Hot Wheels Improvement Race - Graphite Before & After 1

We race two Hot Wheels and then we apply graphite to see how they improve. Then we race them again to see the results.
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[@cityofdiecastvehicles9142]

i really like that toyota pickup truck

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

That is one of my favorites too, the yellow sure makes it look great! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@guinojogador723]

I loved watching these as a kid 🥺

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

I did too, some things never change! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@ScaleRacingChannel]

Very good Michael! I'm glad to see you give the speed dust a try.

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

Thanks Brandon, I was blown away by the improvement that I've seen so far. I've only tried mediocre cars just to get a feel for it before I start on my faster cars. Thanks for all the pointers you've given me in your videos, I appreciate it!

[@ScaleRacingChannel]

@@xtremediecastracing8468 I was really surprised on how much the pickup picked up..

[@endcount5962]

Scale Racing channel has a great graphite tutorial... less messy too!

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

I must have missed Brandon's video, I'll look it up tonight. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@numbskulldiecastracing]

good stuff 🙂

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@mariokarthotwheels]

That’s nice bro! Cool video 👏👏

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@moehowardjr.6235]

Science in racing 🤯👍

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

Very true, I'm amazed at how well it works! Thanks Moe!

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

WOW , Fast fast and good looking cars .

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

They sure did improve with the graphite! The Toyota Off-road blew me away after the graphite. Thanks Mike for watching and commenting!

[@keithsmith9175]

I love the downhill endurance track. I'm still an old school racer. I have a NASCAR superspeedway set up. I used to used a dual lane rod runner. Now I use TB 13 boosters from track builder. And believe me, the graphite has them doing outstanding lap times. While I'm on holiday vacation I'm going to build a down hill endurance track. Very nice set up you have. Happy Holidays to you and your family. Go Hot Wheels!!!

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

Thanks Keith for your great comments! We have a great time with the endurance track. I love drag races but I prefer the endurance track for all the action it produces with back and forth racing. I hope you and yours had a great holiday season also! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Chris_Hood]

The irony here, based on what I've read from folks at Redline Derby who bothered to do the math (with my gratitude), is that graphite makes a bigger improvement on wheels that weren't that great untreated and improves a great set of stock wheels to a much lesser degree.

[@Chris_Hood]

Now here's a question. In the event that you wanted to further improve the car, but don't want to go so far as swapping axles that require careful cutting, a jig and epoxy to do, could putting graphite on the axle itself where it rests inside the channel cut out for it in the base of the car result in a little extra speed? That would involve drilling the rivets out and opening the car, but sealing it back up isn't a real difficulty.

[@kirkparker3581]

I agree with this, the better the wheels and the faster the car, the less improvement seen by graphite...but still some gain.

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

That makes a lot of sense. If you have a good set of wheels and axles to begin with then there isn't much room for improvement. Switching out the axles is difficult and I've never done it for speed. I have switched them out to change wheels when painting and restoring a car. It would be much more technical for speed. I have tried to get the graphite into the inner axle but I've no idea if it's actually working. All I know is all the cars I've used graphite on have all improved but I've mostly tried cars that are mediocre to begin with. I'll try better cars once I've know exactly what I'm doing. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@ScaleRacingChannel]

I have noticed that with many of the newer HW castings, say in a 5 pack, that one car may stand out as way faster than the rest. Pick the car up and spin the wheels, they seem to roll really smooth and with not much, if any, resonance. Graphite all 5 of them and you will more than likely see an improvement across the board. Except not always. Sometimes that fast car pre-dust will just not improve, or actually slow down. I suspect some of these newer cars have some residual manufacturing oil left on the axles from the axle T-head process. Which would explain the quiet and smooth roll. Adding dry graphite to an oil wetted surface, especially on these 28-40g cars usually adds drag. JL kinda falls under the same umbrella. Except I'm not so sure they aren't possibly adding some oil before popping the hubcaps on. Many times I have seen evidence of heavy oil when popping caps for the first time on them. Adding dust at this point is fruitless. Why we always say, if you find a really fast JL out of the package, leave it alone!

