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Nitro RC Hop-Ups and Mods

Put in a bigger nitro engine, a tuned pipe. Change the looks and improve the handling of your nitro RC with these nitro hop-ups and modifications.

Why and How Do You Mod a Nitro Engine?

Modding a nitro engine means that you are making a modification that is or seems to make the engine better than factory specs. Modding goes beyond simply tuning your nitro engine. It involves making physical changes the engine itself.

Upgrading a Thunder Tiger Ducati 999R Testastretta Nitro Motorcycle

As described in my Second Look at the Thunder Tiger Ducati 999R Testastretta 1:5 nitro motorcycle, whether it was a defective engine or simply a design flaw in the engine easy start system, I decided to replace the engine with an entirely different model. What follows is a description of the modifications I made to accomodate this new engine.

Hop-Up Tips for the Traxxas Nitro Rustler

SS RC Racing has some tips to use on your Nitro Rustler such as suspension changes.

Improve Your Nitro Know-How

From R/C Raceway website, this article gives a better insight on some good pit stop tips and techniques to help you get through race day.

How to: LST Performance Upgrade Kit

It won't bring your Team Losi LST quite up to the same level as the LST2 but it comes close.

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