Building an prop powered Car

[amike_321]

Has anyone ever used a plane prop on a R/c car? I had an old Kyosho Elec R/c car an I decided to modify it a little. I first lightened up the "air" frame and removed the gearbox and drivetrain. I made a mount from a piece of light ply and mounted a speed 400 6 volt with a 6X4. I used a 8 cell 1700 mah battery and a jeti 110 for the speed control, I used the standard sized servo for the steering on the ailerons channel. I took it out for a test drive on the street. Powered up the prop and didnt move, gave it a little nudge and off it went. After it got up to speed it goes like stink! You should have seen the neighbors dog.... Will post pics tomorrow.

[ziggy14]

Hello,

That sounds like it was ALOT of fun, I am currently making my old traxxas nitro sport into a racer with a 2.5 hp engine and 2 speed tranny. There is one thing that could have improved on the prop car. You should use a prop with less pitch, Then it will accelerate easily. just thought I would let you draw on a lil of my aircraft experience,

Mike