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

Thanks for your comments Brandon, I really appreciate learning from all your experience! I'm building a new track and I've watched your video about your starting line more than once now. I'm very impressed with what you came up with! I'm hoping to get something to work also that is similar, so thanks for sharing all your expertise!

[@bandidodelcaminodiecast]

Right on

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@kirkparker3581]

Nice simple before and after showcasing the long track...graphite is helpful, messy and has its own challenges in time and sometimes cost. I too believe that the faster the car/better the wheels, the less net gain from graphite...

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

I've become a believer in graphite! The Toyota Off-road was very convincing! It is messy, I'd like to know if there are ways to graphite without getting the car and my hands covered. Thanks Kirk for watching and commenting!

[@dxpdiecastracing]

Good simple video! Graphite does make a difference and those two you referenced are known for speed. Everybody has a little different way of doing it and different powders can give different results. Nice job sir!

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

Thanks DXP! I appreciate the comments and I'm really glad I found your channel yesterday. I really liked your Halloween race video. I'm looking forward to checking out more of you races. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@yournightmareracing1754]

Michael thank for the props. A few other guys do specific tuturials. You mentioned Red Pill, but Brandon of Scale Racing Channel, Dale of DXP Diecast Racing and League of Speed have excellent videos on the subject. Guys have slightly different techniques for working behind the axle. It all boils down to what results work best for you and what type(s) of graphite you prefer. What a great improvement on the pick-up!

[@Kastanets_LKR]

Thanks for the clues!

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

The pickup's improvement blew me away! From not being able to finish to flying through the finishline! I'll check out all their videos to pick up any tips I can. Hopefully I'll get better at not getting the cars so messing in the graphiting process! Thanks Bo as always, I really appreciate it!

[@Kastanets_LKR]

Thanks for the video. I'm going to need a lot of gloves if I get into it... 🤣🤣🤣

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

I hear you! I'd love to know if there's a way to apply graphite without getting the car and my hands covered! I'm sure I'll figure out how to do it. Thanks as always for watching and commenting!

[@Kastanets_LKR]

@@xtremediecastracing8468 Leave the dirty work to Jaden... 🤣🤣🤣

[@BathurstDiecastRacing]

Love it! I will use this in season 2 to tey and balance the winners in season 1. Cheers mate! Subbed.

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

Yeah, using graphite has a big impact on most cars in my experience. I think it would definitely help balance your racers. Thanks for subscribing, I really appreciate it!

[@racehotwheels]

Nice one

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@zeldadiecastracing]

Very nice bro mike,thanks for sharing,i knew from the begining red car will win brother

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

Nice call Zelda, though the yellow truck almost caught him!

[@TalkingGIJoe]

the more emperical testing the better...

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

I agree! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Chris_Hood]

Judging from the shape of the bottle in your little tub, you were using Maximum Velocity brand graphite, yes? Pricey stuff, if that's the case, but it comes recommended by at least one big name in the hobby of modding cars. Not all graphite powder is created equal. Stay away from the Hillman brand you'll find in the key cutting area of most DIY stores! Good for locks, not so much for cars.

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

Thanks for the advice on Hillman, I'll stay away. I bought the graphite on Amazon and the brand name is e-jades. It's the only graphite if used so far so I have no reference to judge it by. I do know I really liked the results! Thanks for your great comments!

[@MrREDPILLhimself]

Graphite changes everything. I enjoy your videos. Keep it up.

[@xtremediecastracing8468]

Thanks Red Pill! I learned how to use graphite from your video and from Bo, thanks for the great tutorial you shared. I've enjoyed watching your cars dominate on 3dbotmaker!

[@MrREDPILLhimself]

@@xtremediecastracing8468 Thank you. Bo @ your nightmare and Brandon @ scale racing are great resources. Love your long tracks too. Keep it up!