RE: Official E-FIRESTORM thread
All diff cups will get worn out under enough use. Just buy some new ones when you need to. I put a body from an rt-4 gp and the cvds & hubs from it as well onto my firestorm.
Posted on: 11/17/2008 1:14 AM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Official E-FIRESTORM thread
If the motor is too hot then it's geared too high(too slow) if the esc is too hot then it's geared too low(too fast). If they are both over heating then the application is too large.
Posted on: 9/2/2008 12:30 AM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: -=OFFICIAL HPI FIRESTORM THREAD=-
Are there cvds that will work with this truck?
Posted on: 5/3/2008 6:46 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC Nitro Stadium Trucks"
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RE: -=OFFICIAL HPI FIRESTORM THREAD=-
Why are the rims for this truck so expensive? Losi and associated rims are less then half the price of these rims. Is there another company that makes rims that will fit this truck w/ the same offset? I plan on racing & did not plan on having to spend $200 on 15 or so sets of rims. $100 or so should be more like it. The are more expensive then freaking tires are.
Posted on: 4/24/2008 11:11 AM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC Nitro Stadium Trucks"
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RE: -=OFFICIAL HPI FIRESTORM THREAD=-
If your airfilter gets dirty then take it out, be careful not to drop dirt in the manifold. Then get a rag & some wd-40. Spray some wd-40 on the filter squeeze it a few times & then wrap the rag around it and squeeze it dry. Repeat this process untill it is nice & clean & dry. Now go & get some air filter oil & stick a drop in there.
Posted on: 4/23/2008 12:39 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC Nitro Stadium Trucks"
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RE: Official E-FIRESTORM thread
I had been racing a xxx-t. Lets just say that this truck makes the xxx-t look like a twig when you put them side by side. From what I have heard the only weakness is the front pivot block which can be replaced w/ an alum. pivot for $20. From the looks of the shocks they should actually perform pretty well w/ a decent set of o-rings in them & a good set of shock shafts.
Posted on: 4/1/2008 11:42 AM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: -=OFFICIAL HPI FIRESTORM THREAD=-
Why did you guys get alum. rear arms? From the looks of things the rear arms & shock towers should never break & the front arms should just break once in a blue moon.
Posted on: 3/30/2008 8:16 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC Nitro Stadium Trucks"
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Anyone know about these boats?
http://www.zhobby.com/whreraco1arw.html I'm curious if anyone has experience with these boats. It looks like they could be made into a great little pond toy for under $100.
Posted on: 3/30/2008 1:22 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: Which 1:10 or 1:8 2wd kit should I get?
1st off, if your worried about breaking parts then pick up something that has good local parts support. Out of the cars in that list I would go w/ the dark impact. It is durable & cheap. If you have clearence problems you can regear it & stick some 2.2 size truck tires on it.
Posted on: 2/3/2008 1:57 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: *Official Sportwerks Turmoil Thread*
The .21 that comes w/ the engine absolutely rips & holds a great tune. It is possibly one of the 10 best mills currently available,out of every mill out there. It will put out power just like any high end 7port engine. As far as setting up the buggy, you can go to rctech.net & there is an old thread that was set up by a sportswerks sponsored driver that will give you great info on setting up your buggy.
Posted on: 2/1/2008 12:07 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC 1/8th Scale Buggies"
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RE: Nitro to Electric
If $300 is too much then go shop around at unitedhobbies.com and you should be able to get an esc & motor & lipos for like $150, then just add a charger of your choice.
Posted on: 11/20/2007 12:12 AM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: hydromite materials
Go and make a mixture of sawdust & water based wood glue and then just spread it over the areas that need thin ply wood. This mixture will make a wooden mortar that will be very durable. This is also a good way to patch areas that get scuffed up. You can leave a gob of wood mortar and then sand it down to what it should be. Typically when I build a boat I will first dilute some water based wood glue w/ water and then dip all the pieces of balsa in it. The balsa will absorb the glue and become much more durable. You just want to get some on the outside, otherwise you will add too much weight. Then I make up a mixture of saw dust & water based wood glue. I use this to reinforce any areas that need to be stronger, such as where I mount the sponsons on an outrigger, along any areas that might recieve a strong impact, ect. I'm sure that if you went up to your local hard wear store you could get a lot of saw dust for virtually no money at all.
Posted on: 11/19/2007 11:07 AM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: Challenge the experts - I'm bored
If you want to keep the budget low then this website will be a huge help. www.unitedhobbies.com For the esc you can purchase a H-wing pentium 100 for $65 You will need to set the esc up for a boat though. You will need to wrap fuel tubing around it a couple times. Then shrink wrap it. Then use epoxy to seal up any areas where water could seap in. Then take some more fuel tubing and wrap it around your motor. Now attach the two sections of fuel tubing and run it through your water pick up and exit, this is your cooling system. For a motor purchase a feigo 12Xl $55 For batteries you can purchase 4 of these and wire them up in parallel. https://www.unitedhobbies.com/UNITEDHOBBIES/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=6245 $33 a piece. With this setup I would expect to see around a 50 amp constant draw & run times w/ nothing but wot over 8 minutes. Since this entire setup w/ boat will cost you around $600 you can go and purchase 2 more packs and run them while the others are charging since you do have a couple lipo chargers lying around. I would figure 30 minutes + battery changing time of straight running would give you plenty of run time. Not to mention you can have the batteries charged in an hour so I would think you would spend 30 minutes max sitting before you could run for another 30 minutes straight.
