RC cars? Gas/Nitro/Electric

[Brian.]

Anyone else here into RC cars? 1/10, 1/8th, 1/5, 1/16, 1/32 etc?

 

I've owned a plethora of 1/10th nitro's.

 

 

3 Traxxas nitro sports, upgraded all to OS .18 motors, other odds and ends

 

1 1/10 TEAM ASSOCIATED TC4 drift car. Was awesome!

 

1 1/8th scale GS Racing 4wd nitro buggy, thing was awesome!

 

 

 

1 unlimited class 1/10 crawler

 

1 1/36 Team Losi Micro-B w/ Lipo upgrade; this thing ripped, and was awesome for in the house fun!

 

 

These were all sold to fund other projects, mainly my watercooled gaming computer. 

 

But last week I got back into RC's. And I always wanted a 1/10th scale short course truck, so I said screw it jumped in head first. Got a good setup from my local Hobby Town USA. And am excited to start my RC Racing career all over again

 

1/10 scale Traxxas Slash VXL 4x4. has a nice Brushless motor, and a decent NimH battery. Soon to be changed out for a 2s LiPo battery, for longer run times, and more power.

 

After the first real bash run I ended up breaking a front control arm, come to find out after a bit of searching around on the internet, that it's a very common thing to break early in the trucks life, their really brittle, especially in -15 degree weather =\ 

 

No worries, just means I get to buy RC car upgrades! 

So I decided I'd just go get some RPM control arms, found out the front an rear control arms are the same! So I bought a set of 4 and haven't looked back since!

 

Future plans are;

new wheels/tires (for indoor short course)

shocks

2s lipo battery

motor mount

different body.

 

Keeping this one relatively stockish, just so I can run in my division for racing.

[KaiserRolls]

never dabbled 

 

i spent too much (all of my) money on motorcycles

[Brian.]

I split my money into alot of hobbies sadly.. Cars, guns, RC, whiskey.

[B C]

Back in 1997-2001 I was into them.

I had a Traxxas Sledgehammer 

 

Nitro Stampede 

 

some electric rustlers

 

an associated b2

 

and a duratrax evader st.

 

 

 

this is all before lipo and brushless crap for cars, i think brushless was an airplane only thing back then. 

 

i nearly bought an e-revo a while back but that would take away from my time trolling wibimms 

[Brian.]

Sledgehammer. Man.. That is old, aswell as the Nitro stampede!

 

A high school buddy an me found an old old (mid eighty's?) 2wd Electric buggy, with a servo that contacts eletrodes to control the electric motor, too old for a newer style Electronic Speed Controller, haha!

[B C]

Yeah the sledgehammer had the old XL1 which could only handle a 27 turn motor I believe. 

The electric stampede I had came with a mechanical speed controller. It lost radio signal with the servo stuck at full throttle and I watched the thing go full speed into a curb.  R.I.P. 

[Brian.]

I've had this happen as well, but it was a servo glitch =\

[Brian.]

I've sadly, done ALOT to my truck since the last post.

 

 

What's new to it?

STRC limited edition Lower Center Gravity kit. 

AKA Wishbone tires W/red inserts, on Jconcepts wheels

Proline Chevy 1500 body

SavoX 1258TG Servo

Center Diff

New diff fluid 10K front/50K center/7K rear

Proline Powerstroke shocks/springs "Coilovers"

anti-sway bar kit.

 

 

 

I also just scored a sweet ass 1/10 buggy for a hell of a steal.

 

Schumachaer Cat K1

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Tekin RSpro ESC

Tekin Gen2 6.5 turn sensored

Tekin Hotwire programmer

Spektrum S6040

Airtronics MT-4

Airtronics RX-461

Orion 5500MaH 90C LiPo saddle packs.

AKA Rebars w/ Red insertsd