Lets spin some numbers

[julianconde]

Should plugs and bearings be in the formula?

I was thinking the same thing. When I ran .21's I did bearings on them after every gallon of fuel.........

You were changing bearings very very prematurely.

A good set of bearings coupled with good fuel and with good after run maintenance would easily make a year of hard racing! Including the many test sessions that went along with year round racing in Florida.

Electric verses Nitro in my opinion Nitro wins hands down! I really dont think you can compare apples to oranges.

I used to race electric cars and switched to 1/8th Nitro and there was no going back to electric.

when you throw your boat in the water it doesn't matter if its FE, nitro,gas,turbine,steam its a 50/50. now i have seen some FE boats that are extremely fast and very competitive examples

Dick Loeb, Mike ( ML Boat works) , Bill Britton, Ron Drakes and many others have very good fast boats that are very capable of kicking nitro butt any time.. so for you to say nitro will win hands down ummm i don't think so buddy.

Mic

you know exactly what im talking about i don't think i have to explain it to you. i think your smart enough to figure that out.

Grimracer cost of nitro boat racing will probably be more depending on the class. tunnels is not that bad but Twin Riggers it becomes outrageous when you add it up at the end of the year.

for my Roadrunner Twin Rigger

45 gallons of nitro = $1260

Twin Roadrunner RTR with 101RS = $ 4200 and keeps going up

just shooting some numbers out there LOL

Julian Conde

 

[RaceCraftBearings]

Julian, I said for me Nitro wins! I never said Nitro was faster than Electric. I did say you can't compare apples to oranges IE is the HP rating the same for a .21 and a P Spec or P setup. I don't think they are.

 

[HTV Boats]

Julian, I said for me Nitro wins! I never said Nitro was faster than Electric. I did say you can't compare apples to oranges IE is the HP rating the same for a .21 and a P Spec or P setup. I don't think they are.

Someone correct me if my numbers are off I won't be offended.

OS rates their HP on their OB at 1.3 hp Inboard at 2.75. So this would be the range say for stock to mod and might be conservative as racers may use more nitro than OS in rating.

A spec Aquacraft average draw is say 60-80 amps. (amps X v = watts) 80 amps times 14.8v = 1184w

Thats a peak and not sustainable with a 60amp controller or motor that will melt at 80a.

1000w = 1.345 HP (1hp=746w) So with a 60 amp average X 14.8=888w just over 1 hp.

On paper a stock OS and a "P" spec are a close match. On the water we have seen similar top speeds so the HP comparison holds out. What is apples to oranges is the torque curve. The AQ2030 will pull a 50ft lead by halfway down the backstretch as the FE has pretty much instant full torque.

A full "P" is somewhere between 1500-3500w peak which puts it in line with mod .21 and .45 horsepower wise but torque is better suited against a .45. Not saying we race this way just a comparison. No one has figured a formula to equalize electric vs internal combustion. Can't wait to see a hybrid at Talladega. Unlimited racing would be the place to run them.

Maybe the Tampa club should add FE to the existing Gas VS Nitro unlimited race in November? That would settle the issue on the course in a true unlimited fashion. Heck I would build something for that. (stir stir stir)

Mic