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ENJOYMENT OF IMPROVING PERFORMANCE
As you attain proficiency in controlling cars, you will be tempted to improve your car. This chapter will introduce handy ways of increasing performance. The most important matter you have to keep in mind when you modify your car is to keep everything in balance. By putting a big motor on your car, you can make it run faster. Still it cannot be an improvement of performance if it has lost stability. Most kits on the market are produced by the manufacturer with all factors considered such as speed, maneuverability and durability. So try to enhance the collective performance of your car.

1. MAKE THE BEST USE OF AVAILABLE POWER
Even though you use a high performance motor or engine, friction during transmission can cause considerable power loss and reduced performance. Keep the friction power loss to the minimum and get the most of the available motor/engine power.

BALL BEARINGS
Motor and engine power is transmitted to the car's wheels via gears and shafts. Plastic and metal bushings are often used with these shafts, and replacing them with ball bearings is not only simple, but an effective first step for improving your car’s performance. Bali bearings consist of an outer and inner race, with steel balls between the races. The balls roll smoothly when the inner or outer race rotates, keeping friction power loss to a minimum. When properly maintained, ball bearings have a much longer life span than plastic or metal bushings. Bushings used in uprights can be replaced with ball bearings after completing the model, while model disassembly is required for replacement if housed inside a sealed gearbox. It is therefore recommended that ball bearings be installed during initial assembly.
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