RE: Official Jammin X1CRT Thread
have fun with it! hey all its me i finally got mine built and ready to race (already raced it, i killed the races though lol i had no practice be4) i will try to post pics it has a neon yellow body (its actually a mugen msr crowd pleazer but i got it to work luckily) it has the nova rex 412b 8 port with a jp-1 pipe ive been having tuning trouble can someone help? i give it full throttle from a stop and it goes then it cuts out and bogs down?? the temps are never over 220 i appreciate it
Posted on: 6/5/2006 11:08 AM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: Official Jammin X1CRT Thread
[quote]ORIGINAL: Revo Destroyer RTR Or KIT OK I'm taking the Jammin CRT plunge and am trying figure out which way to go. IS the RTR going to be breaking on my all the time, should I spend ther extra $300 or so buck to get the kit... Oh I already have the Spektrum radio [/quote] well you need the following for the kit engine (approx 300 or so) servos (the stock spektrum servos wont do) these are going to total you almost $200 reciever (if you need to buy one, $80) hump packs (stock up on a couple of these they are very worth it) paint job for the bodsy starter box ($100-$130 with battery, charger, etc, get the ofna chrome top 1/8 scale its awsome) and a bit of time to build the thing i spent over $2k just to get mine running, but its good for now
Posted on: 5/29/2006 11:40 AM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: Hot-Bodies 1:10th Truggy
well that was just released not too long ago i havent seen any but they do look nice they are about $200 cheaper than the 8th scale truggies im not sure if its classified as a 1 10 truggy or 1 10 stadium truck also hb is coming out with a buggy that is the same size as this
Posted on: 5/29/2006 11:33 AM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: Mayhem ST RTR stolen in East-Central IL (Champaign/Urbana area)
i really hate it when people steal especially prized possensions which we all have spent tons of money on just to have some fun most of us cant spend a ton (me bein 15, this is very true) so u know its not like we can say o its stolen well ill buy another one today with all the stuff i enjoy there have been many cases of stealing (rc, gopeds, lawn mowing yes lawn mowing how wierd it may sound) i have heard on the net people of pro landscapers having there whole trailer of nice lawn equipment stolend (which can be bout 35k) man i wish the world could be so normal
Posted on: 5/20/2006 2:54 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: .21 or .26 for 1/8 scale Buggy?
[quote]ORIGINAL: aangelet I have to agree with Dawman on this one. I've run quite a few engines trying to find one over .21 that would give me what I'm looking for. My local club allows you to run what you have. It tried the Sportwerks .26, the O.S. VG30, Mach 427, and a few others. When it came down to all around performance, the .21s did the best in buggies. They rev more quickly, typically are able to turn higher RPMs (more speed), and give you better runtimes. I'm running an RB Worlds S7IIX3. I'm always being asked what it is (I have a non stock head, so you can't tell) by the guys with the .26, .27, and .30 engines, because they can't even hope to keep up on the straights. Of course, the Worlds is typically a $300+ engine. It depends on what you want to spend. Some good engines that I don't think anyone would dispute are: O.S. RG - Costs around $110. Not the fastest, but has a great bottom end, really good for tight tracks and bashing. Super easy to tune and really wakes up at about 250 degrees F. Most of the guys at my local track run this engine. Novarossi P5X (in any flavor, Nova, Top, or Rex) - Costs around $280. This engine is a beast with a great bottom end and mid range. Pretty good top. Great for tight to medium tracks. Very reliable and easy to tune. It's also not very pipe sensitive like the RB. Novarossi T21BF (I think) - The budget line from Nova. Costs about $150 to $180. Really under rated engine. Great bottom end and mid range. Not like the P5, but it does't cost nearly as much either. Very easy to tune and reliable. RB Worlds S7II or S7III - This is my personal favorite. I'm not a very good driver and it has a bit less bottom than the P5, but has more top. It's easier to control on a tight track for me. Easy to tune, but a bit pipe sensitive. It goes for around $300+, you could opt for the plain vanilla S7, which is also an excellent engine for about $80 less. Ofna Hyper 21 8 port race - A real sleeper that is over looked. It's cheap for a performance engine at about $150 and runs really well. The drawback is that you have to put an O.S. RG carb on it to get it to really shine. These engines are dirt cheap to rebuild. I think I got my last piston, sleeve and conrod on ebay for about $50. These are not the only good engines, but are ones that I've had personal experience with. I own all but the Novarossi T21BF, but have driven cars with that engine. I've had very good experiences with all of these. You could pick one and you won't be disappointed, unless you go with the Hyper. You will need to replace the carb on it as the stock one sucks. [/quote] i agree with dawman and you also i have the same theory, 21 are lack in accel, 26-28 are lack in high end and in order to fix the lacking, for a 21, run a lowend pipe (jp-1, hardcoat for raceing) and a 26-28 run a high end pipe (jp-2) and if u are strickly racing, go a 21 class and check out rb and novarossi if u are just for fun go for a 26-28 (i recoemdn the sportwerks, dirt cheap only $130 brand new w/carb) pm me with other questions u might have im all about these engines im constantly taking mine apart to see how they work. the sportwerks 26 will push a buggy in the higher 40's (ex the sportwerks rtr buggy) also if u go with a rb or nova, they will last you 10+ gallons and arent too hard to tune what i do is, spend money for racing and go mid class for bashing
