RE: MBX6T or HB D8T?
What would each cost you again, and what's the deal with parts support?
Posted on: 11/21/2009 1:56 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: advice on mt purchase, what to go with
XXL is the only MT worth considering IMO.. Even if the 2-speed has some issues to get sorted out.. Will be bigger, faster, better handling, and tougher than any other MT.
Posted on: 11/20/2009 5:14 PM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "RC Monster Trucks"
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RE: signing off
[quote]ORIGINAL: ThunderbirdJunkie [quote]ORIGINAL: HerrSavage I pay €44 a gallon.. [/quote] And? [/quote] And it's a lot of money. But though I do have guilt pangs about spending(wasting..) so much money in the hobby, as long as I still get as much of a kick out of it as I do, I'll keep doing it.. [8|][8|]
Posted on: 11/20/2009 10:24 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Losi Monster Trucks"
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RE: went ahead and ordered the dynamite .28xp platinum
Weird.. I was breaking in a brand-new Mach 427 a couple days ago, and before I could even get it started the hex in the Spinstart backplate broke in half (and flew away over my head..) I was still able to get three tanks through it with half a hex in there....
Posted on: 11/20/2009 10:22 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Losi Monster Trucks"
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RE: New Truggies for Spring 2010???
One thing that bugs me about the truggies I've had - Muggy, Hyper ST Pro, and RC8T - is that the steering assemblies develop problems.. With the Muggy the rack developed slop(that was probably down to the heavy MT tires..), and with the latter two what really irks me is the screws coming out of the bottom of the (especially right side..) hub - and yes I threadlock them.. Anyway, from what I understand in truggy racing, the arms develop slop, the steering assemblies, etc.. So does this "superior X-ray part quality" mean these things won't happen? With my MT bashers I don't feel like I have to replace stuff as much as I do on truggies.. I'd consider an X-ray if I knew, OK, no need to worry about slop or replace a part in two years.. I'm currently very turned off by truggy racing and all the constant wrenching it requires..
Posted on: 11/20/2009 1:33 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: Losi XXl A Real Fun Truck
Weirdness.. Since when do people blow Losi diffs?? I wonder if there are just some quality lapses with the newer Losis.. Or I don't know, maybe the longer chassis flexes more, putting some weird strain on the diffs?? Diffs are one thing I feel I never have to worry about with my LST2's (and Muggy that I had..) I have three new diffs that've been sitting around in a bag forever - my LST2 - which I bought three years ago and broke in 2 1/2 years ago, has perfect diffs still.. Have only broken a pin.. Are you guys threadlocking the cases? When they "blow", how do they blow?
Posted on: 11/20/2009 1:22 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Losi Monster Trucks"
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RE: signing off
I pay €44 a gallon..
Posted on: 11/19/2009 2:17 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Losi Monster Trucks"
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RE: BEST LRP MOTOR FOR XL
Wasn't talking trash dude.. Really.. Not at all. To each his own.. I don't doubt your STS is good. Or that you maybe got an LRP 30 lemon.. Happens throughout RC.. I've decided for myself though regardless - I'll be getting an LRP 30 soon(I hope.. - winter kind of puts a downer on RC..), and just hope I'm as happy with it as I have been with my 28 and all my other SH engines..
Posted on: 11/19/2009 2:15 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: Losi XXl A Real Fun Truck
My LST2 2-speed - the SECOND one after replacing the first which was not working after like 8 tanks, is now acting up too.. My much much older LST2 basher has been problem-free.. Somnehow these new 2-speeds are garbage..
Posted on: 11/18/2009 3:13 PM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Losi Monster Trucks"
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RE: Is the savage flux a good truck?
Probably futile to ask here, but nobody has really answered how the Flux compares to the Erevo.. I've heard here and there that Traxxas trucks aren't as junky as they used to be... (while IMO it's the other way around with Savages and HPI plastic quality..)
Posted on: 11/18/2009 3:25 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: New Truggies for Spring 2010???
Just for conversation, I think I saw or heard somewhere that Kyosho is giving up on truggies, and not coming out with a new truggy based on the MP9 buggy.. Any truth to that?
Posted on: 11/18/2009 3:04 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: MBX6T or HB D8T?
