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  mousetrap powered car basic kits $14.95

A great kit! Comes with everything you need to build a top notch mousetrap powered car. Depending on how you want to build it, it could be a top distance, speed, power pull, and more vehicle. It can also carry large loads like soda cans and large weights. Head-ache free, this mouse trap car can be built in 30 minutes. This mousetrap powered car will travel more than 30 meters or 90 feet. This car will also hold over 2 Kg of mass for pulling contest. Great for first time builders! Age level 13 and up.
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Ideas for Increasing Distance

Increase Axle-to-Wheel Ratio

1. Use a larger drive wheel. Try making a large wheel out of mat board. Mat board is stiff and light-weight. The larger your drive-wheel the greater the distance your mousetrap car will travel per turn of the wheel.

2. Use a smaller drive axle. The larger the ratio of drive wheel(s)-to-axles diameter, the farther you mousetrap car will go for each turn of the wheel and the greater the pulling distance will be.

Ideas for Increasing Speed
Decrease Axle-to-Wheel Ratio

1. Decrease the axle to wheel ratio by adding tape to the drive axle or using smaller drive wheels.



2. Use a larger drive axle. The smaller the ratio of drive wheel(s)-to-axles diameter, the greater the acceleration that you will experience. Careful, if the ration is too small your vehicle will spin its wheels rather than accelerate.

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