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Re: 2 Motors is Faster?!

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Originally Posted by DarkFlame145 View Post
4 motors give out too much torque, which when there is low traction just spins the wheels. If you have ever watched a drag race where a car didn't heat up the tires well, they go, but also just spin the tires down the track. The trick for this year is finding the right amount of torque i think.
Not quite true. You can gear the output of 4 CIMS so that your wheels won't slip (Read Pauls post above). That being said, I don't believe you'd gain much by doing so.


@ Paul Copioli,

Technically I believe that the wheel to floor interaction is governed by
F = CoF * downward force (which usually is gravity * mass, but can have other forces interacting with it as well)
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