RE: "OFFICIAL" Redcat Racing 1/8th BUGGY thread (not truck thread)
This is a copy of my post in the other thread, I havn't done any driving over xmas holidays so don't have anything new to add right now. Thanks trpastor for pointing out this thread, very useful. I will try to find the notes I made for my suspension settings and post them here. [color=#660099] Bazooka has been great for me. I have given it some severe thrashings for about a month and it is still a1. I gave it a complete rebuild before ever starting teh engine, RTR-ready to rebuild. As for ebay style claims like 90mph while jumping a 4 storey building, just use common sence it is just an ordinary buggy. The only part I have replaced is a front cv which I replaced with eb4 ones. The engine vertex .21 feels lame to me, but I normally use high end os engines and don't have experience with typical stock motors to compare. I was impressed to find ball bearings everywhere on the bazooka including brakes and steering. Front and rear tower braces look crude but have not failed. Diff cases are plastic but none have failed. After duplicating suspension settings from my hyper7 it now handles just like the hyper even with the poor tires it came with. Body paint is very poor and easily chips off in small chunks around the edges. If you doughnut in the dust, get a better air filter. I just bought the bazooka out of curiosity on ebay, it has turned out to be a great muck around car. It's strong and reliable, probably not a race winner but one day I'll stick a v-spec in it and take it to the track. This is a good buggy [/color]
Posted on: 1/16/2006 5:05 AM by Author "ripprasternode" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3780810

RE: Bazooka Nitro Questions
Bazooka has been great for me. I have given it some severe thrashings for about a month and it is still a1. I gave it a complete rebuild before ever starting teh engine, RTR-ready to rebuild. As for ebay style claims like 90mph while jumping a 4 storey building, just use common sence it is just an ordinary buggy. The only part I have replaced is a front cv which I replaced with eb4 ones. The engine vertex .21 feels lame to me, but I normally use high end os engines and don't have experience with typical stock motors to compare. I was impressed to find ball bearings everywhere on the bazooka including brakes and steering. Front and rear tower braces look crude but have not failed. Diff cases are plastic but none have failed. After duplicating suspension settings from my hyper7 it now handles just like the hyper even with the poor tires it came with. Body paint is very poor and easily chips off in small chunks around the edges. If you doughnut in the dust, get a better air filter. I just bought the bazooka out of curiosity on ebay, it has turned out to be a great muck around car. It's strong and reliable, probably not a race winner but one day I'll stick a v-spec in it and take it to the track. This is a good buggy
Posted on: 12/20/2005 1:54 AM by Author "ripprasternode" in the forum "RC 1/8th Scale Buggies"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3672684

RE: Hi speed hobby Atomic Warhead
I had the chance to look at an Atomic Warhead last week and it is a condor pro! I got rid of my condor pro some time ago so if there are any small differences I didn't notice them.
Posted on: 9/23/2005 9:17 AM by Author "ripprasternode" in the forum "RC 1/8th Scale Buggies"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=3386175