Posted on: 5/20/2006 2:47 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC 1/8th Scale Buggies"
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RE: ofna hyper 7 pbs w/ hyper 28
[quote]ORIGINAL: unclezesta jeez, ill have to get a good one. any suggestions on how much torque i will need? i am not going to be racing or anything, i just need it to turn. [/quote] 120oz although for my buggy i use a hitec hi torque 181oz of torque because i race the stock that came with it was fine but after a while i needed a replacement yes ive heard that the servos they use are terrible but there engines are nice i hear
Posted on: 5/20/2006 2:41 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC 1/8th Scale Buggies"
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RE: Fuel from the glowplug? help please
well be ready for the hobby because you will be spending money constantly i owe my parents over 2k lol im screwd and be patient and it could be a faulty engine which has happend to me be4
Posted on: 5/20/2006 2:39 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC 1/8th Scale Buggies"
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RE: Bashing Sucks, racing is the only way to go
[quote]ORIGINAL: 911 I totaly agree but some guys just don't have tracks in their area so they just make do with what they have. But honestlyi don't get the guys that find bashing fun when there's a track at walking distance from their homes... [/quote] same here if u cant race, bash, and the oposite if u have a rc and dont know where to use it, you got a problem
Posted on: 5/8/2006 5:10 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC 1/8th Scale Buggies"
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RE: i really dont want 2
[quote]ORIGINAL: Loweboy Have you tried taking the engine apart, removing the piston and liner and giving it a good clean? Or has the dirt done major damage to the piston? Not sure if it would help, never had to do it myself. but its what i would do if someone told me it was dirty. [/quote] well if u race normaly on dirt tracks i would recomend cleanin it out its not hard at all man! i dont even have to take the liner out just get some sorta spray stuff (nitro clean etc) and spray er out good lucks
Posted on: 5/6/2006 10:53 AM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC 1/8th Scale Buggies"
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RE: What to do with an old weed whacker...?
well u could find a large scale car/boat/etc that is just the chassis and you could custom mod it to your specs i dont know too much bout this stuff but i had a old homelite 25cc and the darn thing blew on me on normal use so i just threw it out [8|]
Posted on: 5/6/2006 10:50 AM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: rb 28 motor
well u should be specific on which model the tm928 (7 port) and the tm 728 for the savage mostly (5 port i think) also a 28 will give u low end mostly so if u plan to get it put a top end pipe on it (ex a jp-2) and they dont get great fuel economy but i only run 21's (even though my buggy has a 26) and with a 26 in a buggy i can get pretty much about 15mins a run woops i just read ur signature and u already have it lol u must have the 928 hows it run?
Posted on: 5/6/2006 10:45 AM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: Need help on which engine and servos to buy for my Jammin CRT!
well i have a nova rex p421b wich i didnt know about portage at the time i ordered it but still to my relief at the track i was tellin every one waht i got and they said it would do well. check out amainhobbies, order everything you can there its great pricing and they have great customer service (if u want to hear about my story, pm me) i ordered all my stuff there and they gave me there famous canides (which are interesting lol) and a free $25 gift certificate. i am 3k miles away from the actual store but it was still shiped within 5 days for engines, stay in the 21 class, try a novarrosi, novarrosi rex, or rb rb ws7, ws711 worlds, rb c5,c6 etc and for one of the top 21s out there, the novarossi p5 (or plus 5 as they call it) is an amazing engine i run hitec 5997tg for steering (titanium gear, 200oz) and for throttle its something like a 5925 (ultra high speed and 100oz+ of torque
Posted on: 5/3/2006 8:00 AM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: bad exsperience. i would like kit tips for the next time
man i didnt think id get tese type of responses! thanks so much especialy to AA. muffin pan, check off steps, and the other things i didnt do man well if i ever build another kit, it will be the x1 cr ft or a hyper 8 (amain says the hyper 8 is 80% assembled??, that stuns me) and i guess (i hope too) that this only happend once id say the kits arent hard to build imo, it was my fault. plus its taken care of with my friends but i just rushed and im very anxious with stuff like this
Posted on: 5/3/2006 7:53 AM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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bad exsperience. i would like kit tips for the next time
