How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
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How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
To cut a very long story short, I bought a Kyosho inferno gt about 1-2 years ago, was really excited, after hours and hours of fiddeling over a period of almost a year, Igave up, sold it at a £100 loss. Nitro isent for me.. at least for the moment..
Are there any Ready to race or as good as ready to race electric cars that go around 70+ MPH, and how much aproximately would Ineed to spend?
Which car would you recomend?
Any other kind of info would be really helpfull.
Thanks everyone!
And what would be required for drifting, just special tires?
And forgot to mention Iwanna go on road.. unless someone can persuade me otherwise:P
Are there any Ready to race or as good as ready to race electric cars that go around 70+ MPH, and how much aproximately would Ineed to spend?
Which car would you recomend?
Any other kind of info would be really helpfull.
Thanks everyone!
And what would be required for drifting, just special tires?
And forgot to mention Iwanna go on road.. unless someone can persuade me otherwise:P
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RE: How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
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Are there any Ready to race or as good as ready to race electric cars that go around 70+ MPH, and how much aproximately would I need to spend?
Are there any Ready to race or as good as ready to race electric cars that go around 70+ MPH, and how much aproximately would I need to spend?
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RE: How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
Ok, well how fast could I get if I go with a truggy?
And how fast will £200 get me ? :P
Thanks!
And how fast will £200 get me ? :P
Thanks!
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RE: How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
Well, you could get a rustler vxl... about £230
but then you need a 3s Lipo and charger.. which will take you around 55/60+ mph you will be able to hit 70+ with a abit of twinkling.
Look on youtube.. you can find a few videos of rustler vxl's hitting 80+ with 3s batt's
but then you need a 3s Lipo and charger.. which will take you around 55/60+ mph you will be able to hit 70+ with a abit of twinkling.
Look on youtube.. you can find a few videos of rustler vxl's hitting 80+ with 3s batt's
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RE: How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
After some research I decided Iwanna get a drift car, whats the HPI E10 like? Its not very fast is it?..
What other drift cars are there preferably under the £200 mark and over 50mph mark
What other drift cars are there preferably under the £200 mark and over 50mph mark
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I may be wrong, but i think a TC4 is a good platform for speed. do you already have any batteries? if you so then spend some on a good chassis and the rest of bearings/good brushless combo.
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RE: How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
tamiya tb-02 might be good. its under 100 USD i think, so its pretty cheap and its a pretty good drifter. also check out the tb-02D, it comes with some driftin hop-ups and is still pretty cheap. would you want a kit or RTR?
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RE: How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
The advantage of going kit is that you have input into the component choice. To get to the kind of speeds youstated would mean getting new motor/esc combo anyway, and brushless. You also know the car better if you build it yourself. You will need some skills at putting things together, not too complicated though, and some basic tools like a range of screwdrivers, hex/allen keys, pliers, hobby knife, that kind of thing.
On the other hand, RTR gets you driving straight away and you can sometimes get very good deals. It's a personal preference, but kit does give you more control and is more involving.
For £200 it will be a bit tricky if you need a kit, decentbrushless motor/esc, decentlipobattery, charger and radio gear. You may need the odd tool, other bits and pieces like ball bearings which are a must for cars intended for high speed. Itall costs.
Best to assemble list of everything you will needfor what you wantfirst, then work out the prices, and see if you anywhere near £200!
On the other hand, RTR gets you driving straight away and you can sometimes get very good deals. It's a personal preference, but kit does give you more control and is more involving.
For £200 it will be a bit tricky if you need a kit, decentbrushless motor/esc, decentlipobattery, charger and radio gear. You may need the odd tool, other bits and pieces like ball bearings which are a must for cars intended for high speed. Itall costs.
Best to assemble list of everything you will needfor what you wantfirst, then work out the prices, and see if you anywhere near £200!
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RE: How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
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To cut a very long story short, I bought a Kyosho inferno gt about 1-2 years ago, was really excited, after hours and hours of fiddeling over a period of almost a year, Igave up, sold it at a £100 loss. Nitro isent for me.. at least for the moment..
Are there any Ready to race or as good as ready to race electric cars that go around 70+ MPH, and how much aproximately would Ineed to spend?
Which car would you recomend?
