C-Fraser..::HPI::..

Hey guys wats goin on
was wondering if and pull start will work on my sts d30m?
dum question i know but i havent ran a pull start

Hordsak

I'm not sure, but all the ridge guys need to get together somtime and bash.

C-Fraser..::HPI::..

yesyes i would agree I have had my savage out of commission for like 4 or 5 months now it
starting to piss me off and i am waiting for three different places to send me **** to get my savy running then when i finally get it all i gotta break in my sts that i have had for i dont know how long now

C-Fraser..::HPI::..

does anybody know??

-SomeGuy-

Get it broken in first, they are so tight at first that you will be getting blisters and broken cords for a while. Honestly if it were me i would sell it and get an LRP or picco, if its still new that is.

C-Fraser..::HPI::..

really eh I have bought the D30M rb modded and its still brand new and i hasent seen fuel
soo i wont get my money back

-SomeGuy-

I just say that because I've noticed a big drop in popularity for STS. After I saw 2DmaxLST's post with the many STS engines he went through, including 3 D30M's, im convinced that its an engine to stay away from. Hopefully you will be lucky and yours turns out to be a good one, dont be surprised if it gives you trouble though.

C-Fraser..::HPI::..

I think it is without fuel I thought these are ment to have crazy pinch and i can spin my flywheel farley easy with two fingers this isnt
right in my opion
what you think

-SomeGuy-

Without a glow plug the pinch goes down to almost nothing on some engines. The D30M rev2 i think has the really tight pinch, not to sure about the first model. Which do you have?

C-Fraser..::HPI::..

im pretty sure its the rev 2 its there a way i can find out if its a rev 1 or 2 is there marking or something
but im 99% sure its a rev 2

-SomeGuy-

I tried looking around but I didint find any info on markings. Where did you buy it?

C-Fraser..::HPI::..

I think it was top toy speed or somethin like that
im gonna do some forum seraching cause i know i can find the site

C-Fraser..::HPI::..

Well that was easy enough it is top speed toys
this was the forum
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_48...tm.htm#4807868
and this is the site
http://www.stsmicroengines.com/index...a9027e324fcc35
its says there rev .2 so i guess that wat i have and as you see the price i dont think ill get that back even though its never seen nitro or really the light of day lol

-SomeGuy-

Yeah I figured you got it from there. What are your feelings on it? Will you take a chance or get whatever you can for it? I do think you could get a pretty good price considering its got RB mods written on it. I really cant tell you much more about it though, maybe you should contact supertib and get his input. He used to be an STS guy all the way not to long ago but has recently switched over to picco and says they are much better in every way, like I've been saying since the begining .

supertib

the loose 30's are much better then the tight 30's...... the tight motrs sucked pretty badly IMO.. So if you happoen to have a loose 30 be thankful..

C-Fraser..::HPI::..

well if i could get like $220 or $260 for it with the pipe i might consider since i paid 259.99 for the engine and 59.99 for the pipe
someone would get a good deal but w/e
i dout i can so i guess ill just have to take my chances
also what you guys think would be a better idea the carbon fiber lcg chassis from hpi
or the aluma one from hpi

Hordsak

Why didn't you buy the famous LRP Spec 3 engine everyone is talking about, or did you get the STS before it became so popular? When my stock K4.6 gets old, I'd probably get the LRP from reading about how people seem to like it so much. Oh, and when you bought your STS, what kind of dutys and fees did you have to pay to get it into Canada? Did you get dinged bad?

C-Fraser..::HPI::..

not at all I asked if they would mark it as a gift he said sure and i didnt get hit with one charge
and i have had this engine for like 5 months now soo i have had it for a while