I have a combination of 1/64 HO slot cars.. Super fast,Fast,and slow.when I’m by my self,on my track at home.I really enjoy my slow cars . It’s really joyful and relaxing,just to see how much fun it brings out. By the way I have those AW cars you have . Those AW cars do look good on the track.Thanks for sharing this with us and the joy of the hobby.👍👏🙂
My favorite as a kid was AFX Magnatraction with silicone tires. Used to race my friends with G-Plus and beat them because they would crash. Never had access to small silicone tires for our TJets. Building a new 4 lane track and plan to have 4 equal tjets, magnatraction and gplus sets. 4 drivers, 4 cars, 4 lanes. Each car stays in its lane and the drivers run each lane. My version of IROC.
@johndoub1030 Perfect! Check out my storable four lane track here: m.ruclips.net/video/0Y5ie301ziQ/видео.html&pp=ygUec2VjcmV0cyBvZiBzbG90IGNhciByYWNpbmcgIzE4
Love the Viper's, etc. but they are not better than Tjets, just different. Not a fan of hobbiest who look down their nose at Tjets. Its all about fun, racing similar cars, just good racing. Thank you for this reminder. Great video!.
You can remove the traction magnet on the Auto World ThunderJet and switch to some silicone tires for a more authentic Aurora Tuff Ones driving experience.
To those finding this nice video at any point and time. some or most of this that follows may be explained in the 2nd video I did not see until later but will be good info here or there. Can't actually compare the two brands. Most all things are different from the ground up. Axles widths, wheels and tires sizes are one of the first obvious things. The bottom dot neo magnet of course. Fit and Tolerances, which is a sort of a minimal comparison, but loose (AW) tolerance equals a lot less friction first of all - in axles holes armature and rear pinion shaft holes, etc. First the copper brush springs are very thin and weak so to speak in the Aurora which makes the brush tension much less unless or until a big adjustment which no need to go into here, Compared to the different type of metal including the little metal L shaped supports riveted to the brush springs on the AW which double or quadruple support and strength and tension in that respect. Factory brushes and material used are vastly different as well. Motor Magnets are 4-5 times as strong in AW cars which is the first main overall difference for speed regardless of the other things just mentioned. The AW armature ohms which is the second and a huge main difference being 15 ohms compared to any Aurora T-jet armature which can measure from 16 to up to 21 ohms in some. One ohms resistance is a big difference in a T-jet, especially with the factory weak magnets they used back then. Again, to those watching and wondering ... swap the magnets only at first in the two if they will fit, or put any type much stronger magnets in the Aurora for you and see the difference there if wanting to do that little experiment. It may get better and may not depending on other factors. The next thing is the gearing. 9/ 15 (pinion /crown) compared to 14/15 (pinion crown). Huge difference in torque and speed. Also, all of the older Aurora idler gears are not created equal If you start swapping some if you have others or extras to try , even a black plastic one from a TUFF ONES or AFX .
&simonsez23 Great info. Great detail too. This can be an intriguing part of our hobby. I know I’m not the guy to provide direction on this type of content. Hopefully I can show everyone how to have a lot fun with very little effort so some go off and we get a lot of novices looking to become enthusiasts interested in this info. Thanks for these comments.
Great job as always - being new to this (or 55 years removed) I have batched my cars so that they are grouped based on traction type, e.g., X-traction, Mega G+ so that it really comes down to learning for my family and developing skill in driving. Anyone can bomb around a track with the trigger pinned😂
Ha Ha… that’s another great example. But this wasn’t intended to criticize instead I just wanted everyone to be aware that no HO slot car is really scale AND don’t let that detail ruin your fun.
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I have a combination of 1/64 HO slot cars.. Super fast,Fast,and slow.when I’m by my self,on my track at home.I really enjoy my slow cars . It’s really joyful and relaxing,just to see how much fun it brings out. By the way I have those AW cars you have . Those AW cars do look good on the track.Thanks for sharing this with us and the joy of the hobby.👍👏🙂
My favorite as a kid was AFX Magnatraction with silicone tires. Used to race my friends with G-Plus and beat them because they would crash. Never had access to small silicone tires for our TJets. Building a new 4 lane track and plan to have 4 equal tjets, magnatraction and gplus sets. 4 drivers, 4 cars, 4 lanes. Each car stays in its lane and the drivers run each lane. My version of IROC.