To cut a very long story short, I bought a Kyosho inferno gt about 1-2 years ago, was really excited, after hours and hours of fiddeling over a period of almost a year, Igave up, sold it at a £100 loss. Nitro isent for me.. at least for the moment..
Are there any Ready to race or as good as ready to race electric cars that go around 70+ MPH, and how much aproximately would Ineed to spend?
Which car would you recomend?
If you want to go this fast, your best bet would be to find a roller on ebay or something and then get the aftermarket motor setup and install it. You won't find an on-road ready-to-race that is going to go that fast, it's just not necessary in a real race.
You'll want a basic chassis like a TC4, take out the diffs and tighten them up with blue loctite so they don't loosen up at very high speeds, you'll probably need to change out the plastic dogbones with something metal like CVDs, and change out the tires to slicks. You'll need a place to drive it that is flat and relatively free of debris, you hit even a little bump at 70mph and that touring car goes flying.
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RE: How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
You say you want to do drifting, then you will need at least 2 sets of wheels/tires. One set for drifting, and one set for high speed.<div>
</div><div>70 MPH + Drifting do not mix.</div><div>
</div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Skottoman</div>
</div><div>70 MPH + Drifting do not mix.</div><div>
</div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Skottoman</div>
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RE: How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
If you want 70+ mph, the motor, esc, batteries, and lipo will cost over around or over £200 alone, so be prepared to spend.
If you want to drift and go fast probably best to get something like a TC4 roller used and buy seperate brushless esc and motor.
Then get 2 sets of wheels, one with slicks and drift wheels. So you can go fast and do drifting.
If you want to drift and go fast probably best to get something like a TC4 roller used and buy seperate brushless esc and motor.
Then get 2 sets of wheels, one with slicks and drift wheels. So you can go fast and do drifting.
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RE: How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
For speed you might want to look into getting some foam tires? there more stable, lighter, longer laster and dont 'balloon'. I think take-off is a good brand and so is Jaco. I personally would get a kit, only because there a lot of fun to build. But if you want to spend less money, try ebay, craigslist or RCU marketplace to find a good TC4 roller and then get some good batteries and a good brushless combo.
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RE: How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
Just to clarify...
1. £200 budget
2. 70mph
3. RTR
4. Drifting
Unfortunately, I don't believe there is a car out there that will do all of those.
Just trying to get the first 2 would be hard, something like the speet-t w/ lipo would be rtr and 70mph but would probably be a bit over the budget unless you got a really cheap lipo and charger.
As for drifting, any 4wd car can drift with the right tires. You can try with 2wd much more difficult. I can drift my cheapo TT-01 as well as my TA-05.
The TB-02 mentioned is IMO one of the best deals out there but it is a kit. Easy enough to build but you need some supplies or just buy a used on one ebay.</p>
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RE: How much do I need to spend to go 70+ MPH ?
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For speed you might want to look into getting some foam tires? there more stable, lighter, longer laster and dont 'balloon'. I think take-off is a good brand and so is Jaco. I personally would get a kit, only because there a lot of fun to build. But if you want to spend less money, try ebay, craigslist or RCU marketplace to find a good TC4 roller and then get some good batteries and a good brushless combo.
For speed you might want to look into getting some foam tires? there more stable, lighter, longer laster and dont 'balloon'. I think take-off is a good brand and so is Jaco. I personally would get a kit, only because there a lot of fun to build. But if you want to spend less money, try ebay, craigslist or RCU marketplace to find a good TC4 roller and then get some good batteries and a good brushless combo.
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The easiest way I've gotten to 70 mph was with a VXL Bandit. All it took was a 3S lipo, a 35 tooth pinion and removing the wing. Keep in mind that the car was $250 and the Lipo was over $100 at the time. If you wanted to do it now you could get a Lipo for around $50 and the car is around $240. You'll also need a Lipo charger and a balancer.
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Your not gonna need 70mph for drifting m8 trust lol</p>
nice cheap drifter tamiya TT-01 or TB series if you can afford it then a cheap ezrun BL setup from ebay or check carsons BL sets in the uk and a decent charger and battery should get your around 40mph,for drifting get the TT a 19turn motor and drift tyres and your set </p>
I think what redvan means its very hard to control a rc at 70mph staying straight is hard enough lol my pede hits 55 and i like to keep it really straight crashes at these speeds are usually total carnage not just a quick fix </p>
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