RE: Aurora 9
Please bump to beginners forum.. sorry about that.
Posted on: 1/17/2012 10:29 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
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Aurora 9
Hello all. My apologies if this is redundent, I have searched RCU and was unable to find the topic I seek. I have recently re-introduced helis into my rc inventory after a couple years. I recently purchased a DX6i to use with the blade msr, msrx, mcpx2, and 120sr, I enjoyed the TX but plan on moving on to larger CPs. I hope I wasn't premature in the fact that I returned the DX6i and purchased a Hitech Aurora 9 (awaiting delivery). My question... will the D9 work with the micros???
Posted on: 1/17/2012 10:16 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
Hey man, as stated by Toyota... your drive dog should not be positioned [b]IN[/b] your strut. When the engine torques (twists it tighter) the cable is pulling your drive dog into the strut, obviously causing it to bind. I am suprised that your cable has not snapped vs. the strut. Purchasing a new strut will not help unless you back off the dog from the end of the strut. You need to give it about 1/8-3/16 of an inch. Below is about 3/16", this is a MVD modded with a Dynamite .32 so I chose to run the gap a little wider to make up for the torque, note the grease on the rudder that had been thrown from the cable. [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/trespass_cmt/gap.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 7/26/2010 7:11 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
[quote]ORIGINAL: SilentSeven See now that the Aquacraft major engine parts are  NLA.  What is the engine replacement of choice?  CR-V?  TZ?   TZ seems to be a lot more work than the CR-V due the changed exhaust port. I'm still running the Aqua .18 but i'm sure it will need a replacement at some point..... [/quote] Dynamite .32 :)
Posted on: 7/3/2010 6:35 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
[quote]ORIGINAL: roughneck793 I need help, My flex shaft broke right at the collet, The flywheel looked like it wasn't so true so pulled it and put it back on, looks true now, Put in a new shaft and it broke the next day at the same spot, what could be causing this [/quote] As Toyota said, defintely check the spacing between the dog and strut, when the motor torques up your flex shaft will tighten up (like twisting a towel) due to the torque, if you don't have enough clearance between the dog and strut, the flex cable will bind up to the strut causing the cable to break. I belive the distance should be 3/16" inch, make sure that there is plenty of clean lube on the flex also.
Posted on: 6/19/2010 1:08 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: Southern MD boaters?
Found an area down here to run is a tributary off of the Potomac called Smallwood State Park. Anyone ever run down in this neck of the woods, almost thinking about putting the rides in storage as I cannot find anyone down in this area... I can't even find a RC shop down here... what's wrong with these people???? hehe
Posted on: 6/19/2010 12:56 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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RE: Southern MD boaters?
[quote]ORIGINAL: tropheus29 Hey fellas....I live in Hunt Valley too. There are a couple great spots to go to. 1. If you want to run with the club (Baltimore Modelers) we run in Columbia, MD. There was a tune up for the Green Brier Race (Scale Masters-Cancelled) a couple weeks ago. PM me for directions. 2. Lakeside Dr. in Bel Air, MDCorporate Industrial Park with 3 big fountains and a lot of geese crap. You can get real close to the edge and throwing in is a sinch. PM me for directions. 3. There is a long stretch of water by the Walmart in Frederick MD (Monocacy Blvd). It's worth the drive because it is a long drag strip. If you can get it on a calm day, it is sick for high speed passes. Shoot me an email (catmark@live.com) if anyone would like to meet up to run. I will be out this Saturday. I run gassers but it makes know difference to me what you run as long as you have fun. [/quote] That sounds great tropheus! I was in Frederick yesterday and I believe it is only about 50 min away. Thanks!
Posted on: 4/27/2010 9:18 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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RE: Southern MD boaters?
Sounds great, looks like an hour or two to both areas. Would be great, I am planning on scouting out some lakes down here with google earth. Glad to meet both of you, what do you run. I run a stock miss vegas .18, a modded miss vegas deuce .32, and a tc31 that is still in the works for mods. Pretty much just going for precision and speed right now, no racing yet. Thanks for the responses. I will get in touch with you via pm.
Posted on: 4/24/2010 2:34 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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Southern MD boaters?
