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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
Carbon Fiber Chassis Preparation with Alexander Hagberg of XRAY
XRAY's Alexander Hagberg walks us through how he preps a graphite chassis, in this case for a T4.
by Alexander Hagberg
Maintenance guide
RC Shock Maintenance with Allan O'Brien
Allan O'Brien walks us through the nitty gritty of rebuilding shocks and how to keep them performing consistently.
by Allan O'Brien
Maintenance guide
When To Replace RC Parts
Schumacher's Michal Orlowski explains in this video how to tell when you should replace parts, so you don't end up with the dreaded DNF.
by MIchal Orlowski
Setup guide
Roll Center Explainer
EvanJayAwesomeRC walks through the basics of what "roll center" means and how it affects the handling of your car.
by EvanJayAwesomeRC
Setup guide
RC Setup Troubleshooting
When we first announced that we were working on So Dialed, a lot of folks asked for a troubleshooting guide on how to fix common handling problems. Here is what we came up with!
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
Bumps Troubleshooting
How to help your car cruise through the bumps.
Setup guide
Straights Troubleshooting
Car not tracking well in the straights? Having trouble getting enough traction? Read on for solutions!
