BUYING A NITRO CAR

Nitro cars look cool. Its a pride to own one andcompletely built. On needs to buy a nitro fuel
looks great on road and off road. But they dothough especially for the Remote Control cars.
cost a lost as well. Well, in order not to land upKeep a check not to end up buying a Nitro Fuel
with a piece of crap or spend way too much on afor a Remote control Plane.
simple model, some tips should be kept in mind.A glow plug igniter is also required. They come in
For a beginner stadium trucks or monster trucksvarious different shapes and kinds but more or
can be great fun. But monster trucks are not asless all are same but some come with a meter to
fast as stadium trucks. Nitro Stadium trucks nailshow how much of fuel is left. A fuel bottle is also
down to 50-60 mph and can take huge jumps butnecessary. They are not an absolute necessary
tear up some asphalt. Buggies are also prettybut make pouring fuel into he tank much easily
much like stadium trucks. HPI MT2 18SS seemsthan out of a one gallon can. Investing in a good
to be a pretty good truck. If you've never had aair filter is always a wise decision. This would
high powered nitro or electric car before, youmake up all the necessary things while buying a
might want to start with a 4wd car. They'reNitro car.
much easier to control.Other handy stuff that may come in useful should
HPI kits are easy to use and readily available.be tucked in a fishing tackle box. This would
They are fairly popular too. Another plus point forinclude things likes screw drivers, a cleaning sock,
the same is help for them is also readily available.needle nose pliers, some spare screws, glues etc.
With an RTR kit you get a decent radio and thePut all these things in bunch of slots to make it a
car for a decent price. It is always advisable tolittle more organized.
find a manufacturer that has good following. ItIf you have had some experience with RC cars
leads you to find parts, hop ups, technical advice,earlier then build-it-up kits are also advisable.
etc easily available. Parts for HPI kits are alsoBuild-it-yourself and unassembled kits generally
readily available.have higher quality stuff and one can put own
While buying kits there might some other thingsstuff along with the engine and other stuff. This is
that need to be bought along with the kit ormore advisable for people who have already had
separately. Most of the time, the kits come withsome equipment and move from one model to
a car and a motor only. Some more advancedanother. So the cost drops after the initial
models come without motor at all. The RTR kitsinvestment. This also helps to know your kit in
usually come with a radio and actually do notand out and makes you more familiar with your
require much building up. They are like 97%vehicle.