Hey all, I just recently moved to the Waldorf area of southern MD. I am trying to find some boaters in the area, I am having a hard time finding water to drop my rides in.. thanks.. Todd
Posted on: 4/20/2010 1:40 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "RC Boats General Discussion"
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Any southern MD boaters out there
Hey all, I just recently moved to the Waldorf area of southern MD. I am trying to find some boaters in the area, I am having a hard time finding water to drop my rides in.. thanks.. Todd
Posted on: 4/18/2010 11:04 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
Thanks Matt, will test it out, found out what you said about the Plasti Dip, seems to seal ok but if there is a small gap or hole it will hold the water in... nix the plasti dip idea!
Posted on: 2/12/2010 4:38 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
yea man, would be great to try the prather out. I just recently tore all wood out of the tc31 and plasti dipped all electronics in an attempt to drop the box to lighten her up some more. If it works, I will be running without a box on the MVs also. I will probably be at Debbies RC sometime in the next couple days, pm me your phone number. BTW, I hooked up with an old 6.5 which I'm dying to throw into something :)
Posted on: 2/11/2010 2:41 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
[quote]ORIGINAL: robertpage oh ya here's a pic of my sponson mod [/quote] Robert, do you have detailed info on your mod.. looks sweet man!
Posted on: 2/11/2010 1:42 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
Hey Kevin, have you tried running a x445? Myself and Kaptain have had some great results, but with .32s. Looking forward to heading out to the lake soon. I have been working on a tc31 that now weighs less than my .32 vegas.. woot!
Posted on: 2/11/2010 1:41 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
Sullivan 8oz tank will do you well.
Posted on: 12/27/2009 11:18 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
[quote]ORIGINAL: WaldorfRC Thank you for the kind words Trespass. Yes your item was out of stock.  It is posted that sometimes items are out of stock that are not indicated and a refund will be given. I am offering a 10% discount to anyone on RC Universe that mentions this post when ordering. [/quote] Great idea, unfortunatly 10% means nothing when your don't receive what you ordered
Posted on: 12/2/2009 12:15 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
? -trespass 3...Dear trespass, the engine mount is on back order. - waldorfrccom Terrible ebay store
Posted on: 12/1/2009 11:48 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
anyone know where a solid backplate / cover plate can be found that will fit the dynamite .32? similar to this http://www.dynamiterc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=DYN0922
Posted on: 11/27/2009 9:59 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AQUACRAFT'S NEW MISS VEGAS U-18
sweet, thanks Matt and Jeremy... I am looking for something great to do for the winter...
Posted on: 10/31/2009 2:33 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AQUACRAFT'S NEW MISS VEGAS U-18
[quote]ORIGINAL: coyv10 Info needed... I have the duece and I have converted it to the .32 and it runs great. My question is will the stock pipe work with the .32? because the mac pipe is very loud [/quote] coy, I would definetly not run the stock pipe if you want performance, try a Macs 2340 (or a 2343 which has a 15degree up-angle) header with a 1328 muffled pipe (not as loud). Start by taking a 1/2 inch off each then cut small increments off until you are happy with the performance. You will need to cut out the wood pipe mount (leave 1/8" on hull floor) and trim a bit of hull (where the cowl sits) to accomodate the larger diameter pipe. I have been messing around with the .32 in a deuce for about 5months now and pretty much have her tuned in. Another good idea is to extend your rudder using 3/8" aft and use one of Toyotatruckin's rudders, I tested out the rudder on the .32 and it pretty much solved spin out issues due to prop walk. As mr dunlop said, add some weight to the sponson, I used one and half sticks (4.5oz) to settle the squirrliness [b](torque roll)[/b] [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/trespass_cmt/uphigh3copy.jpg[/IMG] on straights. After some minor piston sleeve porting I ran a 48.3mph run with other boats in the water, once I was able to get the others out of the pond I hit 50+ then lost the ride due to a loose rudder control arm. I happened by this ride, some great work on mods, any suggestions on where to go with her? [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/trespass_cmt/DSCN2498.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 10/30/2009 12:13 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AQUACRAFT'S NEW MISS VEGAS U-18
[quote]ORIGINAL: matt420 thats my old hull spent many hours on it oh and dollars [/quote] trying to decide what to run in her. Some great work done on modding her, kudos!
Posted on: 10/30/2009 12:11 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
[quote]ORIGINAL: sheerider1026 anyone have any idea what i can coat the inside of my hull with?? something i could ossibly get at lowes or something?? i ordered 2 8oz sullivan slant nose tanks today.. gonna do some changing on my boats.. would like to coat the inside of the hull with something that will look nice.. [/quote] sheer, grab some epoxy "longer drying" add some acitone to it to thin it out to make it a little more workable. Kakaptain used carbon fiber, he has some pics of the Skadoosh vegas a couple pages back, it looks good.
