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I am thinking about building a drag car. Nothing sanctioned; just for bragging rights on my street. I started wondering what would make the best drag car.
Drag racing is about power to weight ratio and traction, so it seems to me that a light weight 4wd car would be ideal. Sure you can slam a huge motor in a Limitless and power it with an equally big batteries and esc and you wind up with a 13lb monster. Is that required though? What if you had a car that only weighs 2.4 lbs? I would think that it would be easier to get it to accelerate faster. Is it that simple, or is traction a limiting factor?
I have a couple of mostly unused LC Racing trucks (2.4 lbs with 3s battery). Can I turn one into a decent drag car or will it be too light to get the necessary traction? What would it take? I'm thinking a 2850 motor, Max 10 esc, heavy diff oil both front and rear, and wide foam drag slicks. Is it worth trying?
Drag racing is about power to weight ratio and traction, so it seems to me that a light weight 4wd car would be ideal. Sure you can slam a huge motor in a Limitless and power it with an equally big batteries and esc and you wind up with a 13lb monster. Is that required though? What if you had a car that only weighs 2.4 lbs? I would think that it would be easier to get it to accelerate faster. Is it that simple, or is traction a limiting factor?
I have a couple of mostly unused LC Racing trucks (2.4 lbs with 3s battery). Can I turn one into a decent drag car or will it be too light to get the necessary traction? What would it take? I'm thinking a 2850 motor, Max 10 esc, heavy diff oil both front and rear, and wide foam drag slicks. Is it worth trying?