hey all. i finnaly got my crt kit. $#@% was it hard! i mean everyone says its easy and im 15 and it was my first kit but im a little upset with myself because i am paying my friends alot of money to get it running but they know what there doing. but i want to build the factory team cr buggy later this year or next season. i want to build it this time by myself or with one of those friends around me to do the hard parts. what do you say are good tips? like any tips? painting, organizing the parts, tire gluin etc. i also broke 2 parts in my attempt to build. the disk brake and the front/rear drive cup. i cant find them in stock anywear! this might be a pointless thread but id ike to see what you guys say about building kits. oobviosly its the age (im like 1 of the few 15 year old truggy kit newbies) but anything that you want to say please put it here. my parents werent mad (luckily, becuz i spend too much money to even count!) but they said its cuz im too young? i really want to know. i mean its interesting because i completely had to have my friends dissassemble the whole chassis and they had to redo the diffs and mostly everything. i was very embaresd too. and when i rebuild my mayhem diffs (not rebuilt, but just took them apart and reoild them to my liking) and shocks too it worked as if it was the day i broke her in! and without instructions too. btw i really need my crt body painted and i need to find the trinity maxx 2 stage tire foams (retails for $18 but outa stock on tower and other places) i appreciate the help and i hope ill do better next time also my friend who is fixing mine, built a cr factory team in 5 hours with his friend. he put the nova plus 5 in it and i was there when he broke it in. it was jaw dropping to see that motor run in breakin! started like a dream and when he gave it gas it really had the torque becuz i saw the starter box top plate moving. and one more thing, i am awsome with taking apart these small engines too. they work perfectly even better after i do work on them. im just so puzzled why this had to happen. it is a bummer. thanks all
Posted on: 5/2/2006 4:54 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: You Want LARGE SCALE!?!?!?!
[quote]ORIGINAL: J_D looks like a ride-on mower ;) [/quote] LOL!! that is true! at first it seemed like a onroad go kart, but then i said, rc? man this would be the next big thing to hit the market but i dont want to know the price lol. that engine is prolly $500+ itself! but hey its a 4 stroker! you got that nice low sound and no mixing! but that with a 2 speed? i really really wonder how that would sound! well ill keep lookin at it to see if they come into production!
Posted on: 5/2/2006 4:16 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: Losi 1/8 scale nitro buggy!!
lol! aftershock? jeez whenever losi comes out with new releases they have like 3 new cars to release at once doesnt look bad but there still using the prototype and production asnt been announced
Posted on: 4/30/2006 1:19 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: FG or HPI?
[quote]ORIGINAL: SELWA If you have the money now and what to spend it get a FG. SO many models to choose from with over 15 years in the industry. If you want to what until the HPI comes out , gets truley tested by consumers then wait. It really depends on what you want. This question has been asked so many times on this forum there should be a counter for it. Also depends what you like and how much you want to spend. Heck you can even get a 4wd kit now. I have 2 FG's and one has over $3000 into it and the other has close to $4000. [/quote] hpi might havfe some minor issues since there into the large scale for only a few months but it is cheaper than most models id wait for the new fg line to come out there really nice
Posted on: 4/29/2006 9:42 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: any pointers on the vulcan se?
[quote]ORIGINAL: -Inverted- The SRX/CRX is one of my favorites. WHy don't you just get one radio and enough recievers to handle all the cars, would take up less space, cheaper, and easier? [/quote] m11/spektrum would be the solution, great system i would wait until the xray truck comes out if team asociated came out with a 1/18 scale nitro buggy (18nb) id deffinantly buy it because i love the 18b such a awsome car for a great price btw, you have too many radios man, no offence, but i couldnt keep up with that lol rc takes up too much space but we are all different, me being upssesive cumpulsiive about rc lol
Posted on: 4/23/2006 7:39 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
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RE: Tazer PRT
looks impressive dont know about parts support
Posted on: 4/23/2006 7:01 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: lsp-r arr vs. jammin x1crt
well if i were you id get the lsp 1 u have parts support (even though its strong somewhere u might break somethin) 2 its preassembled so not much time is needed to prep it (put ur radio gear and motor in, and paint the body) 3 its a lot cheaper than a crt too (if ur the young rc'er like me im 15, we dont have large budgets and this is a fact from me) i suggest goin with hitec servos (5 years warrenty on all parts i think) and im not being negative but this is wat ive heard the airtronics servos have gave out and for repair you have to send it in to the company and they call you and give you an exspensive fee like $50 or so i have the hitec 5997tg hi torque servo (i think its digital and about 181oz torque) and i put it in my buggy to try it out adn im keepin it in my buggy because its such a nice servo so ill get a second one for my truggy i have a super high speed servo too that im just keepin for the truggy also id get a few (not one or two) hump packs i have 3 currently so ill be able to keep up at those long race days also id not worry bout upgrades now and someone said that it already has the stuff ull need i have a novarossi p421b that will be run in the truggy
Posted on: 4/21/2006 5:57 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: down to 4 truggies...
