Motor upgrades etc

[Hairos]

Have any of you guys on here ever upgraded motors or any other stuff to make cars faster?

I now have the arc pro on my permanent track so would changing the motor effect that in anyway?

I know about changing tyres improve performance but haven't done that yet.

Any info on the matter would be appreciated.

cheers

 

Dan

[gorp]

if you are talking digital side of arc pro for upgrade motor, you will probably need to upgrade your chip with slotit

 

analog side should not be a problem

 

changing motors will increase speed

 

changing tires will improve handling

 

fast toys that do not handle well will loose to slower cars that do handle better

[Andy P.]

For most home track better tires makes more of a difference and improvement than a new motor.

You can also change the gearing (spur/crown and motor pinion) and that will make a big difference too.

Where are you located?

Maybe people can suggest aftermarket suppliers...

[Hairos]

Thanks for replies.

located in west dorset

 

Dan

[MashaFX]

Why would you want to upgrade the motor? These things are too fast as is.

[Dr_C]

Just to add, the new rev H version of the Scalextric C8515 DPR chip has significantly upgraded output drive transisors (and rectifier circuits) compared with all earlier Scalextric DPR chips... I would expect the rev H chip to at least match, if not outperform, the SSD slot.it chips.  So from a performance/cost perspective I would recommend sticking with Scalextric DPR chips when upgrading... but please make sure you use the new more powerful rev H chips...

 

C

[Hairos]

Just curious really. Seem to be a lot of difference in my car performance so I'm just asking what I can do to make them better.

Tyre s seems to be the best bet,Pendleton slots seem to sell a few.

Im using the chips from the arc pro set at the moment,not sure what type they are.

 

Dan

[Andy P.]

You can adjust each car's performance in the APP to make them more equal.