ThunderbirdJunkie

My Feedback: (3)

You still use the L wrenches that came with the truck? Your hands must hurt like hell every time you work on something.

What speed control did you get for $50? A Novak Dually?

mc4798

My Feedback: (8)

Guys you can easily spend close to 1500 on a kit 8th scale race buggy.

Especially if your using high end engines, pipe, digital servos, starter box ,high end radios etc.

Anyone priced a Kyosho,tamiya or durango 8th scale buggy.

suburban_hooligan

<div>yeap, still using them.  and no pain
 </div><div>the ESC i bought was a duratrax streak.  surprisingly given duratrax's alleged quality it was a good ESC.  thing lasted 5 years before the connector melted and the wires touched and shorted it out.  liked it so much i bought another one a few years ago off tower for $35, put a deans plug on it this time</div>

suburban_hooligan

yes i have, i know a guy who's got a losi 8ight with like the best of everything on it. race only buggy, its never seen anything but a race track. fool has like $2000 into that thing. going throughanother $100 of tires a weekend. factory drivers stuff aint even this nice. but what it got him was race wins and sponsorship. then he got a drivers license and stopped messing with RC cars and started messing with 1:1 cars

*saint*

You guys sure showed us noobs...LOL. Have fun with your kits as we do in our back yard race tracks with our RTR's and having fun at the local track as well.



noob with an RTR.

rooker

My Feedback: (1)

make that 4 cent, you don't have to build it to understand it!!!!

srtracer

not to add a puffed lipo to the fire but chances are if the pro has a kit and that much money in it hes going to out drive ya any day of the week  

whats even better is when you dont act like an elitist nub and just open your mind so those who know can maybe cram a bit of knowledge in there  ya know some of us "pros with a $1500 kit" maybe know a little something

not sayin, just saying. ifn ya catch my drift

*saint*

[quote]ORIGINAL: srtracer

ummm ok. yea sure. uh what are you saying???? LOL



P.S. I do ask the pro's the real pro's not self proclaimed who have attitudes. No worries brother... I am sure you are a god when it comes to rc and the best driver in the nation. This noob with an RTR bows to you.

cumquat

im confused, who proclaimed themselves a pro? i dont recall anyone saying "i am a pro, i know more than you, kneel before me you noob.". did i miss that or something?

*saint*

All the ones who have been saying they could build this and should build that... if a retarded monkey can do it... so can you. If a little girl can do it so can you. It is stuff like this that turns people off. Maybe I read it wrong.... but I am sorry... so far this makes this noob want to learn everything he can without the help of these people with attitudes.

Again... you do not need to build a kit to understand the workings of an rc car.

you do not need to build a kit to be a decent driver... all you need for this is: somewhere to practice and know how to tune your engine.

You do not need to build a kit in order for you car to perform at its best... you need to see how it performs on certain terain and then tune as needed by asking a few questions and reading up on it.

Again... I am no one... just a noob with an RTR.

suburban_hooligan

<div>i beg to differ. in the past 10 years iv never seen an RTR that was operating at peak performance even after being tuned for the track.</div><div>take off the shock and the suspension arm hangs there in mid travel. that's inhibiting performance.</div><div>transmissions that are really tight or have really tight spots in them. that inhibits performance.</div><div>diff's that were ether to loose to totally locked up. that inhibits performance.</div><div>shocks that weren't completely full of oil. that inhibits performance.</div><div>servo savors that were so loose it was effecting the turning. that inhibits performance.</div><div>tires that weren't properly glued. that inhibits performance.</div><div>and then thedumb stuff. loose screws, over tightened screws, wheel alignment issues, improperly set gear mesh, slipper clutches that are wayout of whack.

not every car has all of these problems, but only 1 ro 2 is enough to keep you from beingcompetitive.
</div><div>the only way to make an RTR perform like a kit is to take it half apart and rebuild correctly right off the get go.</div>

*saint*

Great advice brother and will put it in my notes. I was in an AE thread on another site and they did list a few things to check on before I take her to the track. Also you have to bear in mind that us noobs are only racing in the sportsman catagory and I have yet to be in a race. So my learning as you go will take its course... but any help from seasoned racers is greatly appreciated. For me right now... it is a matter of... if it ain't broke... don't fix it. I will be runing mine on my track first to see what needs to be replaced before I hit the local track. I am telling you... this AE buggy seems pretty well built for the price.

Thanks for the help.

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