That on-road race was one of dozens this year in Germany.. Here's a short clip of an RC8T on a track (unfortunately..) far away from me: http://www.savys.de/rcblog/?p=2209 Mugens don't win there either.. I don't know - maybe it's just cuz they don't sponsor the good racers other companies do.. And besides, breaking during an onroad race doesn't exactly bode well for a big jump off-road race.. But whatever, it may well have been a freak accident.. They did look clumsy through the tight stuff though.. I believe Mugens are tough, and would try one if I were looking for a new trug.. - I'd especially like to have their buggy and truggy together - like I do the Assos now.. But I don't believe they'll be [i]more[/i] agile or even tougher than an RC8T for ex... Winning races is about setup anyway.. Somebody with far more patience than I to dick around with diffs and shocks and steering geometry between every heat will beat me with an ST-1. I couldn't care less.. I'm not that into wrenching - that's part of why I'm giving up racing.. For those who like wrenching, good on ya.. Have fun.. For me the fun is in fun racing on the track and bashing my MT's.. Don't really care what anybody else thinks about that. To each his own.. As for Mach 427's, I couldn't care less what is or isn't faster or better for you or anyone else. I know what works for me, my budget, my patience level (and my fuel..) And for me the Mach is a perfect engine.. Gonna break in a new one today in my racer LST2.. [:D]
Posted on: 11/18/2009 3:00 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: BEST LRP MOTOR FOR XL
And all that from somebody who's had good luck with an STS 30... [:D] Based on all I've ever heard about STS's, I wouldn't touch an STS with a 20-foot pole... JK..(except about ever considering an STS...) It's all a crapshoot...
Posted on: 11/17/2009 5:33 PM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: BEST LRP MOTOR FOR XL
As I've said many times before, I don't doubt for a second that the Picco is a better, crisper, faster engine. But I KNOW that I can take my LRP out after it sitting there for six months, start it right up, and run it - hard - even on an off-tune and it'll just keep going. No need to get into arguments about toy truck engines. But we're all in the hobby with different expectations, goals, budgets, interests, etc... I'll admit to being odd in that I hate wrenching and fiddling.. I want to drive and thrash my trucks.. And SH mills let me do that with the least hassle, and plenty enough power for me to have a great time.. Short sidenote - on Sunday, I was thrashing my LST2 around in this big field nearby which happens to be near an old-folks' home, and there was a guy there with an ancient Savage 25, and some gasser thing.. I was wheelying and going crazy, and very obviously more my truck was more impressive than the other two.. There were kids there mesmerized, and I don't think I'll ever forget seeing this old man with such a big smile on his face I thought he'd fall over.. Yeah I'd've been faster with a Novarossi or whatever engine, and hours (not to mention money..) more invested in breaking it in, setting it up, etc.. But [b]I[/b] had fun - so did the old man.. And for me that's all that matters.. SH engines let me have the kind of fun that I like - the low maintenance kind.. And I'm fine with that.. To each his own..
Posted on: 11/17/2009 4:13 PM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: MBX6T or HB D8T?
The "you get what you pay for" line is on shaky ground in RC IMO. I've found out the hard way that a more expensive Italian engine isn't necessarily better than a cheap Mach 427. I've found this out twice btw. I've given up on Italian engines at this point, and will continue to swear by SH-based engines - LRP, Mach, SH, etc.. NO engine is worth twice the price of a Mach, unless you're running with the pros - in which case you get your engines for free anyway.. As for the truggies, I can't really say. You hear all over the internet how great Mugens are. But I've never seen them win anything, and at the last big international race I went to, the Mugen was one of the few trucks I saw that broke - hitting the wall at the end of the straight into the curve - just like almost everybody did.. IMHO the Mugen looks too long - at least for the short, tight tracks I (unfortunately..) run on.. It looks clumsy through tight corners IMO compared to say an RC8T, ST-RR, XT8, Losi, etc.. I also think you have to learn to take everything you hear online with a grain of salt. Everybody has such different priorities, budgets, tastes, goals, etc.. If I were in the market for a new truggy, and it had to be between these two, I would probably get the Mugen. But then I don't expect to win the big races - I just want a platform that will be robust and last - maybe for 2-3 years, maybe even ending up as a basher, who knows... The Hot Bodies is kind of rare - not too many out there.. Supposed to be good and agile - looks good on the track.. Question would be part quality - how fast would it develop slop? I'm sure it's a great racer though, so if that's what you want, just get it.. Pretty sure it belongs in the top class of truggies, and none of these truggies are THAT much better than the others... - Asso, Losi, Mugen, Kyosho, HB, X-ray, etc.. What sets any of them apart on the track is setup and driving skill.. - not brand name.. In any case, you can argue that Mugen is better - because it's tough, part quality is better, develops less slop, parts are easier to come by, whatever... But "cuz it's more expensive" is not an argument...
