RE: What models are these??
second one looks to be a kyosho mini chassis, not sue which because they made a fair few.
Posted on: 9/3/2012 3:33 PM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: firestorm diff go boom
did you swap out the factory grease for silicone oil?
Posted on: 7/24/2012 11:06 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Nitro Stadium Trucks"
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RE: guess the car game
kyosho dash?
Posted on: 7/24/2012 9:19 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Coming soon, the next project... here's a teaser. :)
i'm actually thinking of selling my brushless CRT, it just got dull because i couldn't break it, and now it sits in bits halfway through a clean, gathering dust.
Posted on: 7/14/2012 6:49 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Worst Hobby Grade Rc you've ever owned?
Schumacher rascal has to get my vote, the engine was a thunder tiger 18, but the pullstart was schumachers own. so they were expensive/unique/awful. as well as it having a ball diff that just wouldn't stay smooth. and the leakiest shocks. also the exhaust came leaky from the factory. second has to go to its bigger brother, the havoc. with this car the engine was the sweetest. and the chassis was near indestructible. but the body mounts were very brittle and it only fitted Schumachers wheel/tyre combos. which isn't any fun when they supply them glued with no foams. and it shared the awful ball diff system with the rascal, which is never a good plan on an off road truck. but, both of these cars were taken to hell and back and are two of the most fun cars i have ever driven. props to schumacher on design, but not so much on materials or build quality.
Posted on: 6/25/2012 7:36 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: New HPI 1/8 Gassers
[quote]ORIGINAL: Foxy I just don't understand why they don't produce a racing truggy and buggy, a PROPER one, for $500 for the roller with all the mod cons, spring steel, aircraft alloy, carbon fiber and carbon FRP instead of that Trophy crap made of stuff fished out of Hot Bodies spare parts bin. Or a proper competition short course. Or a 4wd gasser. Or, or, or...in fact, lets face it, what is wrong with HPI lately? [/quote] hot bodies is their racing branch, if you want a car designed by the same team, that is actually competative buy a HB D8t, its a truly brilliant bit of kit hpi is their cheaper rtr outlet that has had some major success with the savage and baja line. im sure at some point in the future HB will produce a racing 1/5 rolling competition chassis, and it will be pretty awesome. but im happy where hpi is at the moment. lots of cool releases, and some out of the box thinking. i also think the new limited edition savage is a sign that they are coming to the end of it all. a new design should come along 2014 sometime maybe...
Posted on: 6/2/2012 5:23 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: The Big Savage Census of 2012!!
Model: Savage XL 2006, all standard. Powerplant: modified hpi 4.1 Gearing: Stock Significant Mods: 17mm jammin hubs, and a jammin wing set up. Wheels/tires: hpi terra pins on standard wheels Weight (ready to go, inc batts/fuel): bang on 5kg - steering servo as its out of action so +50g its my current savage project. when i get some cash this thing will be mental.
Posted on: 6/2/2012 5:02 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: Badass Savage project...pretty much done, pics page 3.
another update on the cvd's for me, been running them in 3 cars for almost 2 years now. the jammin x2crt running a MMM system on 4-6s and they are still pretty flawless. very little play. and the only thing wearing on the car now is the center diff outdrives. the savage ss4.6 that i ran them in is still competing and when i sold it they were brand new, and are even better condition than the ones in my jammin. and the ones in my xl? now these were the ones under the most stress. and they show it. but i'm still running terra pins, but they are infinitely better than the stockers would have been. the build looks sick man, very envious.
Posted on: 5/28/2012 12:53 PM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: Post your favorite quotes
[quote]ORIGINAL: tommygun32 If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything - unknown [/quote] Enter shikari in a song quelle surprise did it nicely. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVMA8EW_9-E&ob=av3e
Posted on: 5/25/2012 12:09 PM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: Vintage unknown Buggy ID ?
looks like a nikko lobo, shocks are in the same place and the exo cage is similar.....?
Posted on: 5/24/2012 12:01 PM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Classic Cars & Trucks"
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RE: wheel hub correction
recently aquired a new savage xl. literally just plopped on some jammin hexes onto the standard xl axles. one of the hubs needed a bit of filing but it took seconds. then you put on some standard 14mm wheel nuts over the thread. and plonk your wheels on with the 17mm nuts.
Posted on: 5/14/2012 12:11 PM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: X 4.6 weaknesses
umm well. swap out the steering servo for a better one. remove and seal the engine. tighten down all of the wheel nuts. make sure all of the screws are tight. put in some diff fluid if you want. not much that needs swapping tbh.
