RE: sh .18 vs. vx .18.....
i rather run a big stock engine, and it will last longer than a mod engine.
Posted on: 8/10/2012 4:11 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: forza top speed
of run time after filling the 75 cc nitro tank. happy motoring hope this helps all the best Arless[;)]
Posted on: 8/1/2012 10:26 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "Exceed RC Support - Nitro Cars"
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RE: Not happy with Exceed Forza
I think your clutch at the front of the motor is stuck, and burned the clutch a bit? is the clutch housing purple in color? if it is send it back to the seller. get a seller code first and tell them the problem and your off with a new buggy in the mail. This is what happened to my Forza the clutch and they took it back even after running fuel through the engine. I hope this helps all the best
Posted on: 8/1/2012 11:49 AM by Author "arless" in the forum "Exceed RC Support - Nitro Cars"
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RE: 1/10th scale Exceed Forza mods and break in.
approaches. Anyway all you Exceed runners tell me what you think of my project. All the best Arless
Posted on: 8/1/2012 11:37 AM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: sh .18 vs. vx .18.....
who, do you thunk it will work? I thunk it will. let me know your thoughts. all the best Arless
Posted on: 7/19/2012 1:31 AM by Author "arless" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: sh .18 vs. vx .18.....
The SH engine makes 1.0 BHP the all new Taiwan vx.18 cxp engine makes 2.1 BHP at 32000 with a practical rpm rang of 4000 to 40000 rpm it's a all new engine Himoto and redcat, exceed, all use the new engine. it has 4 ports a new mod crankshaft, piston and sleeve. a new engine block, and rotary carb. It's a totally new engine from the ground up. I own this engine and I modified it with a header and took out the baffle in the muffler. The difference is dramatic, had to rich-en up the carburetor quite a bit. It ran 100 yards in a little over 4 seconds and 62 mph. Checked with a radar gun. Their was a head wind the day we tested the engine. my neighbor has the old style vx .18 engine it is a dog compared to the all new .18 engine
Posted on: 7/19/2012 1:21 AM by Author "arless" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: What Exceed Nirto Buggy do i have????
You can always up grade your buggy to a .18 or larger engine, and add a two speed transmission. Their are many many parts for these buggy's l@@k on you tube and find everything you need to get started, even hands on video's so you can see for your self how to work on your own car. I hope you enjoy your new Hyper speed buggy![;)]
Posted on: 7/14/2012 9:43 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "Exceed RC Support - Nitro Cars"
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RE: 1/10th scale Exceed Forza mods and break in.
No you have the latest version Forza, which is leaps and bounds better than the old models, no clutch, plastic axles and a low compression dog for a motor. What I'm getting at is with steel gears and axles and drive shafts "no more plastic" should hold up to a .28 engine. The atomic warhead 10Th scale buggy is roughly like our Forza buggy's, don't you think? Me being disabled, and living on a fixed income... You get the picture, hard for me two have what I have, I have a cheap radio controlled helicopter, and a control line Sig nitro stunt airplane with a .15 nitro engine with a 8x4 prop. I built it from a kit with balsa wood and etc. A Traxxas truck that was rescued from a neighbor who has more money than the law allows. he was running his Traxxas and hit a curb wrong and the tire come UN glued from the rim, "he flipped out" and was going to set it on fire and run it till it burned up. So I ask him for the truck, he said I could have it, but he wanted it out of his sight. Said no problem dude, so the rest is history. The Traxxas is not all that much better than my Forza. But hea I own it now. Thanks for your info. I use to live in Texas Dallas Houston and Austin TX. from 1986 to 1995 then moved to California and came back to my home town Alabama in 2006. I loved Austin the whole city smelled like BBQ people selling it on the side road Mexicans selling hot corn and etc. Thanks again John!
Posted on: 7/14/2012 6:03 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: 1/10th scale Exceed Forza mods and break in.
Just one more thing! what year Exceed Forza do you have? I have the latest version, with the up graded chassis and up graded engine. The new nitro engine puts out 2.1 BHP at 32,000 rpm and practical rpm is 4000 to 40,000. point being if you have the old style Forza the one with no slipper clutch and that low compression dog of a engine. Then no wonder you say take it easy it will fall apart! We did check the speed and time it took to get to speed. It covered 100 yards in a little over 4 seconds and topped out at 62 mph with a head wind, we had to cut it short because of thunder storms moving in. I will post more when we do more testing and tuning on a cool morning or late evening run.
