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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 3/19/2012 10:17 AM   
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Good Evening venom i see a post you left for another forum user and i looked into the controller you recommended as i have a mt2 with standard receiver and stock servo etc and after the first day of having mt2 couple years ago it went out of range and into a dog waste bin but i had to replace loads of arms wishbones the lot but since then i have a venom fail safe which works well but i am always worried that it doesn't work and i have been bashing few times in plain open area and car fail safe has kicked in an i have to run towards to get it moving again which is seriously irritating so got told to get a digital receiver and this one looks good do i need any better if i just bashing now and again? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290683377420&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en#ht_7510wt_1277


Could someone take a look at the eBay link tell me if that's everything I need or do I need this rx thing people are talking about as if not I'll purchase this today and also I have been looking at some blue springs for my shocks as they are supposedly hard and I now two sets of wheels one set the original Yokohama types for dirt then some road tyres with hpi rims for tarmac and I didn't no if this will make it better on road if I had the blue springs against the original not forgetting that I have replaced the shock oil for what I was told was thicker oil will the blue springs make it a lot stiffer or not worth doing? Or is it worth expense to buy the gpm shocks? I also may be stupid here but for my new tyres an rims is tyre glue just superglue hyped up lol?

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 3/19/2012 11:09 PM   
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Good Evening venom i see a post you left for another forum user and i looked into the controller you recommended as i have a mt2 with standard receiver and stock servo etc and after the first day of having mt2 couple years ago it went out of range and into a dog waste bin but i had to replace loads of arms wishbones the lot but since then i have a venom fail safe which works well but i am always worried that it doesn't work and i have been bashing few times in plain open area and car fail safe has kicked in an i have to run towards to get it moving again which is seriously irritating so got told to get a digital receiver and this one looks good do i need any better if i just bashing now and again? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290683377420&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en#ht_7510wt_1277


Could someone take a look at the eBay link tell me if that's everything I need or do I need this rx thing people are talking about as if not I'll purchase this today and also I have been looking at some blue springs for my shocks as they are supposedly hard and I now two sets of wheels one set the original Yokohama types for dirt then some road tyres with hpi rims for tarmac and I didn't no if this will make it better on road if I had the blue springs against the original not forgetting that I have replaced the shock oil for what I was told was thicker oil will the blue springs make it a lot stiffer or not worth doing? Or is it worth expense to buy the gpm shocks? I also may be stupid here but for my new tyres an rims is tyre glue just superglue hyped up lol?

I got one of those works great IMO.
Had it for well over a year with no run aways.
There is one slight issue with it I forgot what it was, but one of the features its advertised as having don't work at all(I forgot what I think it was but its something 90% of people don't even use think it was sub trim or something, I know I never knew it worked until someone said it in a post, and I went and purposely tried it)

Side note sorry for not noticing the post for some reason the forums sometimes don't update what threads have new posts in them

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 3/19/2012 11:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thank venom an I have ordered one now after bashing after work for an hour an worrying about a run away even though have failsafe so will be here in 3-4 days so will see and what about the so called tyre glue is that just superglue so I'll use superglue if so? An also I'm running stock shocks with heavier oil but will buying blue springs make it solid or u recommend gpm adjustable shocks?

Thinking maybe to buy a on road car as wanted to drop os .18 or the g3.0 in my mt2 but can't be bothered to start worrying about getting hardend diffs etc as just want something quick so is the hpi nitro 3 the best about that price? I'm not gonna buy a traxxas x-01 lol

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 3/19/2012 11:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thank venom an I have ordered one now after bashing after work for an hour an worrying about a run away even though have failsafe so will be here in 3-4 days so will see and what about the so called tyre glue is that just superglue so I'll use superglue if so? An also I'm running stock shocks with heavier oil but will buying blue springs make it solid or u recommend gpm adjustable shocks?