Posted on: 5/14/2012 11:48 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: My top 22 rules of RC
number 12 is a bit off, body clips are an arse to get off when they fit properly and zip ties and fuel tube make it so much easier. and clip retainers have never worked for me, if one falls out it normally just gets caught under a tire and then rips the whole lot off... zip ties are where its at for me [&:]
Posted on: 5/13/2012 11:51 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Am I crazy
yeah that's on properly :P
Posted on: 5/3/2012 11:16 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: anything coming out soon better than the HPI savage FLux
but they do cost a vast amount ;) and on thw hole truggy vs mt thing.... i have a brushelss x2crt. which i cannot break, its absolutuley mental even on 4s, and has never missed a beat. but honestly. i miss my savage that i swapped for the brushless system :/ it was more fun when it was going, it was cooler to watch, it was more challengng to drive, and i loved upgrading it to race with mainly because it was so awful. [quote]ORIGINAL: phmaximus I'm telling u guys the losi 5ive is the best Rc car out there... Heaps better than a truggy or monster truck and looks way cooler. I think it's heaps better than a hpi gasser... I haven't meet one owner that was disappointed, rave reviews everywhere... Look even my son loves it [image]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/538572_3455077208736_1025004061_33348954_913819256_n.jpg[/image] [/quote]
Posted on: 4/28/2012 4:42 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Greatest RTR Basher?
e firestorm is a good candidate, really tough truck.
Posted on: 3/23/2012 5:32 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: New Savage suspension on to my old savage
yeah ther are much better ally shocks out there for sub $60 instead of the $100 hpi pricetag.
Posted on: 2/25/2012 3:43 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: DURATRAX Kwik-Pit Super Start Switch Gone "SUCKS"
just retro fit a big ass f15 style swich, much cooler ;D http://www.cnccookbook.com/img/LatheStuff/CNCConversion/Enclosures/SafetySwitch.jpg
Posted on: 2/25/2012 3:19 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Help Identify this off roader
nothing that comes out nowadays looks anywhere near as good as that does. i would have a stock one of those over a savage xs anyday. :D
Posted on: 2/23/2012 10:50 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: New Savage suspension on to my old savage
i think its a very simple job, just remove all the shocks and replace the outer most ones with the bigbores. unless i am missing something?
Posted on: 2/20/2012 3:38 PM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: Why Is RC10B4.1 Cheap Compared To Other Buggies
because the other buggies are overpriced? :L
Posted on: 2/19/2012 8:18 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Most important part of a car?
1. computer adjusted shocks. 2. variable gearbox, changes with the speed. 3. generally good plastics all around, soft enough to flex on impact, stiff enough to hold a thread. that's the sort of things i would like in an rc. i basically NEVER crash when bashing, and rarely break stuff. it all just wares out or get scuffed up. but i suppose as has been said before there is no 'most important part' as performance driven vehicles excess is stripped and all of the parts are pretty fundamental. but from a starting point of descent parts, and imporving three things it has to be tires, hardware, and general drivetrain.
Posted on: 2/17/2012 11:02 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Most Realistic
kyosho drx is the one that springs to mind, and axial crawlers are more technically scale.. but this website... O____o http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=f8ffdcb33b6c01509701ba96c568341e&f=78
Posted on: 2/15/2012 3:50 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Temps Warming Up = NITRO TIME!
yup the x 4.6 gets my vote on this one, loads of fun to bash, relativity good rtr engine (unlike the XL) and it jumps and flips nicely. solid as a rock too.
Posted on: 2/12/2012 8:57 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: 2wd vs 4wd
I adore 2wd stadium trucks to bash with, they are more unpredictable and more fun. but nothing accelerates like a brushless 4wd,
Posted on: 2/12/2012 8:40 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: New HPI 1/8 Gassers
this has seriously peaked my interest. even now i'm thinking of a dual engine setup on gas in a savage. that would sound awesome :D
Posted on: 2/11/2012 7:56 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "HPI Monster Truck Forum"
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RE: looking for a good nitro
all 2.2 will fit, but its just a matter of looking at the sidewall, the hpi sand throwers minced the snow when they were on my firestorm. good snow/sand tire :D
Posted on: 1/25/2012 10:43 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: ~$450 nito basher truggy?
look into getting an ofna jammin truggy. doesnt matter which one. they are all bulletproof. like so. http://www.jamminproducts.com/
Posted on: 1/23/2012 2:25 PM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: R/c transformation Race to Bash to Race?
used to switch my savage from bash to race every season, i only raced in the summer... so i would switch out the suspension and tyres. take off the wing and setup the gearbox to change a little later. took me about an hour. and it means i could drive all year :D
Posted on: 1/23/2012 9:39 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: How are rc car plastic parts made?
rapid prototying is whats mainly used in the rc industry... if people remember back before the savage xs was released they were a few videos of people looking at it at the nurnberg toy fair... had 'FRAGILE DON'T TOUCH' signs all over it. this is because its literally printed from plastic. very cool process. you can print ready assembled stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wiyxu9NDFs pretty cheap, fast prototypes. then if all is dandy with the design then it gets put into production.
Posted on: 1/17/2012 8:19 AM by Author "djyjrlz" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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