Posted on: 7/14/2012 3:44 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: 1/10th scale Exceed Forza mods and break in.
I think your point is well said, as I go along I will upgrade, may also get a car for strictly asphalt racing. I have crashed my Forza twice now, and I have yet to break anything. Knock on wood, First crash I bent the frame in the front next to the bumper, easy enough fix. The second crash I ran over a curb and flipped it over up side down, bent the top cooling fin on the motor, and one aluminum shock tower in the front. The Forza rips with the header and gutted muffler, it out runs my neighbors 1/8Th scale traxxas hands down. I ordered up some blue thunder race fuel, with 20% nitro, this race fuel has extra Castro oil and synthetic oil, about 10% more than standard fuel. It is formulated so you can lean the motor out for all the power it can make, and still have enough lube to keep the engine alive. I leaned the idle and full throttle in about a 12Th of a turn. Their still white smoke coming out on both the idle and the high speed settings, this made a big improvement over the break in fuel. The Forza rips, probably could go leaner than it is, but why risk a engine melt down. I am saving my money to get a .28 or .30 size engine, I seen a video of" the fastest 10Th scale yet" the buggy is a atomic warhead, the buggy will do wheelies, it has a 5 port japan engine? can't remember the name. He upgraded the steering servo, and added adjustable shocks, new motor mounts, throttle linkage. New clutch. You talking about a buggy that rips!!!!! you know what I'm saying! anyway that's the plain. Thanks for your help I will take your good advise and upgrade as I go along.
Posted on: 7/14/2012 9:39 AM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Post your favorite quotes
I was born on a mountain and raised by the bears, I got two sets of teeth and a coat of triple hair, I got a cast iron belly and a blue steel rod. if your looking for trouble I'm the man to see, If you feel like rolling the dice then come with it cause I'm as cool as a bug on ice, one of us is gonna sacrifice. When your ready to roll the dice, it will be you who has to sacrifice, [:D]cause I know I'm gonna win...I'm as cool as a bug on ice, check me and see! you will sacrifice, cause I'll be rolling the dice, I'm as cool as a bug on ice.
Posted on: 7/10/2012 6:09 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: 1/10th scale Exceed Forza mods and break in.
I now have eight tanks of blue thunder break in fuel ran through my Forza .18 engine, it's pretty much broke in now and wants to lift the front tires a little when it shifts to second gear, " Thats if it don't spin the tires first". That is a slight problem with the modified engine, I think for the owner of nitro vehicles... purchasing a tuned header and ridding the baffle from the muffler is by far the best mod for a stock engine you can do. And at a cheap price. Less than $20.00 dollars from "HPI RC" the evo .3 header will fit the vx.18cxp exceed (side exhaust engine) perfectly. It's painted black, and it's polished aluminum for no back pressure air drag. As mentioned already it's as loud as a chain saw, it will out run my friends stock Exceed Forza hands down. Their really is no comparison, it will leave his buggy in the dust, and be already turned around and half way back to me before he can get turned around. We've checked his throttle for opening, and air filter, every thing to compare apples to apples. My friend now has ordered a new header from HPI racing, seems every time I run my moded buggy it gets faster than before. Lovin it so far.
Posted on: 6/27/2012 2:33 AM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: I can no longer recommend the Exceed Forza
Your point is well taken, and I do agree you get most of the time, your moneys worth. I try to be careful with my toys since they are fragile, maybe I will not have all the troubles as a lot of you have had, since I don't bash, actually I do not run off road as I have said. Bottom line is the buggy is fast it will keep my attention going for now. I do not have a lot of money in it, only a tuned header and that's it? $17.00 and some change. Plus my own labor removing the exhaust baffle, these RC nitro vehicles are addictive, like a drug user hooked on crack cocaine.
Posted on: 6/24/2012 2:17 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: 1/10th scale Exceed Forza mods and break in.
Ok..... Now have 5 tanks of fuel through the engine. I think it still needs some more break in time. I defanately need some seat time behind the wheel. This little buggy hauls the mail for sure, I haven't opened it up on top end yet? has anyone run a radar gun to see how fast it will run? I'm gonna need an even bigger parking lot in order to get full top end out of the Buggy. The thing seems to run as good as some moded out cars, the school parking lot is about the length of a football field. It's down their and back lickity split. I had my throttle trim set to low and I ran the car up and just barely had enough break left to stop the buggy, had it up on two wheels turning it around, either that or run it into the forest trees.
