Expanding Tires

[superinfinity]

Just look how much these tires expand!

YouTube Video

[Stampedekid]

whoa! why and how does it do that?

[turbo2092]

thats why racing cars are only 1 third full

[Azngtboi88]

dang thats crazy

[lilskipro587]

10 cell-12 volt? Why not go LiPo?

[b-shizzle]

DANG!! that joker will go! lol why is the tires expandin?

[colafanatic1]

My guess is its the mamba.

[REDisFASTER]

Its called ballooning. Go to Wikipedia and search "Centrifugal force".

When something spins, forces want material to move away from the center point of the rotation. In this case, the rubber tire and foam insert are the 'loosest' part of the spinning object, so it moves away from the wheel. I think you would've learned this in grade 4 or grade 5 science.

Read it and you'll understand why it does that.

Nice video superinfinity! What're you running under there? My GT2 does balloons with the stock engine when I unload my diff. So does my B4.

Got any experience with the Mamba Max 5700kV?

EDIT: Bondo's been here for a while... Looks like he's typing up a formal explanation!

[coolcar24th]

Originally Posted by REDisFASTER

Its called ballooning. Go to Wikipedia and search "Centrifugal force".

When something spins, forces want material to move away from the center point of the rotation. In this case, the rubber tire and foam insert are the 'loosest' part of the spinning object, so it moves away from the wheel. I think you would've learned this in grade 4 or grade 5 science.

Read it and you'll understand why it does that.

Nice video superinfinity! What're you running under there? My GT2 does balloons with the stock engine when I unload my diff. So does my B4.

Got any experience with the Mamba Max 5700kV?

EDIT: Bondo's been here for a while... Looks like he's typing up a formal explanation!

LOL. he must have saw your post and decided not to post.

[DrIfToRDIe]

I don't care how much those tires expand, I would take the RC car anyday!

[meme405]

ok if you look at your xmod and go full speed while holding it in your hand and stopping one of the wheels, it will do the same thing. theres also a video on the atomicmods site but theirs is just crazy...ill post a link..here it is...:

http://video.atomicmods.com/Tire_Magic_SM.wmv

[REDisFASTER]

Originally Posted by meme405

ok if you look at your xmod and go full speed while holding it in your hand and stopping one of the wheels, it will do the same thing. theres also a video on the atomicmods site but theirs is just crazy...ill post a link..here it is...:

http://video.atomicmods.com/Tire_Magic_SM.wmv

Yup! Holding one wheel and allowing the other to 'unload' is where the saying "unloading my diff" comes from. It usually happens when you brake hard, turn-in, and your inside wheel lifts off the ground. When you gun the throttle, you don't accelerate as quickly since all the power has been unloaded to the wheel not touching the ground. This is the result of an open-differential. Its for this reason why they've invented LSDs (limited-slip differentials), and locked differentials (for rock crawling).

[taiwanesekid05]

you've got to love physics...

[superinfinity]

Thats not mine. That thing must weigh a ton! :0

[noturday]

dear lord that thing flies, he may as well put wings on it and get into the rc airplane hobby, dang

[meme405]

Originally Posted by REDisFASTER

Yup! Holding one wheel and allowing the other to 'unload' is where the saying "unloading my diff" comes from. It usually happens when you brake hard, turn-in, and your inside wheel lifts off the ground. When you gun the throttle, you don't accelerate as quickly since all the power has been unloaded to the wheel not touching the ground. This is the result of an open-differential. Its for this reason why they've invented LSDs (limited-slip differentials), and locked differentials (for rock crawling).

very nice...

Now i couldnt do that because i am taking physics next year. but i do understand what you are saying.

[supra999]

lol, he keeps drivin it that fast and its gonna melt.

[REDisFASTER]

Originally Posted by meme405

very nice...

Now i couldnt do that because i am taking physics next year. but i do understand what you are saying.

I got 58% in physics But I'm taking it again (grade 12, not grade 11) physics next year... I need it for Uni... But I'll do better... I did great on the mechanical stuff (interesting, can relate to cars, etc), but everything else... I just slacked off... I was an idiot back then lol

Originally Posted by supra999

lol, he keeps drivin it that fast and its gonna melt.

No it won't.

[mini-z drift]

THAT THING IS AMAZING now i know why you guys love Team Associated