Thinking maybe to buy a on road car as wanted to drop os .18 or the g3.0 in my mt2 but can't be bothered to start worrying about getting hardend diffs etc as just want something quick so is the hpi nitro 3 the best about that price? I'm not gonna buy a traxxas x-01 lol

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 3/20/2012 4:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		tire glue yes and no to just superglue
yes you can use super glue, but I find the tire glue holds a better, and is easier to work with seeing it doesn't adhere immediately on contact (depending on the type you get)

On-road beats me never was a real onroad fan, I've had an original RS4 design (was really poor with the belt and all), and I made an RS4 EVO on-road in the past out of scrap MT& the original RS4 parts(only needed the driveshafts, and chassis plate), but ended up taking it apart due to not really having anywhere to run it.

As for shocks I have the stocks on mine so I can't comment on GPM's seeing I've not owned their shocks.

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 3/20/2012 7:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah I may hold off with the shocks as may be getting new hpi rs4 evo+ as only wanted the blue shocks to make it firmer on road as was going to get g3.0 or os 18cvr but im not competent enough to start upgrading to Hd cups an diffs an I have a set of road hpi tyres an hpi rims can't remember the name of them but there official hpi tyres an I will buy some tyre glue then.

Seriously looking forward to my flysky transmitter as fed up of worrying lol an I desperately want a quicker car for on road as off road mt2 is quick enough.

What is the main benefit of higher % nitro as I run 20% an is good for me but I no if went up I'd need to retune but does it make much difference?

What clutch bell and spur do u run as does a 13 tooth seriously improve acceleration an dramaticly cut top end?

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 3/20/2012 7:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah I may hold off with the shocks as may be getting new hpi rs4 evo+ as only wanted the blue shocks to make it firmer on road as was going to get g3.0 or os 18cvr but im not competent enough to start upgrading to Hd cups an diffs an I have a set of road hpi tyres an hpi rims can't remember the name of them but there official hpi tyres an I will buy some tyre glue then.

Seriously looking forward to my flysky transmitter as fed up of worrying lol an I desperately want a quicker car for on road as off road mt2 is quick enough.

What is the main benefit of higher % nitro as I run 20% an is good for me but I no if went up I'd need to retune but does it make much difference?

What clutch bell and spur do u run as does a 13 tooth seriously improve acceleration an dramaticly cut top end?

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 3/27/2012 6:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		So i am taking the two speed out of my mt2 first time since it was an mt1 i have the mt2 slipper clutch spur 52t and a 13t&12t bells i am running the g3.0 wich bell should i use. For top speed? I am looking at the 49t spur and there are like ten bells for it wich should i use for off the line speed and top speed. Is the gen rule smaller # of teeth on spur and larger # on clutch bell 4 top speed but what about best acelaration? Just invert that? Its been a while since i have messed with gears

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 3/27/2012 7:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi I am no pro but do know that the higher the clutch bell the better top speed but u will sacrifice acceleration so a 12 or 13 with a 52 spur will be off the line but not top end so go for happy medium an if want both get 15tooth clutch and 49 spur

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 4/3/2012 5:51 PM   
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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 4/3/2012 7:07 PM   
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I just got a mt2 and finally got it running after sitting for three years and found out today that only the front wheels are pulling. Could some1 please tell me what this could be? Thanks



Could be a few things but most likely a rear diff.  upgrade to HD gears and shim them.

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 4/4/2012 3:48 AM   
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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 4/4/2012 5:42 PM   
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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 4/5/2012 2:04 PM   
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I need a rebuild kit for my rear diff. Can any1 tell me a site to order from. Cant find any on ebay.

could use wheely king diffs they are the same thing same gear, and diff case they are around $15 on ebay whole
hell I put a mt1 diff in my wheely king when I added a 3rd axle

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 4/7/2012 1:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi, I've been looking in classified and eBay for a mt2 and thought I'd ask here.

Would anyone like to sell a mt2?
Send a pm if ya have a decent one to spare.