Posted on: 6/24/2012 1:36 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: I can no longer recommend the Exceed Forza
Can't you see? all your doing is buying a truck, buggy or what ever, with all the hop up parts installed from the factory. And yes you can add even more hop up stuff, if you can dream it, it's probably out their. I love the fact that my buggy has more plastic than aluminum why? because aluminum adds considerable weight to the chassis. My friend decked out his Himoto buggy with all the aluminum parts he could find for it. Now the vx.18 cxp engine has so much weight he is considering a .28 engine just to get it to run like it did stock. If I had or wanted a truck I would get it as strong as all possible. Cause I would only bash with it, pull carts and so forth. But not a buggy or a street nitro car, I like a light and fast buggy as well as a on road car. I love my new Forza, I've already installed a tuned header pipe, and gutted the baffle out the stock muffler. The car will loft the front wheels, not buy much but still? The buggy has 5 tanks of break in fuel so far, so.. it still has some break in yet to do. When I buy a RC, first thing I ask myself it what will I use the vehicle for? bashing off road racing, or try to break the car the first day by doing something that no car made could take. I love the asphalt, could care less about destroying my Forza bashing, jumping curbs at 30+ mph. And scream foul play! Common sense tells me just what a RC can stand buy how much aluminum the chassis carries.
Posted on: 6/23/2012 7:30 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: 1/10th scale Exceed Forza mods and break in.
Went over the school parking lot. I sort of putted around, every now and then reving the engine to clear it out. I will have to get use to driving it. This is the third tank fuel so far, I will only run on asphalt, bashing is not my thing. I love to pretend I am racing on a short track Tempting to go all out, I have to resist till I get some seat time. I oiled the engine and drained the left over fuel, leaned the idle and high speed needles a twelfth of a turn. Hopefully when I get it sorted out, I will have the engine broke in, start running a little faster. It's deceivingly fast, The header and gutted exhaust I'm sure helped . I will let you know tomorrow how things turn out thanks for letting me know how easy it is to break! luckily Exceed has parts at a cheap price! Thanks! keep you posted!
Posted on: 6/22/2012 8:51 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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1/10th scale Exceed Forza mods and break in.
When my new Forza arrived at my door step Tuesday 06/19/2012 I got really excited reading and l@@king the car over, First thing I did was adjust the throttle and brake linkage slightly. After that, I opened the exhaust pipe took out the baffle. I previously ordered a header from HPI, I was relieved to see Phillip screws with the new header. Anyway, Add few drops of Synthetic Mobil 1. Filled the tank with Blue Thunder break in fuel, started it up, The motor is really loud with the gutted exhaust and tuned header. I was reving the motor a little to get some heat in the head as soon as possible. While it ran, I lowered the idle some, and richened the air fuel mix on the idle and fast screw. Their is no back pressure to speak of, I ran only one tank of fuel. It was getting dark outside, All in all I'm very pleased with my new buggy. Today is my birthday, I'm 58 years old, my dad is on his way to bring me a b - day card, and some $$$. I'll try save some money for a new .28 5 port SH engine for my new 10Th scale buggy. The power to weight ratio is already idea at 3.9 lbs 1750 grams with a little over 1 hp. Hopefully I can run a couple more tanks of break in fuel today, take it off the stand and start driving, and so forth. I'll keep you Exceed Forza guys posted after I drive the buggy a little. Thanks for reading this post
Posted on: 6/21/2012 6:35 AM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Sometimes we pay too much
I think everybody post on this has a good point to take at heart, I read each and every post. I just wanted to add that I ordered a HPI header for my Forza, $17.00 dollars OTD. I have already pulled baffle and O'Ring out the muffler I removed the carburetor and brake linkage and removed the stock exhaust manifold, Took longer than the whole install of the new header. The new header has Phillip head screws vs allen head screws, Anyway I now have it ready and primed, I also put a few drops of 5w30 Mobil 1 Synthetic oil in the cylinder head. It's really too hot to start a new engine so... 30 minutes before dark I'm going to lite it off. I will be using blue thunder break in fuel. I'll keep everyone posted good or bad.[;)].
