{"id":4807,"date":"2023-05-17T22:38:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T22:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/?p=4807"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:05:31","slug":"rcpress-techtip-highest-speed-you-can-get-with-a-stock-silver-can-on-a-tt01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/?p=4807","title":{"rendered":"RCPRESS techtip: highest speed you can get with a stock silver can on a TT01"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-17-at-23.39.02.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Instant improvement in speed by changing to a 55T spur and a larger pinion to match the spur &#8211; this is about the fastest you can get with a stock 540 motor.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4I0qJZm3bJs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>RC enthusiasts often experiment with different gear ratios, including using larger pinion gears, to optimize their cars for specific track conditions. In certain situations, such as long straightaways on a track, a higher top speed may be advantageous.<\/p>\n<p>Larger pinion gears can be used to better match the characteristics of the motor. Some motors may perform more efficiently or deliver higher speeds with a specific gear ratio, and adjusting the pinion gear size allows users to find the optimal balance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instant improvement in speed by changing to a 55T spur and a larger pinion to match the spur &#8211; this is about the fastest you can get with a stock 540 motor. RC enthusiasts often experiment with different gear ratios, including using larger pinion gears, to optimize their cars for specific track conditions. In certain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,85],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4807"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8137,"href":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807\/revisions\/8137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}