looking to get in the rc market
09-14-2007, 10:11 PM
#41
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Re: looking to get in the rc market
Save your money There a ton of fun but everytime i use mine i break something. even in a big *** parking lot second gear w/ my Hpi Rs4 evo gets stupid fast i smed more time on the brakes than throttal if you must have 1 get a monster or sadium truck.
09-15-2007, 03:24 AM
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Re: looking to get in the rc market
Originally Posted by d16forlife
You contradicted yourself 
. Your statement backs up my warning to stay away from Traxxas 
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Traxass has a big hold on the market and their RCs are "cheap"($) because the Hobbby shops make up $ on the back end in service. I go to 4 different hobby shops around me and each allways has at least 3 and i've seen up to 10 Traxxas RCs waiting to be worked on for some reason(mainly transmissions and steering problems).
. Your statement backs up my warning to stay away from Traxxas .Traxass has a big hold on the market and their RCs are "cheap"($) because the Hobbby shops make up $ on the back end in service. I go to 4 different hobby shops around me and each allways has at least 3 and i've seen up to 10 Traxxas RCs waiting to be worked on for some reason(mainly transmissions and steering problems).
Plus as long as you didn't have some kind of fire breathing small block motor or a .21 conversion you could drive a stock T-Maxx forever without transmission problems if you did a forward only conversion (not hard).
09-22-2007, 11:07 PM
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Re: looking to get in the rc market
ok im still looking around and have been looking at towerhobbies.com closer and am noticing that each car comes with different engines even with in the toy makers line up.. what is the reasoning behind this and what exactly does it mean.. and where can you find the specs for them..(i know on the car page) but im talking speed specs.. also what would be the first couple key upgrades when buying one to look forward to when something goes wrong?
09-22-2007, 11:11 PM
#44
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Re: looking to get in the rc market
I got my last years awd nitro rc road car
its fast as ----
It need 2 or 3 plastic peices replaced or glued back together and its good to go.
I paid over 400 for it, I will sell it to you for 250 shiped with controler and everything
awd
auto 2 spd tranny
disc brake
fastest engine I could get
adjustable controler settings(road cornering or fast drag)
we had it going 115kph
its fast as ----
It need 2 or 3 plastic peices replaced or glued back together and its good to go.
I paid over 400 for it, I will sell it to you for 250 shiped with controler and everything
awd
auto 2 spd tranny
disc brake
fastest engine I could get
adjustable controler settings(road cornering or fast drag)
we had it going 115kph
09-23-2007, 12:37 AM
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09-23-2007, 12:57 AM
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Re: looking to get in the rc market
Originally Posted by Toysrme
09-23-2007, 12:58 AM
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Re: looking to get in the rc market
Originally Posted by Zeniceguycrx
I got my last years awd nitro rc road car
its fast as ----
It need 2 or 3 plastic peices replaced or glued back together and its good to go.
I paid over 400 for it, I will sell it to you for 250 shiped with controler and everything
awd
auto 2 spd tranny
disc brake
fastest engine I could get
adjustable controler settings(road cornering or fast drag)
we had it going 115kph
its fast as ----
It need 2 or 3 plastic peices replaced or glued back together and its good to go.
I paid over 400 for it, I will sell it to you for 250 shiped with controler and everything
awd
auto 2 spd tranny
disc brake
fastest engine I could get
adjustable controler settings(road cornering or fast drag)
we had it going 115kph
09-23-2007, 10:21 AM
#48
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Re: looking to get in the rc market
Upgrades are not allways necessary. Most are just bling factor. The only must have on a RTR car is a tuned pipe which will help the stock motor come to life. You can run the factory engine till it pops, if youre new to nitro thats a good thing. As far as specs, most companys dont list specs on factory installed engines. They just list estimated speed #s.
The CEN will be crazy fast out of the box. I think they claim like allmost 80mph out of the box. The HPI will be more conservatine at about 40MPH or so. If you get the HPI a good upgrade engine will be an OS .18tz. At 1.5HP it will disintegrate tires with no problems. Another thing that will affect speed is nitro content. Most people run 20% because its cheap. I run 30% after I break in my motors with 20%. The down side is that the engines wear faster on the higher nitro content. Nothing too drastic though. But the extra power is awsome!!
My 1/8th Kyosho Inferno GT(the Ferrari in my avatar) is hitting 50mph right now out of the box. I will be doing a motor swap and a single speed conversion soon with the hopes of getting 65-70mph out of it.
The CEN will be crazy fast out of the box. I think they claim like allmost 80mph out of the box. The HPI will be more conservatine at about 40MPH or so. If you get the HPI a good upgrade engine will be an OS .18tz. At 1.5HP it will disintegrate tires with no problems. Another thing that will affect speed is nitro content. Most people run 20% because its cheap. I run 30% after I break in my motors with 20%. The down side is that the engines wear faster on the higher nitro content. Nothing too drastic though. But the extra power is awsome!!
My 1/8th Kyosho Inferno GT(the Ferrari in my avatar) is hitting 50mph right now out of the box. I will be doing a motor swap and a single speed conversion soon with the hopes of getting 65-70mph out of it.
09-23-2007, 11:41 AM
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Re: looking to get in the rc market
Originally Posted by d16forlife
Upgrades are not allways necessary. Most are just bling factor. The only must have on a RTR car is a tuned pipe which will help the stock motor come to life. You can run the factory engine till it pops, if youre new to nitro thats a good thing. As far as specs, most companys dont list specs on factory installed engines. They just list estimated speed #s.
The CEN will be crazy fast out of the box. I think they claim like allmost 80mph out of the box. The HPI will be more conservatine at about 40MPH or so. If you get the HPI a good upgrade engine will be an OS .18tz. At 1.5HP it will disintegrate tires with no problems. Another thing that will affect speed is nitro content. Most people run 20% because its cheap. I run 30% after I break in my motors with 20%. The down side is that the engines wear faster on the higher nitro content. Nothing too drastic though. But the extra power is awsome!!
My 1/8th Kyosho Inferno GT(the Ferrari in my avatar) is hitting 50mph right now out of the box. I will be doing a motor swap and a single speed conversion soon with the hopes of getting 65-70mph out of it.
The CEN will be crazy fast out of the box. I think they claim like allmost 80mph out of the box. The HPI will be more conservatine at about 40MPH or so. If you get the HPI a good upgrade engine will be an OS .18tz. At 1.5HP it will disintegrate tires with no problems. Another thing that will affect speed is nitro content. Most people run 20% because its cheap. I run 30% after I break in my motors with 20%. The down side is that the engines wear faster on the higher nitro content. Nothing too drastic though. But the extra power is awsome!!
My 1/8th Kyosho Inferno GT(the Ferrari in my avatar) is hitting 50mph right now out of the box. I will be doing a motor swap and a single speed conversion soon with the hopes of getting 65-70mph out of it.
09-23-2007, 09:09 PM
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Re: looking to get in the rc market
Originally Posted by sikcrx89
so there is a proper engine break in procedure?? like so much nitro to so much gas for so many hours of operation? just want to make sure i have the process's down before i ruin a $500 toy