Posted on: 6/20/2012 5:42 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Sometimes we pay too much
Experience and know how I think is the key to having a good all around vehicle, I'll say nitro airplane or helicopter or nitro car in RTR. All have to have a lot of adjustments done before their ready to drive. That's why the guy with the know how can get a way with the cheaper stuff?? He knows what it can and cannot do. He also buys a vehicle that has a purpose point. Now this post is not for you minority Mogul's out their! where money is no object. This is for us working people and people with disabilities, who have to watch every dime we spend. Has a bigger impact on how we use our toys, and also how hard we are with them. We have a guy who lives a wealthy neighbor hood (Now i'm not bashing you fellas with money). who comes to the school parking lot on occasions. He has some expensive toys, he plays with them like he could care less if he totals them. He brings several vehicles with him every time he comes. He will destroy at least one every time he comes. Us poor folks, barely getting by take care of what we can afford. I love working on this stuff, cause I have to ,my pocket book dictates what we do.
Posted on: 6/20/2012 3:04 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Sometimes we pay too much
I truly enjoyed reading how all of us feel about what is out their,prices verses performance! Most of the time you do get, like you say, what you pay for. I myself love to compare apples to apples not apples to oranges, seems that's hard to do for some of us, I do agree with a lot of what you guys say, and a lot I do not agree. It all boils down to what are you going to do with a rig? it's a simple deal the manufacturers tell us, what they are built to take, a beating, bashing, running over curbs wide open, in dust so heavy you barley can see the car. All of em pride their products and claime unheard of lies about speed about durability. Sales pitch... out the ying yang. If we believe that sales pitch then we are all in for a ride out our pocket book. Everybody believes that what you drive is the best out their. You are what you drive, I've seen and lived it, your no gonna go out and buy a monster truck to go circle track racing with buggy's, your are not gonna buy a street racer to go drag racing and expect to win. It all boils down to what we love to do, some of us drive our vehicles like we would never drive our full size 4x4 but we cry when it breaks, and the word is out, this so and so is trash. We carefully don't tell the truth? that we either made a big mistake driving! Or we ran over a curb wide open to see if your $500.00 dollar 8Th or quarter scale monster truck would take the abuse. We need to be careful what we wish for and careful what we expect out of our cars. I'm very optomistic and love all the Rc stuff out their and I'll never bash a product because it cost less than what you all drive. What I drive is what I wanted with what I do.?!?!? Nuff said.
Posted on: 6/19/2012 11:07 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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MOVED: Sometimes we pay too much
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Posted on: 6/18/2012 9:11 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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Sometimes we pay too much
I'm not gonna name any RC products out their, but will say that some of the low cost cars are better than some $500.00 dollar cars. And will run circles around them. Seen it with my on eyes in my on neighbor hood, Stuff has really got better over the last two years. The competition for sales between RC manufacturers are ferrous, they all wont to stay in business and not fall on their face. That is what is so wonderful for us the consumers. Sales competition to make the best products, that is why we get a much better product. Some of the high dollar manufacturers are counting on their old none upgraded product to still sell better because of the price, and their name. Now when this happens and they get compared to cheap or way less dollar cars, and we see that they are old hat compared to the new stuff. So... with that said, they rush and upgrade their product! it's too late the word is out! so they spend the next couple years earning their name again. And loose millions of $$$ in having to advertise their better than before product. Sometimes we pay and rely on names, when we needed to investigate what is out their. We all have a computer and we lag along and stay with what we've had in the past. Before I lay my hard earned money down, I will check out what I will be doing with my purchase? and that will determine what I get. Not what someone else says or bashes a product, because three years ago they had a bad experience with a certain brand of RC. All I'm saying really, is look at what is out their from a year or so ago and compare RC's of today not yesterday
Posted on: 6/18/2012 5:30 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RC controlled 1/10Th scale buggy's, truggys trucks and everything in between
some of you will bash my way of thinking but that's OK too wish us all the best Arless
Posted on: 6/18/2012 4:26 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: I can no longer recommend the Exceed Forza
My point is this, you can have very flexible parts.. plastic that will stand up to a lot of abuse, but when it comes to the need to be accurate and dead nuts on the mark then a harder plastic is needed. It does not cost anymore money than it would other wise, hard or flexible plastics. I do have another brand, a Traxxas monster truck, it has the same set up as the Exceed Forza, Aluminum and plastic, all through the chassis, but hold on their big boy, before you start sending me nasty post. The difference is the size of the plastic, and aluminum parts that are used on the front end steering a arms and dog bones. These plastic parts are brittle also. You ask why because they have to be for the front end to drive straight when hauling butt up and down the asphalt. Flexible plastic will warp quite easily. Flexible front end plastic will not work unless you have more aluminum support front end pieces. Then you are in weight problems. Aluminum weighs considerably more than plastic. My neighbor invested in a upgrade to all aluminum chassis components on a Truck. It all looked cool as all get out, but when he started racing it? the truck slowed considerably . The weight almost doubled what it was before the mods, And when he wrecked the truck it bent almost the whole front end, because their is no cushion of plastic to flex and break, Point is weight versus aluminum vs plastic. Even the expensive on road cars use plastic and aluminum.
