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Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 12/14/2012 2:14 AM  1 votes
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*CHANGE STOCK 15T MOD1 PINION OUT IMMEDIATELY. IT EXPLODES AND TAKES THE MOTOR SHAFT WITH IT.* Other than that it rules.



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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 12/14/2012 2:36 AM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 12/14/2012 4:04 PM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 12/18/2012 6:42 PM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 12/20/2012 3:04 PM   
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Looks pretty cool.  I've been looking at that car. (I'm a big fan of WRC)  How does it drive off-road?  Is the suspension travel up to the task?  Or is this another one of those gymkhana cars?



It drives really good off-road, even with the tarmac tires. I have changed the tires to the WR8 nitro style off-road tires, and its even better. I mainly only drive off road, but recently I've been hitting a school and doing sort of a Rally Cross course of on/off road and its super fun. I'd have to say this is the funnest RC I've had to date. Check out URC's review and driving vids on Youtube. One thing to note, is you have to change the pinion right off the bat.



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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 1/8/2013 4:28 AM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 1/8/2013 6:00 PM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 1/8/2013 6:29 PM   
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Let us know how that puppy holds up.  From what I've been reading here, the new HPI stuff doesn't hold up very well, and some people are wondering if HPI has gone completely nuts with some of the crap they've been putting out.  But that's hearsay.

in this things case its a remake of the HotBodies Lightning GT which was out like 5 years ago in the US, and from what I heard was a very robust RC so if its anything like what its based on it should be good. The ones they based on hotbodies vehicles are pretty good from what I heard, its the ones that are unique to HPI, or bought from other companies they have been screwing up.

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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 1/8/2013 9:53 PM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 1/9/2013 5:39 PM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 1/10/2013 11:57 AM   
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The stock 15t pinion will be tossed into the trash 1st thing.... I picked up a 13t and 20t pinion to run 3S.

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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 1/10/2013 6:01 PM   
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I understand these are base on the bullet. I'm real happy with my bullet. It's kind of like a mini savage.

well the bullet is the hot bodies lightning GT in diff colored aluminum,
but yea I meant based instead of remake bleh just read it. Pretty much they slapped shorter arms, dogbones, and smaller tires on a bullet/lightning GT.

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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 1/13/2013 5:55 PM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 1/17/2013 7:53 PM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 1/18/2013 10:51 AM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 1/27/2013 8:47 PM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 1/29/2013 7:58 AM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 2/28/2013 12:18 AM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 3/2/2013 7:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		 I have this ,the Ken Block I Love this truck. I just sent it back  to hpi product support because esc wasnt fuctioning correct then I come to learn that hpi has outsourced to hobby services for product support/great plains. I had problems with dealing with them in the past. well other then that i love the ken block

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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 3/2/2013 7:54 PM   
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 3/2/2013 8:01 PM  1 votes
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RE: Official HPI WR8 Flux Thread - 4/30/2013 11:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am just waiting for my car to arrive!!! I have been wanting this thing since it came out, and am anxious to get it! I want to try it on the local short course track in my town. From what JANG said in his video review, ride height is easily adjusted. It was actually his review that sold me on the car. I watched another review and even though the guy didn't like Ken Block, he had great things to say about the WR8. 

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