@johndoub1030 Perfect! Check out my storable four lane track here:
m.ruclips.net/video/0Y5ie301ziQ/видео.html&pp=ygUec2VjcmV0cyBvZiBzbG90IGNhciByYWNpbmcgIzE4
Love the Viper's, etc. but they are not better than Tjets, just different. Not a fan of hobbiest who look down their nose at Tjets. Its all about fun, racing similar cars, just good racing. Thank you for this reminder. Great video!.
@nobodyshome758 Thanks
Sounds like you need additional retaining wall! Great info...keep em coming
You can remove the traction magnet on the Auto World ThunderJet and switch to some silicone tires for a more authentic Aurora Tuff Ones driving experience.
@bswam25 yes I agree. I just haven’t taken the time to do that.
To those finding this nice video at any point and time. some or most of this that follows may be explained in the 2nd video I did not see until later but will be good info here or there. Can't actually compare the two brands. Most all things are different from the ground up. Axles widths, wheels and tires sizes are one of the first obvious things. The bottom dot neo magnet of course. Fit and Tolerances, which is a sort of a minimal comparison, but loose (AW) tolerance equals a lot less friction first of all - in axles holes armature and rear pinion shaft holes, etc. First the copper brush springs are very thin and weak so to speak in the Aurora which makes the brush tension much less unless or until a big adjustment which no need to go into here, Compared to the different type of metal including the little metal L shaped supports riveted to the brush springs on the AW which double or quadruple support and strength and tension in that respect. Factory brushes and material used are vastly different as well. Motor Magnets are 4-5 times as strong in AW cars which is the first main overall difference for speed regardless of the other things just mentioned. The AW armature ohms which is the second and a huge main difference being 15 ohms compared to any Aurora T-jet armature which can measure from 16 to up to 21 ohms in some. One ohms resistance is a big difference in a T-jet, especially with the factory weak magnets they used back then. Again, to those watching and wondering ... swap the magnets only at first in the two if they will fit, or put any type much stronger magnets in the Aurora for you and see the difference there if wanting to do that little experiment. It may get better and may not depending on other factors. The next thing is the gearing. 9/ 15 (pinion /crown) compared to 14/15 (pinion crown). Huge difference in torque and speed. Also, all of the older Aurora idler gears are not created equal If you start swapping some if you have others or extras to try , even a black plastic one from a TUFF ONES or AFX .
&simonsez23 Great info. Great detail too. This can be an intriguing part of our hobby. I know I’m not the guy to provide direction on this type of content. Hopefully I can show everyone how to have a lot fun with very little effort so some go off and we get a lot of novices looking to become enthusiasts interested in this info. Thanks for these comments.
Great job as always - being new to this (or 55 years removed) I have batched my cars so that they are grouped based on traction type, e.g., X-traction, Mega G+ so that it really comes down to learning for my family and developing skill in driving. Anyone can bomb around a track with the trigger pinned😂
@dionrumsey Thanks and sounds like you’re on the right track
I like having fun not the fastest just driving the car 🚙 trying to improve it 😊
@johnnyirwin9838 That’s the idea.
Liking your channel more and more, Nitro... keep em coming.... very informative. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😊🚗
Thanks, will do!
Great job Nitro.
@kevlar6328 Thanks. Really glad you like it.
Great information on HO cars keep it coming 😊😊😊
More to come!
Great information! Keep up the great content! 🚗💨
@jmd1935 Thanks. Still lots to do with these videos. I try to keep them short but I also like to ramble on…
Throw the Xtraction in there for even a more bizzare look at differences. lol
Ha Ha… that’s another great example. But this wasn’t intended to criticize instead I just wanted everyone to be aware that no HO slot car is really scale AND don’t let that detail ruin your fun.
You can also take out the disc magnet from the AutoWorld cars and then you have the drift in the corners. And you then have to drive them...lol
@tccrownhart9642 Yes I agree but I haven’t taken the time to do that.