Super Charger For Nitro RC Car

Super Charger for Nitro RC Car is perhaps, the most uncertain and confusing thing any newbie faces, if he / she takes the full plunge into the RC car world! Forgive me for this kinda beginning!

Simply put, it is an upgrade for Nitro RC car engine exclusively for two stroke engines of Nitro RC cars. The description of the system, as well as its working, is posted in the Internet. Well, what do they say?

If you Google with the words "Nitro RC" and "Supercharger", one out of three links lead you to discussion forums and blogs, which are vertically split on the subject. Some say it is a technological wonder, while others scorn it off as a mere gimmick to part you with some money!

Go searching the web! Get caught in the tangle and decide for yourself on which side of the fence you are! Well, it's not that disappointing, I can tell you; go through the arguments on both sides.

Basically it claims to be a lightweight, performance maximizing upgrade. The Supercharger for Nitro RC car kit has the following important parts.

1. 30% overdrive Super-Charger drive pulley

2. High performance drive belt

3. High-temperature connecting tubes

4. High-strength engine mounting bracket

5. Hardware required for the assembly

6. Complete Super-Charger assembly

And what do they all mean? A highly technical description tells you details you hardly seek, unless you are an experienced RC racer or an accomplished RC expert or a mechanical or automobile engineer. The following points among others can be gleaned from it.

1. There are many light weight moving parts, that save on engine power used in moving them, like belts, air pump impeller and other fixed parts like pipes, manifolds etc.

2. Bigger air filter can be used and fixed anywhere on chassis, with the new manifold.

3. An auxiliary pressure port is said to have been incorporated in design, for pumping more fuel-air mixture into engine.

4. Most radically, it pumps that supercharged air fuel mixture into the crank case under the piston. It gets charged a little there before pumped back to the front of piston!

5. A reflux wave from exhaust pipe travelling back into cylinder is shown to be augmenting compression in cylinder.

"I wonder, then, why are these techniques not used for real cars - fuel over and under the piston?" Were you are asking? "I'm sorry, I don't have the answer!"