I made a car FASTER!

WorpeX Saturday, 6/16/2012

Thats right, I did it. I made a car faster then it was when it was stock! Although... to be fair, the car came with Real Riders.

I present two potential Featherweight Challenge entries! The DW-1 is modded with a stock "2011 IndyCar Oval Course Race Car" base and wheels. I used the black one so the base is more of a darker color. Looks nice with this car! Put a little bit of graphite on it and this thing ROLLS! I'm pleased to say that it keeps up with my Super Comp Dragster from the last Featherweight challenge so i'm hoping that it'll be a strong contender in the non-FTE category!

The other is a Speed Shark with Retro-active wheels on it. It's not an FTE and sadly, not as quick as i'd like it to be - even with graphite. It might end up being my second non-FTE entry anyway though due to not having anything better.

Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox

Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox


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model40fan 6/16/12

next time wipe all the graffite off that you can after mega spinning and then spin test the wheels....

Congradulations! You are now part of the 1%.

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WorpeX 6/16/12

I think one thing that really helped this car was NOT locking the axels down. I played around with this indy a lot and found that when I put JB Qwik on the axels to keep them in place, it actually slowed the car down significantly. I tried it twice, the first time with a good amount of the JB and the second with only a small bit. Both times its performance sunk. Keeping the axels free actually seemed to be the best option in this case as it kept the cars speed at around where the stock model was. The Graphite gave it the extra boost over its original speed!

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EconoCarl 6/16/12

Congradulations! You are now part of the 1%.

Way to go WorpeX!

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Preacher 6/28/12

Just wondering...I have a few cars that are not FTE, and they are faster than the FTE cars. Have you ever done this mod and the results were not as great as you thought?

Preacher

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Kracon 6/28/12

found that when I put JB Qwik on the axels to keep them in place, it actually slowed the car down significantly.

Thats what I thought would happen. When I tore open the 3 cars I was learning on I thought about all the post peaple say they JB/Super Glued/Weld down the axel. To me that should slow down the car and that why their mods lose to the stockers.

But I'm the newbie here and still need to go get the tools to mod out a chevelle.

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WorpeX 6/28/12

Thats what I thought would happen. When I tore open the 3 cars I was learning on I thought about all the post peaple say they JB/Super Glued/Weld down the axel. To me that should slow down the car and that why their mods lose to the stockers.

But I'm the newbie here and still need to go get the tools to mod out a chevelle.

It depends on the car really. Some cars naturally have a good system for keeping the axle in place. This indy car, for example, has a nice little groove which the axle sits in and then a plastic piece sits on top of that. It's a snug fit and the axle sits pretty tight already. On the other hand, some cars don't have anything like that and the axle jumps around in the chassis freely. This speed shark didn't have a good system for keeping its back axle in place, I had to put JB on so that the wheels wouldn't jump around and it would race smoothly.

I think there is a fine line between keeping the axle loose and tight. You want the axle to be able to move freely, but not bounce around. It's tough to find the perfect balance!

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model40fan 6/28/12

try oiling the axle before you J.B. QUICK IT.... it will spin but not jump around...

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