jonsmaradona wrote:
Finally, it is worth mentioning that RC Upgrades made of other materials are available as well. Technically-minded RC fans will want to pay close attention. The choice of material for parts is not the only small detail that can have a big effect on performance. A wide range of aspects, invisible to the layperson’s eye, can contribute to the outcome of a competition. Tiny adjustments can make or break you. Plastic RC Upgrades are flexible in their structure, but aluminum RC Upgrades are flexible in a different way. They often come with multiple settings, so you can tune them and make slight changes in their performance.
Lower weight allows for higher speed, and reducing weight by just a fraction of an ounce can make the difference between winning and losing. Put simply, aluminum is heavier than plastic — by a wide margin. In a race between two cars, one with plastic parts, and one with aluminum parts, both otherwise identical, the former is more likely to win. Anyone interested in competitions that rely on speed may want to steer toward plastic.