Posted on: 10/7/2009 10:21 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
[quote]ORIGINAL: jcrosk TrEsPaSS - with your last .32 boat which prop did you end up getting the best performance with? Was it the octura x645 or did you find something better? I'm dialing in a vegas with a .21 right now but I'm gearing up to do a .32. Thanks [/quote] M445: fast and hot out of the hole x645: once on a plane got her going 1945: fastest prop, had to slingshot her
Posted on: 10/7/2009 11:55 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
[quote]ORIGINAL: toyotatruckin Hey bud in the picture the collet on the 32 (red one above) LOOKS like its a hair close to the stuffing tube, it may just be the picture angle [/quote] no man.. i run it that way :) Actually, I was still setting up, found it easier to mount the motor then adjust the tube. Used collet to hit correct angle, epoxied the tube, moved the box back, and cut the tube perpendicular to box front for workability. Had to do some work with the Liberty tho.
Posted on: 10/5/2009 9:21 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
Hey all, havn't been on the RCu for a while since my MVD .32 parted ways (literally). I have a couple new rides that I have been working on. Hopefully I can get both of them up to the speeds that I had my original 32. I am in the market for a Novarossi piranha to test out also if anyone knows anyone. New Paint Job: [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/trespass_cmt/tres1copy.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/trespass_cmt/DSCN2217-1.jpg[/IMG] Recovery Tug, Stock Vegas, .32, Liberty .32, and my buddies TC OS .21 VZ-M [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/trespass_cmt/DSCN2238.jpg[/IMG] Liberty Vegas... sitting with a .32.. soon to be Rossi .21 [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/trespass_cmt/libertywater.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 10/5/2009 7:30 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
[quote]ORIGINAL: srt10 any more vids with a .32? [/quote] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8jKBJZk8L8[/youtube] was planning on gps her tomorrow, then: a duck, a bait bucket, a barrelroll, and finally the rocks got her [:@]
Posted on: 8/25/2009 11:49 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AQUACRAFT'S NEW MISS VEGAS U-18
is a good move to replace the lower rudder mounting screw with a brass (or even plastic) screw, will make it "break away", the screw will break vs. the mount
Posted on: 8/20/2009 12:28 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
[quote]ORIGINAL: KingofSpeed [quote]ORIGINAL: lomcevac540T The Vegas that TreEsPaSS has don't look like a deuce. It was explained one time like this... The sponson mods were great to get more speed from a boat with less power, they raise the front of the boat, get more air under the hull, and reduce drag. But the original sponsons (trued up) were better for high speeds, when engine power is not a problem. [/quote] Yes this is my concern also. The ''duce'' can probably get too high on the nose in speeds over above 50 mph. Then it may want to flip over. My LHS does not have a ''good price'' for the V1, it vill cost me the same as the Duce. It's just a matter of which will go fastest. I want to go ''unlimited'' when it comes to power. [/quote] It tis a Deuce.. And yes there are issues with the stability of the boat when it gets up around 45mph. I am testing out weights in the sponsons to keep her down a bit, I saved a blowover today with my neigbors GPS onboard, could have been a bad thing. Actully considering widening the hull by a inch or so, a lot of work but she has met pretty much her top potential. I am ready to go bigger (want to stay hydro), if anyone has good suggestions on hulls :)
Posted on: 8/18/2009 5:01 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
engine forward works... here are some to the latest action shots :) [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/trespass_cmt/3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/trespass_cmt/2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/trespass_cmt/1-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o308/trespass_cmt/uphigh3.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 8/17/2009 10:15 PM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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RE: AquaCraft U-18 Miss Vegas Hydro Thread_Make it Fast!
[quote]ORIGINAL: DARKPHREAKX Thanks for the information guys! TrEsPaSS: Are you running the Deuce Vegas? I measured my MV Ver2 flex shaft and its 15.5 ish inchs. But maybe with the different flywheel and collet that makes up for the 3.5 inchs? [/quote] Yes, I am running a deuce...sorry for the misinformation
Posted on: 8/15/2009 10:43 AM by Author "TrEsPaSS" in the forum "Speed - RC Nitro Boats"
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