Posted on: 11/17/2009 3:13 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: Axial .32rr
I don't know - never ran the Ofna.. Is your Ofna easy to break in and tune, is it pipe and plug picky, have you gotten eight gallons plus out of it with no issues?? I like LRP cuz it's low hassle, low maintenance, easy to tune, and good power for the money.. You can get other engines with more power, for more money, but to me it's not worth it if it needs a gallon to break in, can only run this or that plug or pipe, and will ultimately be picky to tune... LRP is set and forget and makes great power.. I'm in this hobby to have fun and run my trucks, not to get frustrated by the challenge of seeking that perfect tune and f'ing with the needles all day... Here's my LRP 28 in my LST2..: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us5hIGH0Dac http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3EEs4EolP4 In the second vid unfortunately you don't get an idea of the speed.. Mid to top it's pretty fast with the new XXL gearing.. I had the LRP in my Muggy before that, and that was just awesome.. I got the LRP cuz the Axial 28RR was so lame in the Muggy.. The 28RR was pretty decent in my Savage afterwards.. But the LRP just smokes it... Saw it myself - in the same truck.. (Muggy) The LRP is more powerful by a good margin.. Furthermore, bigger is not necessarily better in RC engines.. The LRP 28 is far more popular for ex than the OS 30 - and not because it's weaker... If you insist on something bigger than a 28, I personally would only consider the LRP 30. And I wouldn't hesitate for a second to get a second LRP 28 either..
Posted on: 11/17/2009 2:16 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Car Nitro & Gas Engines"
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RE: BEST LRP MOTOR FOR XL
I've heard from a couple people here with both that the 30 actually drinks less than the 28 - somehow.. I can't help but wonder if there's just some anti-LRP prejudice affecting the outcomes here.. I don't see how or why this engine should have idle or tuning problems unless there's a user tuning or setup issue or something, and that's obviously not the case. I took my LRP 28 out on Sunday, after having it sit there for half the year, and it ran like a top.. Great power too.. Along with the Mach 427's the best, easiest, lowest-hassle engine I've had.. And it moves my ten-ton LST2 around really well.. Will be getting a 30 next I think.. If the 28 ever dies..
Posted on: 11/17/2009 2:07 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: BEST LRP MOTOR FOR XL
What fuel and plugs are you people running?? I've heard mostly good stuff about the 30(and am planning to get one..).. - including from budbud, who has said over and over that the LRP 30 is a lesser maintenance but still powerful alternative to a Picco 28(though the Picco has more power..) I've heard of some carb issues with the 454, but nothing really bad about the 30.. I've even heard it gets better run-time than the 28 - however that could be...
Posted on: 11/16/2009 2:55 PM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: TROUBLE WITH NEW AXIAL ENGINE
Get an LRP 30..
Posted on: 11/16/2009 12:36 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Car Nitro & Gas Engines"
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RE: BEST MOTOR AND TRANS FOR LST2
LRP 30 should be a good'un too.. I run the LRP 28 and XXL tranny, and yeah it's great..
Posted on: 11/16/2009 12:33 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Losi Monster Trucks"
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RE: advice on mt purchase, what to go with
If you're really focussing on running on a track, I would suggest a truggy. The Losi 8T 2.0 is a good place to start. Yes, the Losi RTR's are not cheap, but it's not without reason. You pay a lot, but you get a lot.. Spektrum radio with telemetry, good engine, startbox with the truggy, etc... I love my LST2's and am keeping them and selling my truggy after deciding to give up racing, but that's mostly cuz I don't have a good local track.. If you're looking to run mostly on tracks, get a truggy... They're way more agile, fly better, etc etc.. Go to the truggy section and look up some thread about a backyard track.. Some guys got a couple RC8T RTR's to run on their backyard track, and had a blast, and posted some good video of it all.. The Asso truggies are also awesome btw.. Selling mine though.. [:o] Just a shi.tty track scene where I live... [:(]
Posted on: 11/15/2009 2:47 PM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "RC Monster Trucks"
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RE: Axial .32rr
Axial doesn't have the best rep.. I've had a couple and they were OK. But the LRP's are just the better buy - 28 or 30..
Posted on: 11/15/2009 2:26 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Car Nitro & Gas Engines"
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RE: advice on mt purchase, what to go with
Losi XXL is the creme-de-la-creme... It's huge and really fast though, so I don't know if that's ideal for a small backyard track.. I'd take a look at the Team Associated SC8.. For a backyard track first RC, that'd be my dream car.. There are tons of options.. A truggy would also be worth a look - Losi 8T 2.0 RTR, Associated RC8T RTR, Jammin X2 RTR, and so on... Might need to narrow down your search a bit.. Maybe go to the biggest local hobby shop you can find, and look over and feel up some of the options and see what kind of RC you might like best.. As for nitro v. electro.., [>:][>:] Well, that's up to you. Nitro is easy with most RTR engines.. [:D]
Posted on: 11/15/2009 2:09 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "RC Monster Trucks"
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RE: So I bought an LRP Z.28 Spec3 for my LST2 !
Up your idle..