Posted on: 11/17/2007 3:12 AM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: mono advise
How much power would I need to get something like the titan up to 40 m.p.h.?
Posted on: 11/16/2007 9:20 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: Knockoff Baja?
Guys, to be honest I think hpi is just buying these cars from this company. If you take a look at their product list they have a bunch of other large scale vehicles. These chinese companies will stick anything you want to stick on them just so they can sale their product. Take a look at companies like trinity. They don't make their own cells, but their label winds up on all the cells. Odds are hpi had the company stick better electronics in them. and put a nice big hpi sticker on them. Now that the company has caught up w/ hpis product demand they are able to sale some of them off on their own. When you pay $1200 for the hpi you are paying an extra $600 for the advertising & warranty. When they make those molds all they have to do is stick hpi letters in the mold and it will come out like they do. If you don't want the letters then you simply remove them from the mold. Even the upgrades on the ss are ones that have been mentioned about this "nock off buggy". People have complained about the motor being slow & the chasis bending.
Posted on: 11/16/2007 5:37 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: Knockoff Baja?
So, every time some one buys a traxxas rustler or a duratrax evader or a losi xxx they are ripping off associated? Associated is the company that revolutionized the 2wd r/c car market. Every design today is a mock up of the rc10/b2/b3. They have the same design w/ a few minor changes to their set up so their car has its own feal. If the cars jump full scale in to the racing scene then people will be able to tell a differance between cheap nock offs and the real deal on the track. HPI is not know for producing quality off road race kits. Perhaps they shouldn't be trying to sale a $1000 chasis to a market that believes hpis off road cars are on the same playing field as the cheap chinese nock offs. If hpi wants to sale race quality kits then perhaps they should start w/ an already established class and make a name for themselves. If associated were to build a 1/5th scale buggy 9/10 racers would have it pre ordered before they put the last bolt on their hpi. If your trying to get people in to the hobby $1000 cars are not the way to do it. Instead $500 cars that are durable & consistant are a much better way.
Posted on: 11/16/2007 1:55 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: Challenge the experts - I'm bored
That setup will set him back around 1200-1500. The lipos are two 10k mah lipos in parallel. You will get around 20 minutes of run time w/ the setup. Here is my shot at setting that boat up for under 1k. Feigo 9xl $90. Hydra 240 $250. $350 for boat + hardwear + servo. So, at the moment you are sitting at $700 w/out batteries & a charger. MRC 989 + a balancer $180. Then two 8k mah 10c 4s lipos for $375. This will put you at around $1200 for everything. I would just go and talk w/ fuller at rumrunnerracing.com to see what he says about getting set up on that budget.
Posted on: 11/16/2007 1:21 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: mono advise
I think i'm just going to run a el lobo 22" inch fiber hull. It is more then capable of 60+ m.p.h..
Posted on: 11/16/2007 2:59 AM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: Boat transformation
Recording the speed of your boat should be easy. All you have to do is measure a distance and stop watch how long it takes to travel the distance. Then just do a little math and that will tell you how fast it is going.
Posted on: 11/15/2007 4:51 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: Knockoff Baja?
Do you know if the buggy will acept all the same replacement parts? It would be well worth it f you could run the buggy w/out having to order replacement parts from over seas each time you break something.
Posted on: 11/15/2007 3:50 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC Giant Scale Cars"
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RE: mono advise
I could purchase 30c 5k mah packs and easily run w/out problems. However I don't need that much power. Now, what would be a good cheap hull that can hit 40 m.p.h. and handle choppy waters and how much power would I need?
Posted on: 11/14/2007 3:13 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: Pen tube torpedoes? Possible!!
Guys here is an even easier torpedo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5QChUNNHnI Watch this video, these cars use nothing but a simple c02 cartridge to power them. I'm sure you could construct a sleave of sorts to pop over them & serve as a torpedo. It would take a little work to build a launcher for these, but it is not too dificult. When they race these they hit the back of the c02 w/ a small nail and it takes off. I would bet you could launch one of these by making a small pee shooter w/ a nail in it that could easicly be released by a servo. A bobbing pin would probly also make a good launch mechanism. When you build your tube be sore to make sure it is strong enough to hold the c02 pressure while it is coming out of the tube.
