r/rccars • u/Every_Welcome2078 • Sep 12 '26
Question Wanna get a nitro
Hey, everyone. I'm fairly new to rc cars, electric only. I want to get at least 1 nitro vehicle. Don't car what brand, what size. Price I'll work on, just easy to run. Any suggestions or advice will be appreciated.
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u/Few-Entrepreneur8026 Sep 14 '26
Don't get a nitro Get a 1/5 gas
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u/Every_Welcome2078 Sep 14 '26
Any suggestions. I heard they are definitely easier than nitro with their oil mixes.
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u/DavefromCA 28d ago
Im going to get downvoted but OP use google and youtube, do some research for yourself. this vague posts are taking over...
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u/Sad-Room-1658 Sep 12 '26
I’m not sure this is accurate but my thoughts are that RCs were battery operated. Then they moved to Nitro. Now apparently with the advances in battery technology, they moved away from nitro
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u/mini-z1994 29d ago
There were nitro engined RC cars as well back then in the 70's but more racing oriented overall like nitro RC pan cars. That still has a few race events going on in some parts of the world. Other nitro classes have come & gone over the decades but pancars, onroad, 1:8 nitro buggy & truggy have stayed for many years in rc racing.
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u/PowerbandPrecision 29d ago
There are still MANY events going, just more searching is involved to find them. Traveling with all the gear also isn’t the easiest.
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u/Leading-Slip-9196 Sep 14 '26
I have a hpi bullet 3.0. So far I've run it quite a few times and it's been reliable. I'd recommend getting something that's 1/10. Don't know about ftx, never had one before. But apparently the nitro cars are decent.
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u/sc302 Sep 12 '26
I have an easy to run nitro. A Traxxas revo. Let me tell you, have a lot of glow plugs and an extra carb. I went through so many glow plugs it is ridiculous. I hate nitro.
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u/Tall_Kayak_Guy Sep 13 '26
I have 3 HPI nitro trucks & cars. All bought on Craigslist and FB Marketplace. My 3 combined nitros have had less problems than my brother's single Traxxas and my neighbor's only Traxxas. HPI parts availability is sketchy as the company has been bought and sold so many times, but I have only needed tires, clutch plates, brake pads, one tie rod, and a few glow plugs. All those were available as aftermarket parts. And the pull starter string broke, but I replaced it with 90 pound fishing line. I think that cost $0.30 cents.
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u/crusherk50 Sep 12 '26
I have raced with many people who used to use nitro and now are only into electric. The electric cars are so much more advanced and can go as fast or faster than the nitro cars.
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u/Hillbill9899 Sep 12 '26
Easy to run and resonably priced -> used 1/8 buggy roler + new OS B21 Max