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[Yojih123]

I only can get 1/32nd slot car and I'm going to buy upgrades and keep you guys posted.

[Bill from NH]

Yoji, I'm not a drag racer myself, but if you check out some You Tube drag racing videos, you'll find a lot of information on 1/24 scale & some products. Some of the tips & tricks will also apply to your 1/32 scale drag racing. I don't know if You Tube has any videos on 1/32 or HO drag racing because I never looked for either. Enjoy your drag racing & have fun doing it. Some Slotblog members here also drag race, as do some Facebook members, if you happen to go on there.

[Yojih123]

Yoji, I'm not a drag racer myself, but if you check out some You Tube drag racing videos, you'll find a lot of information on 1/24 scale & some products. Some of the tips & tricks will also apply to your 1/32 scale drag racing. I don't know if You Tube has any videos on 1/32 or HO drag racing because I never looked for either. Enjoy your drag racing & have fun doing it. Some Slotblog members here also drag race, as do some Facebook members, if you happen to go on there.

Okay thank you sir

[Isaac S.]

If you are doing 1/32 I would look at the Home Racing World Forum and YouTube site. It doesn't focus too much on drag racing but the tips still apply. I honestly never knew people did production 1/32 drag racing, have only seen 1/24. 

[Yojih123]

Which is better copper vs steel braid for slot car drag racing?

[Yojih123]

Is it possible to fit a 1/24 scale notor in a 1/32 scale car?

[Bags]

I would tell you to go to the track and talk to the owner and see what he recommends as fas as cars/ setups .

 

That would be the way to find out what works.

[Yojih123]

I would tell you to go to the track and talk to the owner and see what he recommends as fas as cars/ setups .
 
That would be the way to find out what works.

Okay. Which is better copper or steel braid? I'm going to try to fit the 1/24th scale motor in the 1/32 scale car.

[Yojih123]

I would tell you to go to the track and talk to the owner and see what he recommends as fas as cars/ setups .
 I'm going to use copper braid.
That would be the way to find out what works.

Because copper's a better conductor

[Paul Menkens]

use copper braid, the braid used on the tracks is copper, steel is more abrasive then copper and if you use steel braid it will wear out the braid on the track more quickly causing the track owner to have to replace it.

[Yojih123]

use copper braid, the braid used on the tracks is copper, steel is more abrasive then copper and if you use steel braid it will wear out the braid on the track more quickly causing the track owner to have to replace it.

Is it possible to fit a 1/24th scale motor in a 1/32nd scale slot car?

[Bill from NH]

Many motors, but not all, fit in both 1/32 & 1/24 scale cars. What motors are you planning to use? The sealed FK-type cans?

 

In your post #5, I'm guessing what you call steel braid is actually tinned copper. It's usually stiffer than plain copper. We used it some during the 60s & 70s, but I didn't know it was still available.

[MSwiss]

Putting a 1/24 motor in a 1/32 car is not a problem.....maybe.

Your post isn't very clear/specific on what you plan to do.

"I only can get 1/32nd slot car".

Is that based on the length of the area you have available, or are you planning to run RTR 1/32 road course cars, like Scalextric, on a straightaway made from snap-together, 1/32 track?

[Yojih123]

Many motors, but not all, fit in both 1/32 & 1/24 scale cars. What motors are you planning to use? The sealed FK-type cans?
 
In your post #5, I'm guessing what you call steel braid is actually tinned copper. It's usually stiffer than plain copper. We used it some during the 60s & 70s, but I didn't know it was still available.

It's the rms30000.

[Yojih123]

Putting a 1/24 motor in a 1/32 car is not a problem.....maybe.

Your post isn't very clear/specific on what you plan to do.

"I only can get 1/32nd slot car".

Is that based on the length of the area you have available, or are you planning to run RTR 1/32 road course cars, like Scalextric, on a straightaway made from snap-together, 1/32 track?

It's a 1/32 Carrera slot car and that I'm going to try to put a rms30000 that's for 1/24 Carrera's and is only going to be for drag racing.

[Paul Menkens]

Is it possible to fit a 1/24th scale motor in a 1/32nd scale slot car?

depends on the motor, but in almost all cases, yes

[Yojih123]

depends on the motor, but in almost all cases, yes

The car is a Carrera 1/32 but going to look at getting a rms 30000rpm motor but the other motor that is meant for the 1/32 is a rms 23500rpm.

[Paul Menkens]

 

 

In your post #5, I'm guessing what you call steel braid is actually tinned copper. It's usually stiffer than plain copper. We used it some during the 60s & 70s, but I didn't know it was still available.

Parma sold plated braid in the 90s, the owner of the track I raced at would not allow it as it was abrasive and wore the track braid, back in the 60s Cox sold a super flexible silver colored braid, I don't know what it was made out of. In the 60s my friends and I used to make braid out of co-ax shielding, that might have been steel.

[MSwiss]

If they are the same physical size, yes, of course it will work.

That all said, you need to post pics.

[Yojih123]

If they are the same physical size, yes, of course it will work.

That all said, you need to post pics.

Okay

[Phil Smith]

Are you going to race on a home track or a commercial track?

[Yojih123]

Are you going to race on a home track or a commercial track?

Commercial track

[Yojih123]

If they are the same physical size, yes, of course it will work.

That all said, you need to post pics.

I can not find the dimensions for the rms23500 or for the rms30000.

[MSwiss]

They look like they are possibly the same sized motor.

The pinion length does look different.

To be honest there are other slot car websites that specialize more in these type of cars.

You can try Home Racing World and there is another one, that the name escapes me.

I'm sure someone will chime in with the name of it.

[Bags]

You probably will have to change the rear tires on that car. I don’t think the hard tires that come on it will get much traction.

 

We need pictures of what you are trying to do……….