Posted on: 11/14/2009 2:30 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Losi Monster Trucks"
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RE: Axial 28RR-2 Is it better than old one?
I can't really say for sure, as I haven't had one.. But I did have the original 28RR, as well as a Spec 1S, and my firm opinion is that, with LRP Spec 3's and Losi 454's out there, it's not worth thinking too long about.. Get an LRP.. My 28RR was decent btw - two gallons of it being a total PIA during break-in - then it ran fine for 3-4 gallons in my Savage. Then I sold it with my Muggy and don't know what happened with it.. The LRP is just beastlier, easier to break in and tune, and all around a more rewarding engine.
Posted on: 11/14/2009 2:23 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Car Nitro & Gas Engines"
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RE: losi mach 427
Awesome engine.. Won't have the grunt on the bottom end of a good 28, but enough to pop wheelies easily, and a great top end.. Dead easy to tune too, and they last a long time.. Better than a stock 4.6 I don't know.. If so, not much.. But defo not worse would be my guess..
Posted on: 11/4/2009 2:01 PM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: best engine?
Over the years I've heard repeatedly in Losi and Savage forums how poor the performance is for the price.. It costs more than a Picco or even a Novarossi btw.. I think the main complaint is that it lacks power for the price, and second that they don't live long because they're not ABC or something like that.. In LST forums it's pretty much a given that the LRP Spec 3 28 is the better engine.. That's what I have in my LST2, and I love it.. Awesome.. I don't care what anybody says, I'm sticking with my LRP Spec 3 and will maybe eventually get an LRP 30 for my LST2 - if not another 28 Spec 3.. I just have good luck ("experience" would be the better word..) with SH engines - including in buggy and truggy, and find their price/performance ratio to be ideal.. I personally have had terrible luck with Italian engines(Novarossi and Orion/Sirio..), which most likely is down to the fuel I run(Sidewinder), but given the money those things cost, I feel a bit bitter towards them when I think how cheap, powerful, easy to tune, and long-lived my Machs, Sportwerks and LRP have been... I had decided %110 like two years ago that for me anyway, whether bashing or racing, buggy, truggy, or MT, I'd be happy to only ever run SH engines.. Then I get caught up in all the forum talk and the hoopla I see at races, so go out and spend a fortune on an Italian "high-end race" engine... And get burned, ending up with some POS(OK, the Nova wasn't a POS and had good power, but it would just never tune right..) Shoulda' just gotten an LRP from the get-go, which is what my gut told me to do.. But I gave in to the hype.. And now have a €300 Team Orion paper-weight here... [8|]
Posted on: 11/4/2009 10:13 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Car Nitro & Gas Engines"
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RE: truugy selection!
[8|][8|]
Posted on: 11/4/2009 12:46 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: best engine?
OS 28 is a truggy engine only.. For an XL I personally would get an LRP 30. Some say the Picco 28 is more powerful, but it's a bit more high-maintenance by all accounts.. LRP 30 is your best bet in my opinion.. OS 30 is notoriously a bad investment...
Posted on: 11/3/2009 3:04 PM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "Car Nitro & Gas Engines"
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RE: Truggy for a strict basher/off roader
I see winter is fast upon us... Cummins, my $.02.. - a truggy is a nice mix-up/something new to try coming from MT's.. But they are a total money-pit too.. I think I'm going to sell my RC8T, as much as I love it.. But I just don't get to race as much as I like, or even have a local track that's not closed half the year.. [8|] I raced exactly twice this year, which makes having €1500 in truggy, engines, tires, etc.. totally retarded.. Truggies are a money pit IMO, especially if you get a kit.. Then you'll be having the same arguments about quality servos, engines, tires, etc.. You need a startbox with batteries.. The list just goes on.. It's true, parts don't break as much as on MT's(normally - my LST2 doesn't break much.., but I've had irritating issues with all my truggies - except the Muggy.. - especially the dumb-ass steering block screw threads....), but slop develops more - or at least more so than you would care about on an MT, so you end up needing spare parts - arms for ex, steering parts, clutches, drivetrain stuff... If you want to try a truggy, I would say try to go a more middle route and get an RC8T RTR.. Ain't exactly cheap though.. You could I suppose try to piece together a decent one with a used roller, used servos, and so on.. Mugen or Jammin would be worth a look I suppose. But by the time you've got your startbox, servos, engine and pipe and clutch and everything all together, it'll still be pricey.. Basically, what I'm saying is, I'm doubtful you'd be able to get together a decent truggy for as little as you could a decent MT.. It's a shame the ST-1 is no longer around.. That would've been your best bet.. EDIT - I see the Jammin X2 RTR is under 500 bucks at amain..
Posted on: 11/3/2009 1:05 AM by Author "HerrSavage" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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