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Setup guide
Brushless Motor Tuning for RC Racing: The Four Knobs Explained
How to tune RC brushless motors for racing — rotor, mechanical timing, ESC boost and turbo, gearing — and how to keep the motor cool. The physics behind every knob, in plain English.
Maintenance guide
How to Charge RC LiPo Batteries: A Beginner's Guide
Everything a new RC racer needs to know about charging LiPo batteries safely — first-charge walkthrough, balance charging, storage, and the four mistakes that kill packs fast.
Maintenance guide
LiPo Charging for RC Racers: What the Science Actually Says
A grounded guide for racers who've already read three LiPo guides — what the chemistry actually says, and what's just folklore.
Setup guide
How to Wire an RC Car (like a Pro) with Wallie Builds
Nick Wautlet of Wallie Builds walks you through the nitty gritty of hooking up batteries, motors, and servos to give your car that "factory" look. And of course, short, clean wiring also means more efficient energy transfer and more reliable connections, so not only will your car look better, it'll run better!
by Nick Wautlet
Setup guide
Off-Road Tire Mounting and Gluing with Jason Ruona of JConcepts
I know, everyone loves tire-mounting, right? Well, if you're going to do it, do it right - here's an in-depth explainer video from one of the all-tie experts, Jason Ruona of JConcepts.
by JConcepts
Setup guide
How to Install your TLR 22 5.0 Servo Like a Boss
Frank Root shows us how to install a servo on a 22 5.0 so it's solid and you get the optimal angles and performance from it.
by TLR
Setup guide
Ultimate RC Setup Troubleshooting Guide
How to fix understeer (push), oversteer (loose), and other common handling problems for both on-road and off-road RC cars.
Handling guide
Chassis roll - RC Handling Guides
Is it good or bad when your car's chassis rolls? It depends...
Setup guide
Rollout, Final Drive Ratio (FDR), and Transmission Ratio
What is rollout? What is FDR? What's a transmission ratio? And how do I use them to set up my RC car?
Reference
RC Silicone Shock Oil Comparison Chart
Table showing shock oil weights and how they compare across different shock oil brands.
by RC Car Stars
Setup guide
Shock Angle Setup for RC Cars
Boomslang Suspension provides this fantastic explainer of how the angle of your shocks affects the actual damping characteristics they provide. If you really want to understand shock angles, this one is a must-watch.
by Boomslang Suspension
Setup guide
Settings Throttle Rate Control on an ESC
The Drake explains how to set the throttle rate control (aka throttle strength) on your ESC. His example is a Hobbywing 1/.8 speed control, but rate control applies to all modern ESCs at all scales.
by Adam Drake
