{"id":235,"date":"2019-04-08T18:52:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T18:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcdedication.com\/?p=235"},"modified":"2023-10-05T13:37:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:37:47","slug":"unleaded-petrol-remote-control-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcdedication.com\/unleaded-petrol-remote-control-car\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Unleaded Petrol Remote Control Car?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the annoying things about a Nitro RC car is the expensive fuel. I was happy to learn that the unleaded Petrol car is a great alternative with cheaper running costs. In this article I will explain the benefits and compare to a Nitro RC car.<\/p>\n

What is an unleaded petrol remote control car? It is petrol powered RC car that runs on a petrol and 2-stroke oil mix. It is a powerful vehicle with long runtimes (up to 50 minutes) and cheaper running costs than a Nitro RC car. However, it typically has a bigger scale size and price than an electric RC car has.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let me now explain why so many people love these unleaded RC cars as well as the pros and cons they offer, especially when compared to a Nitro RC car.<\/p>\n

Why do So many people love Unleaded RC Cars?<\/h2>\n

As discussed, as you can imagine it is an RC car that pretty much runs on unleaded Petrol, no surprises there then, right?<\/p>\n

But the beauty of the Unleaded RC car is the fact that it does not need the expensive nitro oil, that its rival uses. Instead you can simply mix it with Two stroke oil and you are done. The beauty of this combination is that it is freely available from most petrol stations or gas stations.<\/p>\n

Not just the fact that it is freely available, it is the fact that is actually cheaper than running a Nitro car. But more on this later on in the article.<\/p>\n

What the differences between an a Nitro and Petrol RC Car?<\/h2>\n

Let me now explain the differences between a Nitro car<\/a> (Click to see one of the best on Amazon) and a petrol car that is running unleaded. Lets start with the Nitro car:<\/p>\n

Nitro RC Car<\/h3>\n

The fuel used in Nitro cars, that I briefly explained earlier is a combination as well, however it is more of an expensive combination. In particular it uses Nitromethane, methanol and also oil.<\/p>\n

From this I am sure you guessed where the name \u201cNitro\u201d Car came from, right? Obviously it\u2019s from the Nitromethane that is used in the potent mix.<\/p>\n

The Nitro Glow Plug<\/h3>\n

One of the key components used in the Nitro car is the Glow plug. It requires a battery to power the glow ignitor. This battery is used to heat the coil on the glow ignitor. Mostly you will find that these batteries are rechargeable and tend to come packed in the kit provided.<\/p>\n

You only really need this battery operated glow igniter to start the Nitro car. Once you start that baby up, you are fine to continue racing that bad boy.<\/p>\n

Nitro Car Fuel<\/h3>\n

The Nitro Car Fuel<\/a>, as discussed earlier, is a combination of nitromethane and methanol. It can usually be purchased in shops that sell the RC cars or even hobby based shops.<\/p>\n

The Nitromethane is approx thirty percent of the mix, twelve percent is oil and the rest is methane. So as you can see the majority of the mix is really methane, but for some reason it has adopted the name of \u201cNitro\u201d, maybe thats because it sounds more cool?<\/p>\n

The Petrol RC Car<\/h3>\n

As discussed earlier, the petrol cars use a combination of unleaded petrol and two-stroke oil to get started.<\/p>\n

The mix of unleaded and two-stroke oil is usually in a specified ratio to keep the mix more consistent and reliable. Usually you can expect this to be anything from 30 or even 25:1.<\/p>\n

They do not have a need for Glow plug. Instead of this they use a spark plug. The beauty of this is you don\u2019t need to mess around with the glow plug to get it started, it is dealt with internally in the engine.<\/p>\n

What are the disadvantages of the Nitro RC Car?<\/h2>\n

Now I will explain some of the disadvantages of the Nitro RC car. Not to say it is bad, just so you know the full picture about both of these vehicles.<\/p>\n

Their is a lot of Maintenance<\/h3>\n

When you use a Nitro car, there is a lot of maintenance to consider. Unfortunately it not a plug and play type of car. If you are looking for that you are better off with an electric car. Just to put this into perspective, let me explain some of the things that you will need to consider if you want to race these cars, or even be a casual user:<\/p>\n