[quote]ORIGINAL: m0rris It is just the engine and pipe that comes stock isnt that great on it. Or the servos. I dont have much money to replace them cause im only 14 years old. [/quote] yea me too i suggest changin the servos because they may be weak (idk) but ask someone who owns one if u want a kit get a jammin (yes i read everyone has them, its true at my area too) and i have one that the darn shop wont ship after calling them 50 times i have all my stuff though and when (or if) they ever ship it it will come with the pipe and starter box the lsp pro aint a bad idea either i almost got one its cheap and has aluminum arms too plus i think its preassembled so u only have to spend like an hour or so to put ur motor servos etc in have fun
Posted on: 4/21/2006 5:34 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: My buds ST-R
nice! love the paint job! too bad i cant do them!
Posted on: 4/16/2006 11:43 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: Race legal Kyosho ST-R engine?
depends on where you run it since its a 28 it will have great lowend with a lowend pipe on it since it also has 8 ports it will have pretty good top speed i think im correct here in my crt i am goin to put a nova rex p421b in it its a 8 port 21 by nova rex id say it would do good but remember the 28's have worse fuel economy than the 21's check out rb they have awsome motors too (the new c6 is out!)
Posted on: 4/16/2006 3:55 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: The new Hellfire Pro Racer
they are probably good to hook up on dirt tracks im not sure they look similar to the crimefighters
Posted on: 4/14/2006 5:13 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: Jato:worth it?
the only thing is that the engine can be tricky to tune but id deffinenctly go with jato over a duratrax or ae i have one and im overhaulin it
Posted on: 4/14/2006 3:52 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Nitro Stadium Trucks"
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RE: what r best servos&motor for truggy
yea or find a nice hitec (they have a big warrenty!) and i hear that airtronics break easily and repairs are costly
Posted on: 4/14/2006 3:51 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: .....HellFire or Mayhem ST.....
mayhem also i have the buggy rtr and it is awsome for the price (the radios they use are no match to ofna!) also the hellfire is the most exspensive rtr truggy ive seen (over 600) and all you get is a junky radio, weak servos, no race tires (this can all be changed of course) but the mayhem st has a spektrum!! which is available for under $500 on the web (rc boca) and they use a well known company for servos and such plus that motor is incredible and if u need a replacement motor its only $120 new! plus a shaft start system wich is very easy and not tiring (hellfire has pull start) and the hellfire motor retails for $250 about some people have said the hellfire is having some problems due to new production vehicle go mayhem or go home!
Posted on: 4/14/2006 1:54 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: what r best servos&motor for truggy
[quote]ORIGINAL: noximus well, this is probably a topic that has come up in the past, but many have their own opinions, so i will state my own, as far as engines, i like the novarossi/rex P5, its not too much and it definately doesnt have too little, its also smooth and dead easy to tune.. and as far as servos go..its also debatable..i used my Airtronics 94358 for my past three races..it has worked great for me so far.. some people like the V-spec, and some people have had nightmares with the V-spec..i have yet to hear anything negative about the P5.. as far as servos go..there is a bunch to choose from that will work great. hope that helps. [/quote] i agree as i have a crt being built with a novarossi p421b in it (8 port 21, not the p5) but its a rex as servos are i have the hitec 5997tg i think it is rated at 180 give or two oz torque and for throttle i have a hitec ultra digital high speed servo (not sure which specific one) btw, i have not tried out any of these yet but i put the steering servo in my buggy and its qiuete impressive over the jr 590 model i suggest for motors go between nova, nova rex, rb etc for servos (my opinion) hitec because i think there the company that has a 5 year warrenty on them so thats a huge plus. ill always go hitec amainhobbies has good prices and a big selection, i ordered all my stuff from them and it was outstanding service. i ordered something wrong (my fault) and i called them, the call was no more than 5 minutes, very respnsive, polit, etc.. so i sent it back. good lucks
Posted on: 4/14/2006 1:49 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: Mugen MSR
id say its pretty close up to the crt since its a pro truggy kit same as a crt its alot closer than a hellfire competing against a gs strom rtr btw does tony screws have his own site?
Posted on: 4/13/2006 7:43 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Truggy"
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RE: hitec 645mg with jato?
sorry man i dont either i need a (or the) servo horn that fits with a jato (trying to find those jato guys that have used this servo sucsesfully without problems) yes its prolly a fancy thing but i dont know which one!! its hard to explain
Posted on: 4/12/2006 12:51 PM by Author "mayhem272" in the forum "RC Nitro Stadium Trucks"
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