Posted on: 11/14/2007 2:42 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "RC Submarines"
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RE: Nitro to Electric
I am not quite sure as to how that mark converts to u.s. dollars, however I believe it is around a 2 to one ration so I will give it a shot. First off, you will need an electric motor mount, you can find these for less then $15. As far as motor & esc is concerned I would go with the new traxxas vileon system, the specs are in the right range for running a small mono from what I have seen. Now, this will put you at around $175 usd w/out any batteries or chargers. Then for batteries I believe a 3s 2p a123 pack will be the cheapest way to go. You can find the cells on the rc universe for sale sections for $10 a piece. Then you will have to purchase a charger of your choice. I think your best bet for a charger would be if you can get a good deal on a mrc 989. All in all I would expect to pay around $300 usd for this stuff if you really shop around for the best prices. The batteries will give you right around 5 minutes of run time at wot & w/ a 10 amp charger they will have about a 25 minute charge time. This setup will give you a lot more power then that .18 gave you. Odds are you will want to run in one of the lesser profiles which will increase your run times. Running the 3s pack will help to keep your charge time down while increasing run time even if you find that you only need to run a 2s pack or turn down the esc.
Posted on: 11/14/2007 1:36 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: mono advise
I haven't invested anything in to the boat yet. From what I have seen though 900 watts of power is way too much for the boat though so I now just trying to get a feal for how much power I need to power the hull and what would make a good hull for these aplications.
Posted on: 11/14/2007 12:34 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: Mini Y - EP
There is a large 500 + post thread on this boat some where in the forums. From what I have heard the boat runs well and hits respectable speeds for a novice, however it doesn't blister around a lake at 50 m.p.h. like the one in the video does. However, it is basicly the traxxas rustler of r/c. It is a great product for getting people in to the hobby. From what I have heard it still hits 30+ m.p.h. which is more then enough speed for a small lake. I have also seen where they have started putting better electronics in the boat, the reason for the price jump, which would allow you to run much larger props and hit much greater speeds.
Posted on: 11/14/2007 11:29 AM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: mono advise
The 1509 can reach its maximum potential on a 2s lipo and the 1512 can not reach its maximum potential. The 1512 can only reach 66% of its maximum potential on a 2s lipo. Simply put, the 1509 .5d puts out more power per volt, but the 1509 can only use a 2s lipo effectively. Since the 1512 can effectively use a 4s lipo it can reach a greater total power, but you will have to suply it with more then 7.4 volts to reach a greater power. Now, like I said a second ago 900 watts of power seems like it is way too much. Could some one suggest a good hull that will stay stable in rough water and hit 40 mph w/ the right conditions. Then let me know how much power I would need to push it to 40 m.p.h. If you don't know terms in watts then recommend a motor config and i'll see if I can figure out how much power I would need.
Posted on: 11/14/2007 10:17 AM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: mono advise
The 1512 will only reach about 66% of it's potential power of around 1000 watts, the 1509 will reach around 100% of its 900 watts. 900 is more power then 660 any day of the week. However, I really don't need a large boat for where I'm going to be playing around and from what you just told me a 660 watt boat will hit 50 m.p.h. in a 33 inch hull so I would be way over powering the boat for what I need. What do you believe would be a good rough water hull that can hit 40 m.p.h. and how much power would it need to hit 40 m.p.h. From the sound of things I may just run a traxxas vileon system, it puts out around 450 watts of power on a 2s lipo. and will rev at around 24k rpm. I really don't need a boat that will go 60 m.p.h.
Posted on: 11/13/2007 11:02 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: mono advise
Well, a 1509 will put out around 900 watts of power @60k rpm. & a lipo will push the 1509 .5d to right around 60k rpm, 900 watts of power. The 1512 puts out around 1000 watts of power @60k rpm and hits around 40k rpm and the 1515 is even worse. It will have a huge current draw, but it is more powerful. These larger motors were designed to perform well with more voltage. The reason people use the 1515s is because the amp draw is lower w/ the same amount of power so you can use crappy batteries. A 8k mah 20c pack w/ a decent esc can deliver this power with out too much stress on the componants.
Posted on: 11/13/2007 9:17 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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RE: mono advise
The 1509 will put out a whole lot more power then the 1512 or 1515 w/ a 2s lipo so why should I run one of those instead?
Posted on: 11/13/2007 9:03 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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mono advise
My goal is to build a 2s lipo mono that will go 40 m.p.h. and operate off of a 2s lipo. As far as hulls are concerned I believe I will find around a 25" hull to work with. I would like some advice on a good stable hull for this aplication. From my research a neu 1509 .5d will deliver the most power out of any motor on a 2s lithium pack, around 900 watts of power. Since the motor will rev at close to 60k rpm which is way to much I plan on using a planetary neu gear box that will bring the prop speed down to around 16000 rpm. Now, I will have around 900 watts of power being delivered at 16,000 rpm which means I can run a tremendous prop on this little boat.
Posted on: 11/13/2007 8:04 PM by Author "party_wagon" in the forum "Speed - Electric"
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