Motors Your R/C Cars

We have a what do you drive thread for us people with "proper" cars, so now for you with R/C cars

Simontist

My 'car' :







Engine: HPI 15FE (0.15 cu.in or 2.5cc)
0.56 Horsepower @ 29,000 RPM
Max. speed 33 MPH
Full-time 4-wheel-drive
Independent suspension
75ml fuel tank

Planned mods:

New engine (Fantom FR15)
2-Speed trans
Hi-torque steering servo
Carbon fibre top deck/titanium main chassis


Once these mods are done, it'll be able to outrun most full-size cars. (well, up to about 50 MPH that is )

 

nice.. i have a Thunder Tiger Nitro one its nothing amazing no mods when i get a new shell ill take a Pic but i hit a drain bump in the road going full speed (Over 40+mph) and flipped it near 7 times

no damage to anything else just snaped the shell in half heh

[Pic Soon]

 

Traxxas T-maxx 2.5.

(sorry no pic yet) see www.traxxas.com for pics / details.

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Pics added






current mods
Dual rear exhaust
Front/rear lights (including working brake light)
Steel rear Diff
Steel Spur gear (uprated)
Anodized Aluminium Shock towers (front & rear)
RPM A Arms, all 8 (lifetime guarentee if they ever break)!
Titanium Front/rear driveshaft
Blue anodized Aluminium Front / rear / center / steering servo skid plates
Blue anodized aluminium engine mount.
can't think of the others!

planned mods
Titanium Turnbuckle set (already bought, waiting for delivery)
Pro Threaded Aluminium Blue Shocks (already bought, waiting for delivery)
Shock Socks (already bought, waiting for delivery)
2100mah 4.8v reciever batter pack / charger (already bought, waiting for delivery)
Black anodized steel roll cage
RPM Steering blocks (also lifetime guarenteed)
Sway bars / Anti-roll
Gearbox Titanium driveshaft
Titanium hinge pin set
Titanium brake disk

I'm sure there will be planty more to do!

 

My Flying Point buggy:







dunno much about the specs:

I know its a 1/8th scale and has a .21 engine i think i whatever, dunno. not had it out for ages. its a bugger to get the engine started and i seem to go through more glow plugs then i can keep track of.

 

Sounds like it's running to rich. See if you can find the manual and it should tell you how to make it leaner. Either that or take it to your local hobbyshop and ask them nicely to tune it for you. Offer them £5 - £10 to keep them sweet.

 

olv, besides running too rich, your pipe looks a bit short for 1/8th off-road (not 100% since i don't know your motor). most tuning issues are due to (not in any particular order):

1) lack of skill
2) wrong nitro or oil ratios
3) crankcase or carb air leaks
4) pipe length

since we're on the subject, i might as well post some of my r/c cars :

Ofna Ultra Worlds 1 (Super Force P6 0.21ci, various upgrades)



My favorite racer has won many local races (B3FT - stock class):



Stand Clear of my Jac Rabbit!


the Verbot and P4 box provide a good scale reference for bit-techies.

 

I raced quite competitively for several years in the late 90's so I have quite the collection (my old teammate is a factory driver these days)

HPI RS4 electric touring sedan
Kawada SV-10 electric touring sedan (was still competitive with it in my one outing last year!) - have several different bodies for it
HPI RS4 MT
Associated RC12L
Tamiya F1 Car
Traxxas E-Maxx

 

Cool lil cars. Just a question. Is this an expensive hobby?

 

if your going down the nitro route then yes!

 

Can you give me an overview?

Like remote controller, servos, engine (nitro) shocks etc?

Thanx in advance

 

The traxxas T-maxx 2.5 costs around £400 (but is mostly pre-built and comes with transmitter / servos / reciever / crystals).+ 12 rechargable aa batteries (for reciever / transmitter) + £18 1 litre of fuel (should last a couple of weeks depending on useage) + glow plugs £2 each (should always have spare)! + battery charger (price varies depending on what you get).

Then comes the fun part of replacing parts when you crash into a curb at 50mph, because you forgot to charge the reciever batteries. Luckily most parts aren't too expensive.

If you buy servos / recivers on their own then you can pay anywhere from £10 - £60+ for servos, reciever £20-£100+ And a transmitter can go from a cheap second hand unit £20-£100 or brand new cheap one at £50-£150. And for a fairly decent transmitter you woud pay around £150 - £1000.

your best bet is to take a look at a few hobbyshops on the net, or even your localhobbyshop to get an idea of costs for what you want.

for a cost of shocks etc. goto www.ebay.com and search for traxxas shocks or traxxas t maxx or something similar. If you goto www.traxxas.com you can even download a pdf manual + several other pdf's showing you exactly how the truck or even their RC cars are made up.

 

CEN fun factor buggy.

 

mines on this page i did for a college project,

http://www.aw3k.co.uk/traxxas


Traxxas Nitrosport

i did have some action shots but i cant find em

AW3K

 

mines got the same engine as :: Phat :: 's has , ive got basically the same car , diff wheels , different way of doign suspention

i had to get a new clutch (made of alu) as i melted the plastic one ,oops

 

I sold my RC10-GT, I really regret doing that now
pic -


I still have an electric Tamiya Blitzer Beetle though, which rocks. Looks so cool, just a shame it aint nitro

 

Wow that suff is really expensive! Didnt know it was that expensive.......

 

if it hadn't been for my credit card company raising my limit, then I probably wouldn't have got one! They are expensive, but can be a great hobby.

A mate of mine bought one as well, so we go racing in fields & have comps to see who can do the longest doughnut etc. great fun!

 

its a bit f***ed







i give it some on a big patch of ice last cristmas, wasnt to good for the engine

 

expensive, but worth every penny. sometimes i wonder why i spend so much money on r/c, then i play and have a smile on my face. with pc's i often feel i'm frowning more than smiling. don't know why i still do hot-rod pc's, but i do.

[edit: i just noticed my rank is "what's a dremel?". lol, if i get asked that again i quit.]

 

My NMT (with shell/engine) kit costs around £280 in the UK, but i imported it from Hong Kong and it ended up totalling £180


The radio gear was around £50

I've probably spent £100+ on other parts/spares though