Posted on: 6/18/2012 3:22 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: sh .18 vs. vx .18.....
I bought a new Exceed Forza, 10Th scale buggy, it has a VX.18 engine in it, I have run the engine one time at idle and the clutch started smoking, the out side clutch housing turned blue. So I pulled the air filter off, and used my thumb to shut the engine down. I don't know what happened to it? but I sent it back for a replacement car. It did all this in about 45 seconds, at first it started good was running rich and Idling OK! and all of a sudden went lean and burned the clutch up. So I think it did anyway. I'm very disappointed to say the least. The buggy body had no holes drilled for the receiver wire, and the body was not notched for the steering rods. The body sit on the chassis crooked. had to reroute the fuel lines so their was no contact rubbing the body. The throttle would not open but part way, had to adjust that. The brakes were rubbing when you rolled the buggy had to adjust that. I was gonna be cool with the receiver had no wire and the body not cut, but not when the clutch burned out on start up. I have had a lot of cars, airplanes, boats and never had problem's like this.
Posted on: 6/1/2012 4:24 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: I can no longer recommend the Exceed Forza
Dude move on with your Exceed Forza, they are the best buggies out there, they are lite and fast,and their chassis set up is the same as the pros run in competition "plastic with aluminum chassis parts". A complete aluminum chassis will still bend if you hit a tire at 10 - 15 mph. The aluminum adds considerable weight to the buggy. You can jump curbs all day long, if you don't try to run wide open over a curb. Buy another brand and check how much parts are, If you can find parts at all, I run my Forza on asphalt and on grass, I take great care of my buggy. For the last two years and 10 gallons of nitromethane with no problems with anything. All I'm saying is don't be so hard on your self. Have a bless day
Posted on: 5/30/2012 11:02 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Post your favorite quotes
Shes so fine my 409, daddy took her T-Bird away, Help me Ronda The beach boys of course.
Posted on: 5/27/2012 12:38 PM by Author "arless" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: What Exceed Nirto Buggy do i have????
Your Exceed is a beginner version with a VX.16CXP glow fuel engine. Single speed transmission. you can get a manual from Exceed web site
Posted on: 5/27/2012 9:29 AM by Author "arless" in the forum "Exceed RC Support - Nitro Cars"
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RE: What Exceed Nirto Buggy do i have????
I like wise bought a Exceed Forza Buggy. I have not even cranked the engine yet, I did bind the receiver with the car though. The Forza comes with a VX.18cxp engine, and it has a automatic transmission. I have the flew, and feel really bad, Hope to get well soon, and break in my buggy. The manual says let the buggy idle for the first tank of fuel, and never run the fuel tank dry. When it gets close to running out block the exhaust with a rag and the motor will shut down. Second tank 1/4Th throttle for two seconds till tank is empty. Third tank half throttle for three seconds while doing figure eights. fourth tank full throttle for three seconds and use the brakes. Filth tank run wide open for 3 or 4 seconds till tank is almost empty. Now it's broken in and you can run your buggy any way you want too. Good luck you have one of the best buggys money can buy,
Posted on: 5/27/2012 9:14 AM by Author "arless" in the forum "Exceed RC Support - Nitro Cars"
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RE: Post your favorite quotes
Hello guys, I'm new to this web site," Patent is a virtue"
Posted on: 5/27/2012 8:48 AM by Author "arless" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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