RE: Redcat Himoto Rampage Onroad rally
Nice car you have, those wheels look like xrc stock ones?
Posted on: 11/15/2009 4:27 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: New Body by Frank Killam
Looks great, what a beast!!
Posted on: 9/15/2009 4:17 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: Official DF-03 Ra Thread
just ordered mine yesterday, the subaru 2008 hatch, im also gonna get a dark impact body, to use as an inner shell to keep out the dirt........ can't wait.
Posted on: 7/4/2009 5:47 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Electric On-Road vehicles, race cars and more"
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RE: What do you think of those 2 onroad cars?
Hi JC, mcd make a hard compound tyre for drifting (whitespot) which are perfect, and being a hard compound, they do last quite a long time, thats what i run on my mcd rally car, i think pvc tubing would be too slippery for these big heavy cars, and would probably crash into something lol, have you considered an mcd?? they are quite a bit dearer, but they certainly worth the extra coin!
Posted on: 6/15/2009 1:30 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: What do you think of those 2 onroad cars?
JC, if its drifting you want to do, then id be going for the 4WD car, much more control and big powerslides to be had! 2WD is no good for drifting.
Posted on: 6/14/2009 4:22 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: GP290 vs. G260
i think they stop at 27.2 in 4 bolt ?
Posted on: 6/12/2009 7:04 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: GP290 vs. G260
why not go straight for a G270 zen 4 bolt, more power than the G260 despite what the specs chart says, and its in your price bracket!
Posted on: 6/12/2009 6:46 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: What do you think of those 2 onroad cars?
im with Foxy and dc2 man on this, id wait for the nutech but if you can't be bothered waiting then id go for the Carson C5 onroad/ smartech twister, they are great cars for the money.
Posted on: 6/11/2009 1:14 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Hey dc2, predicting snow down to sea level here today, so yeah its cold.
Posted on: 5/30/2009 7:19 PM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Yeah man my car runs great at 15:1 mix, infact it actually had more power!, i noticed the power would drop off considerably after about 10 minutes running with 25:1 mix but bear in mind the weather was very hot, 32 degrees celsius, it all depends on what oil your using i suppose. i have never had a problem with fouling plugs either.
Posted on: 5/29/2009 9:00 PM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
dc2, you could try 200mls, but i would up that to 250mls to 5 litres, its still not as rich as my 250mls to 4 litres that i'm running, i think my harm has a 50T diff ring gear against a 16T layshaft pinion but not 100% sure.
Posted on: 5/29/2009 6:51 PM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Hey dc2, the car i got is a harm sx-3 05 model, they are probably more common in racing circles than for bashing lol, but not as common as fg i would say, they are also made in germany......about the oil, i would try a bit more than 200mls, but its up to you.
Posted on: 5/29/2009 6:05 PM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Hey dc2, i just started with factory needle settings and went in about 1/8th of a turn on both needles, i tried with factory settings to start with but it spluttered a lot, but yeah didn't have to turn in much to get it running perfect, when i first started in large scale i seized a couple of cylinders, so i guess i got a bit paranoid lol. i think its really important to run more oil in these engines especially in summer.
Posted on: 5/29/2009 6:44 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Hey dc2, great vids there, looks to handle and brake very well! i bet your pleased with it, the fuel mix i run is about 250mls to 4 litres of fuel.....YES thats very rich, but i like my engines to last!!, what your running is about 30:1 so you could always go a bit richer........those comp chassis sure are great! no flexing.
Posted on: 5/29/2009 1:19 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
dc2 man, did you get a body shell with the fg ? or just the rolling chassis ? that beemer body you have looks like its been through some tough times lol and severe abuse!! yeah i run plenty of oil in my cars, 15:1 actually and they run better, especially when they get really hot, i have never had problems since i changed to this mix, as i toasted a few topends when i started in large scale running 25:1mix.
Posted on: 5/28/2009 4:49 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Hi dc2 man, the weather has been fine last 3 days, but its about to turn to crap for the weekend, snow and windy conditions (damm it). you should see some good gains in power with that new pipe.....it will be a rocket car lol.
Posted on: 5/28/2009 1:08 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Hey dc2 man, you must be stoked with your new car! is this a new dc2 man we are going to see, are you really going to take it easy with your new car, i sure hope not lol, we all know your a crazy man lol, can't wait to see some good vids of this machine, oh what pipe have you ordered for it ? and do you have more upgrades coming ?
