Top Fuel Dragster Conversion

[rckcrwlr]

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

I'd get rid of the 2-speed and the clutch since BL has plenty of torque. Use the motor brakes to save weight. I would run 6s on a MMM and use the punch control setting to avoid tire spin. From what I've seen those dragsters do, a setup that gives you a 60-70mph top speed would be fine.

6S?

I was thinking a little less...that would be a huge brick...I could possibly do 3-2S along the chassis.

I was thinking 4S low Mah...being that it is a dragster.

I was actually thinking of using a combo of both brakes to control a stop...

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by rckcrwlr

6S?

I was thinking a little less...that would be a huge brick...I could possibly do 3-2S along the chassis.

I was thinking 4S low Mah...being that it is a dragster.

I was actually thinking of using a combo of both brakes to control a stop...

6s 5000 would be a brick. I know- I have one! 6s 3700 would be sufficient. Look at it this way, the car is gonna have sooo much more torque than the stock nitro motor. With torque taken care of; weight = traction. Putting a brick in it might not be a bad thing!

Low-capacity cells are OK, as long as they can supply enough burst current not to hold you back at the starting line! Adding a few extra capacitors on the main ESC leads would be a good idea, too.