I have a new engine looking for a home so without engine is a plus.
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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 4/7/2012 6:46 PM   
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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 4/7/2012 8:00 PM   
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Hey venom i have alot of mt1 parts and was thinking of converting to eletric i know you have done have done this any advice



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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 4/7/2012 8:12 PM   
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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 4/8/2012 10:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		best one I did was build a 2nd plate to bolt on over the original chassis plate with the motor mount holes drilled. I did that so I could reposition the servo, and other bits freely whereas when I drilled into the stock plate it was no where near as easy. Also the plate was untouched so if I felt like it I could swap it back to nitro with no visable mods

Heres pics of my one where I made a RS4 rally using a MT2 chassis plate. I based the idea off someones conversion I saw that had a bolt on manufactured conversion kit.
I since started working on making it using a RS4 EVO 3 on-road chassis(body selection/tire selection sucked seeing it was over 1/10th in size, and smaller than 1/8th), but kinda got thrown on the back burner for the past few months due to other things popping up that I found a tad more interesting.
Think when I redo it I'm going to flip the center gear around, and mount the motor on the servo side seeing the RS4 is a bit smaller my battery won't fit if I don't. When I redo it I think I'm going to flip the motor onto the servo side, rotate the center gear by 180 degrees, and either buy a battery mount off an ofna SCRT10 or something.

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 5/4/2012 4:06 AM   
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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 5/25/2012 3:40 AM   
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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 6/26/2012 6:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey all, I have been involved in R/C planes, boats and cars for years but have been out of it for quite some time now. I have an autistic son who had recently expressed an interest in having a R/C truck and so after showing him some options we chose the Traxxas Stampede XL-5. He has taken to it well and has become pretty good with it.  He asked me if I would get a truck to run with him, and at first I shrugged it off but after some thought I came to thinking it would be fun for both of us, and honestly he didn't have to twist my arm too much, lol. 
After a lot of reviewing and research I went with the HPI MT2 3.0 RTR. I always liked Nitro  Shaft driven 4wd with a .18 roto start motor from a great company and a great price. It was either this or the Traxxas Jato but I wanted the 4wd.

I have been reading this thread for days now (its quite a large thread) and have been enlightened by much of the great insight and generosity of the members in sharing their time and info here. I should be receiving the truck tomorrow and intend to run it around stock for a while. Sounds like I'm going to be pleased with it right out of the box. I'm not so interested in top speeds but more into the low end grunt and performance.

I've already ordered a 14 tooth clutch bell to experiment with later on and will probably get a 13 and a 17 to experiment with as well.

In one of the posts here (I think it was from KeithjV) someone mentioned replacing the stock clutch spring with a stronger one allowing the engine to spin faster before engaging clutch. HPIracing does not make one and so I was wondering if anyone knows where i could find a stronger spring for this setup. I'd like to eventually experiment with that.

Sorry to be long winded here.

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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 7/1/2012 8:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		Just an update to my last post. I took the time to break in the HPI 3.0 engine and found that the LSN was set too lean from the factory. Opened it up about half a turn and it held idle and tuned nicely. Got the truck out on the opn pavement and ran it a bit adjusting the HSN until it performed well while still a bit rich.  Adjusted the LSN by closing it about an 1/8 turn. The engine starts up and holds tune giving me great power throughout its band, Excellent top speed, blistering actually with the 15CB in there but not so impressive on the low end.  I went to a 14CB and it made a nice difference. Still impressive top speed and much more low end. I have about a 1/2 gallon of O'Donnell 20% fuel through this engine now and it seems to be dialed in very nicely and with the 14 CB.   I ordered the 13CB and think its going to be just what I'm after. Interestingly, the 14 CB is not as deep as the stock 15CB that came with the truck and so I had to add two more washers between the screw and the CB to prevent it from sliding back and forth too much. No prob, worked well.

The clutch came with a two shoe setup with one large spring that wraps around both shoes. I ordered shoes and springs from the RS4 which is two teflon shoes and separate springs which i think is a better setup. Loving this truck.


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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 2/28/2013 3:21 PM   
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RE: Official HPI MT2 Thread - 2/28/2013 3:55 PM   
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Its what I did when my springs wore out way cheaper than a whole clutch.
you want to stay 3 shoe so you put less stress on the shoes as 2 shoe is for onroad with way smaller tires.

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