anyone into RC cars
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anyone into RC cars
i was wonderin if anyone was into these little guys?? i was thinkin of takin mine to the el cerritos meet, if u all dont mind. anyone else have one or is into that stuff?? im lookin to buy another one too. but dont much about them. any recommendations?? im lookin for sum on ebay. i found 2 i might be able to werk with and rebuild. but yeah.
sooo anyone??
sooo anyone??
i know bout rc cars..used to race em all the time.
owned a fully modded super nitro and then sold it. i still have the radio tho ^_^
tamiya is good brand for electric, very moddable.
don't race gas cars with ur electric, u will regret it. if one o those things hits you, ur car is gonna FLY...like FLYYYYYYYYYYY.
some dood got really pissed at me cause he swerved into me on a 180 deg. turn, and his car rickochetted off the track and flipped...lol
i can answer some of ur questions if u have any
owned a fully modded super nitro and then sold it. i still have the radio tho ^_^
tamiya is good brand for electric, very moddable.
don't race gas cars with ur electric, u will regret it. if one o those things hits you, ur car is gonna FLY...like FLYYYYYYYYYYY.
some dood got really pissed at me cause he swerved into me on a 180 deg. turn, and his car rickochetted off the track and flipped...lol
i can answer some of ur questions if u have any
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Rep Power: 0 i got tons. im lookin at this ebay one, do u think u can tell me if its good or not. and whats the standard scale. i have a kyosho at the moment. but its outdated all the shops say, so im thinkin of gettin a nother one. heres the link to the one im biddin on...http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW
tell me what u think...
tell me what u think...
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Rep Power: 0 Damn, look at my pimped out electric rc. It's a Tamiya TRF 414M .
Damn the electric race car days. Complete Waste of money. sorry. It's cuz everything costed so damn much.
and dru, omg, one of my car bodies was exactly the same as yours, haha. and that civic hatch, was my friend's.
Don't get into electric rc cars, they cost too much money. especially if you want to go really fast with like a 7 turn motor. Oh, and if you have any questions, im pretty sure i can remember everything about the electric cars.
Damn the electric race car days. Complete Waste of money. sorry. It's cuz everything costed so damn much.
and dru, omg, one of my car bodies was exactly the same as yours, haha. and that civic hatch, was my friend's.
Don't get into electric rc cars, they cost too much money. especially if you want to go really fast with like a 7 turn motor. Oh, and if you have any questions, im pretty sure i can remember everything about the electric cars.
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Rep Power: 0 hey trance... is yours electric or gas....???? cause i have one.. and its gas... mine is a nitro rs4 rtr3 and upgraded the exhaust, 2 speed tranny, and a bigger intake... i might bring mine to the meet... wanna race????? hehehehe
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Rep Power: 0 my relic is an electric....
hey can anyone explain the motors, and the 7 turn and 9 turns and stuff... or like when they say 9x2... i dont really have a clue...
hey can anyone explain the motors, and the 7 turn and 9 turns and stuff... or like when they say 9x2... i dont really have a clue...
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I want to see an RC car with a mini turbo!!!
vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooooooooooom pssssssshhhhhhhhh vroooooooooom.
You know what I think is sweet? those model jets with the real jet engines! I learned they can cost up to 20 grand, talk about expensive hobby.. a model plane more than the civic....
I have two 9.6v powered electric cars. A lambo and a dune buggy... my dune buggy owns its so fast! well for eletric it goes 28mph
vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooooooooooom pssssssshhhhhhhhh vroooooooooom.
You know what I think is sweet? those model jets with the real jet engines! I learned they can cost up to 20 grand, talk about expensive hobby.. a model plane more than the civic....
I have two 9.6v powered electric cars. A lambo and a dune buggy... my dune buggy owns its so fast! well for eletric it goes 28mph
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Rep Power: 0 I used to have a Micro RS4 too.. but i sold that in a couple months. it was too small/slow.
check out the HID's I put into my 7thgen, lol.
About the turn of the motors. the lower the #, the faster the motor is. but the lowest you really want to go is a 19Turn motor. Cuz if you get say a 10turn motor or lower, you're gonna have to cut your motor with a lathe, like every 3-5 runs. so thats a total hassle. but a 19turn motor will last you a long time, and they're cheap. so when it's dead, you can just buy a new one.
check out the HID's I put into my 7thgen, lol.
About the turn of the motors. the lower the #, the faster the motor is. but the lowest you really want to go is a 19Turn motor. Cuz if you get say a 10turn motor or lower, you're gonna have to cut your motor with a lathe, like every 3-5 runs. so thats a total hassle. but a 19turn motor will last you a long time, and they're cheap. so when it's dead, you can just buy a new one.
i have an electric 4tec...it doesn't work for some reason...all theparts on it are brand new
9 turn triple motor (team orion)
1800mah battery pack
had a tekin speed control GSC12-III or something (sold it)
got some speed control called typhoon
9 turn triple motor (team orion)
1800mah battery pack
had a tekin speed control GSC12-III or something (sold it)
got some speed control called typhoon
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Originally Posted by reflekt
I used to have a Micro RS4 too.. but i sold that in a couple months. it was too small/slow.
check out the HID's I put into my 7thgen, lol.
About the turn of the motors. the lower the #, the faster the motor is. but the lowest you really want to go is a 19Turn motor. Cuz if you get say a 10turn motor or lower, you're gonna have to cut your motor with a lathe, like every 3-5 runs. so thats a total hassle. but a 19turn motor will last you a long time, and they're cheap. so when it's dead, you can just buy a new one.
check out the HID's I put into my 7thgen, lol.
About the turn of the motors. the lower the #, the faster the motor is. but the lowest you really want to go is a 19Turn motor. Cuz if you get say a 10turn motor or lower, you're gonna have to cut your motor with a lathe, like every 3-5 runs. so thats a total hassle. but a 19turn motor will last you a long time, and they're cheap. so when it's dead, you can just buy a new one.
hey thats pretty cool! LED's
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i have a hpi pro 3 i mainly just use it to drift..i used to run nitro cars but i didnt like that fact that it needed alot of maintnence and cost me wayyy more than electric..gas might be fast but drifting is funner! if anyone wanted to know how to drift...instead of putting rubber tires just get some pvc pipes from lowes or home depot..
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Rep Power: 0 i went to hobbiepeople.net and and i went to the tamiya section to check out their cars. i think ima get one of those. they r cheap and look seem pretty decent. theres a kit for like $80. so im down for that one. the one i have now, its like everytime im use it, sum new part falls off it. its fallin apart. so im lookin into gettin a new one... tamiya sounds good. what u all think??
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Rep Power: 346 If you have friends that have RC cars go for the car, if not get a truck!! When i got the truck it was soo much funner!!!! Cars you get bored really fast cuz all you can do is drive back and forth and you have to watch out for bumps. Its only fun if u take it to a track and race with someone. But with a truck you can climb up hill, jump, kick some dirt......really fun!! I say you get a truck
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Rep Power: 0 yeah, i have a few friends gettin into rc cars. and theres a track in monclaire about like 15 min from my house. so ill prolly be there alot once i get set. and theres races in parkin lots every few weekends. so ill just stick to cars. woundnt mind having a truck on the side tho heehee