Posted on: 5/27/2009 6:19 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Nice new ride you got there, it looks great and lots of alloy, i reckon you will be impressed with the handling, is that your birthday present ?? btw happy birthday to ya.
Posted on: 5/26/2009 1:17 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Hey dc2 man, great vids there as usual, it rained all weekend here again, so wasn't able to take my car out, the weather has really packed a sad now with winter here. the pmt tyres you have go like this, lowest number is the softer tyre, so 20s to the rear. what goodies are ya getting for your birthday, some good parts i hope! lol.
Posted on: 5/25/2009 5:21 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: New FG 1:5 /1:6 onroad owner...many questions!
nice truck you have there, fg make make good models, have fun with it.
Posted on: 5/23/2009 8:38 PM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Ok cool i look forward to your updates on this machine, sounds good. what compound front tyres are you using ??.......are they mediums too ??
Posted on: 5/23/2009 8:20 PM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Hi dc2 man, cool i can't wait to see the comp version your gonna make, are you doing a full conversion ? do fg comp parts fit ?. the body on my car is the BMW 320 same as yours except i think its a harm body, with a carbon wing. the weather is bad here again, just won't stop raining, so no racing today.
Posted on: 5/23/2009 7:31 PM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
yeah thanks man, its a G230 zen, not too sure whats been done to it, i guess its been ported as the guy i bought it from raced it in sydney, but yeah, damn its quick! its got a samba 5 pipe so that definately makes it rock! the tyres that i had on in the vid were really worn, so was a bit of a handful, but have now got some new pmt tyres on, running 15s on rear and 30s up front. really looks like your car is flying, and handling well too. do you have more parts on the way ? or is hobbythek out of stock ? lol, you are really chewing through your tyres lol, but good to see your getting lots of use and having heaps of fun with your car.
Posted on: 5/23/2009 5:42 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Hi dc2 man, looks like your having a great time with your car!, i haven't been able to get mine out (weather is shocking ) will get a vid when i can. here's one i got about a month ago. http://s705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59/MCSpanners/?action=view&current=MOV00566.flv&newest=1
Posted on: 5/22/2009 10:34 PM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
yeah the car is solid az, very little plastic on this car, the radio tray is stock carbon item, i wanted to buy a 1/5 car about 8 years ago, but they were so expensive then, prices have come down since then alot, i was going to get the carson onroad car, but ended up getting an fs onroad car, then the xrc, then the mcd rally and finally the harm lol.
Posted on: 5/13/2009 6:36 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
yeah i know what you mean about the spectators lol, every time i take my car out, really annoying, people ask a whole bunch of questions, and they're not even interested in getting one, and it wastes your valuable playtime lol. i bought my harm secondhand from australia for $2250 nzd which is about $1000 usd at the moment. in terms of reliability its excellent, just doesn't seem to break! unless you make heavy contact with a wall! lol, there really is nothing to upgrade on this car, as its a comp car. correction on the price... $2250 was about $1125 usd at the time i bought, just to give you an idea.
Posted on: 5/12/2009 9:59 PM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
yeah i rotate my tyres to get a more even wear, im hoping to get the beast out this weekend, hopefully the rain will have cleared by then, its been raining here for the last 5 days. yep its hard to find a good bash ground where there's no people around. the weather is getting cold here now so probably wont be running my cars as much now.
Posted on: 5/12/2009 7:32 PM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
yeah will keep you posted on how the tyres go, man your going through some tyres on yours, does the shop have any left lol, i couldn't agree more about using soft tyres, better to spend a bit more, than risk damaging the car.
Posted on: 5/12/2009 4:40 PM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Hey dc2 man, ive had the car for about 2 months now and loving it! yep its got the zen g230 with samba 5 pipe. i run my cars at a stadium carpark ( very big ) ive just mounted up some mcd bluespot tyres to grp wheels, they have lasted for ages now on my mcd rally car, 14 tanks and not even half worn, so im gonna try them on the sx-3. and like yourself, im totally hooked too, can't wait for the weekend to take this machine out again . that go kart track sounds like fun, can't wait for more vids.
Posted on: 5/12/2009 6:30 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: FG COMPETITION LINE TO EVO 09 SPEC
Hey dc2 man, im an onroad junkie too, recently bought a harm sx-3 05......here ya go!
Posted on: 5/12/2009 5:08 AM by Author "mcspanners" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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