and your away

Ill give you £20 for your lazer,i think its a fair price for a car thats been driven by an arsehole???

[MikePimlott]

Originally Posted by mattb

Ill give you £20 for your lazer,i think its a fair price for a car thats been driven by an arsehole???

£21.50

[coleman758]

£25... So i can burn it

Think he was slow with the Kyosho! Hes going to be even worse now!

[reg]

I used to race 1/8th nitro buggys,they are alot of fun,there is something about an rc car with an enginethey are dirty and smelly,and take up most of the weekend and week cleaning and preping ready for the next race,but then we never ran on astro,it was clay,it does take a a while to learn how to gat the best out the engine,and it is expencive when you get it wrong,its also hard to find people who can offer you the right info,alot just havent got a clue and they are usually the ones fiddling with the engine all day and thrashing the tits off it on the bench,they do run for longer but that means you need to get to know someone to fill your car up halfway in the race,not a problem unless the chap goes home early because hes pigs have got out
they dont run indoors so over the winter,unless you like being out in the cold and rain,you cant race,


I race electric 1/10 buggy now,having done nitro i wouldnt say its as fun to as 1/8th from the racing aspect,but the fact you just charge and play,you dont have to worry about tunning your engine,you race indoor in the winter,more tracks run 1/10 buggy,its just easyer and less time consumming,

[budfish]

Originally Posted by mattb

Ill give you £20 for your lazer,i think its a fair price for a car thats been driven by an arsehole???

Ha ha that's twice as much as I'd give for your vectra the old pile

[mattr]

Originally Posted by bodgit

Lip is into helicoptors now. pro,s for eveyone

Going by how he builds diffs and attaches wheels, keep an eye on the skies........

[shanks]

Message now below

[shanks]

Originally Posted by budfish

Ha ha that's twice as much as I'd give for your vectra the old pile

Old pile?

Do you realise how fast that car is?
Do you know how economic it is?
Do you understand how smooth it drives?
And do you realise it now has LED registration plate lights!!!!