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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 5/31/2004 8:11:52 AM   
crx4u


 

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Joined: 5/7/2004
From: SydneyN.S.W, AUSTRALIA
Status: offline 		I cant cause I got it off ebay for a really good price and I will have to pay like $50 to send it back I'll just have to hop it up with UT for some extreem bash.

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 5/31/2004 6:20:18 PM   
dmatko


 

Posts: 55
Joined: 10/26/2003
From: Pasadena, CA,
Status: offline 		got around to ordering the tc-3. since today is mem day, it probably wont ship till tomorrow. one question though, will hpi bodies fit the tc3? if so, which size: 190mm or 200mm. if not, what bodies will fit it? thnx

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 6/1/2004 11:34:56 AM   
RC Collector


 

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From: honolulu, HI, USA
Status: offline 		TC-3 takes 200 mm body.

Check out e-bay for great deals on these, search "200mm painted". Just bought a painted & trimmed Saleen Mustang for under $40.00.

LD3 Pro (with the Picco .12XP) is a great car, I race two of these in stock and mod class at the local club. Ofna recently raised the price, though, so now it's about the same as the NTC3+. For performance, would still go with the LD3/Picco combo. For parts availability, NTC3+ wins.

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 6/1/2004 4:32:53 PM   
avery4jc



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Joined: 4/20/2004
From: Fresno, CA, USA
Status: offline 		Go with the Savage, it isn't as fast (like 3 m.p.h. slower) but it will run all day without problems.

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 6/2/2004 6:15:43 AM   
avery4jc



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From: Fresno, CA, USA
Status: offline 		Has anybody else gotten theirs yet? The shop has some on back order but we can't get them yet.

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 6/2/2004 7:01:22 AM   
dmatko


 

Posts: 55
Joined: 10/26/2003
From: Pasadena, CA,
Status: offline 		not yet, but towers says that it got shipped today, so im expecting it either thursday or friday at the latest. im gonna break it in gently and run a few tanks thru it before i give it a kick in the pants. im still gonna have to wait till saturday to test it out at my friends house since he has such a nice, clean, well maintained parking lot next to his house hehehehe. so untill the weekend, im not gonna be able to see its full potential. but anyway, how was the break in process for it avery? what fuel did you use? have you gotten any mods for it yet?

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 6/2/2004 5:06:50 PM   
avery4jc



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From: Fresno, CA, USA
Status: offline 		dmatko, I don't have mine yet....the LHS that I work at has them on back order.

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 6/3/2004 4:27:11 AM   
dmatko


 

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Joined: 10/26/2003
From: Pasadena, CA,
Status: offline 		oooo my bad, i thought you had one. the wait is killin me here. tomorrow im gonna be at work alllll day and i dont know when the delivery is gonna happen, which means i wont be able to sign for it. i dont think the guy/gal is gonna leave it at my door since its a pretty xpensive piece of equipment. im probably gonna have to go to the shop and pick it up from them. o well, least ill have it tomorrow i hope...

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 6/3/2004 9:58:55 AM   
highoctane


 

Posts: 20
Joined: 4/25/2004
From: Glasgow, KY, USA
Status: offline 		I am not waiting to purchase the "plus" I just want to go "big-block" and beat the crap out of everything out there.I am trying to install a 8 port Ofna into my NTC3 with the "New" 2-speed gear ratios..."TEAM GEARS" I need the speed!!! You all get your "plus" cars and lets race! Anyways still would like to hear about the plus car...I have a post also...(.21 NTC3 swap) Later,I think I'm a sleep 4a.m. yikes!!! Stay on the gas!!!

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 6/3/2004 10:23:49 PM   
Stupid101


 

Posts: 27
Joined: 6/2/2004
From: Na, KY,
Status: offline 		After reading this Thread and doing some research im thinking of getting this car too.
This is going to be my first nitro car.

Is this car good for racing?

What additional parts should I get to make it last longer?

Is this car better/faster than HPI RS4 3, HPI Super Nitro?

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 6/4/2004 1:43:10 AM   
McLaughlin001


 

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Joined: 6/3/2004
From: Tuscaloosa, AL,
Status: offline 		This thread has gotten me motivated as well. Several of my friends are going to get nitro touring cars as well, so I will be getting one to play with them. We won't be racing at an actual track, just bashing in the many big parking lots here in town and racing each other. They all are getting or have gotten the traxxas 4-tec rtr and the ones who have them love them. They start fast and hold their tune and run great.

Now, that being said, I went down to my LHS and saw the TC3+. It's only $30 more than the 4-tec, maybe a little cheaper if I do some talking. The good thing is that you don't have to buy the battery and charger like you do for the EZstart on the 4-tec. The thing that I don't like is the pull-start, call me lazy but I really like the electric start. Does the TC3 start fairly quickly with the pull? If so, then i'll just go for it.

How does the TC3 compare to the 4-tec on handling, acceleration, and top end speed?

Thanks

Mike

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 6/4/2004 6:58:08 AM   
Exibit



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Joined: 8/24/2003
From: HalifaxWest Yorkshire, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		Lo all

I bought my TC3 as a RTR but I have changed the whole car - The reason I had to do this was I blew the Stock engine

So After talking to the guys on this forum I started Changing a few bits

New Nova Rossi engine (Non Pull Start) Front Way Way Diff, New Threaded Suspension, Carbon Front & Rear Shock Towers

Dual Chamber Pipe - Purple Springs Rear - Front Blade Roll Bar.


I am getting ok at driving it now as it is much faster with the Novarossi fitted. A guy at my local track who enters all the competitions was helping me change the camber and he took the car out on the track and overtook a Serepent 1/8 scale on the first corner after the long straight.


As for spare parts I live in the United Kingdom and can get parts ok, though I do tend to order them from Tower hobbies as they have loads of Hop Ups available. Check the link below
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0005p?&I=ASCC2040&P=Z
This car rocks

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 6/4/2004 11:16:56 AM   
RC Collector


 

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From: honolulu, HI, USA
Status: offline 		Tower just dropped the price of the TC3+ RTR to under $300 ... plus $15.00 off until the end of the month, so net $285.00 ... got to be a great deal.

If you don't like pull-starts, get a starter box ... once you have one, you'll never want to yank on a cord again.

4-Tec is a good basher, but not a competition car. Better to bolt a nice race engine (like the Rossi) into the TC3 once the stock one is ready for retirement.

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RE: NITRO TC-3 PLUS!!! - 6/4/2004 7:23:06 PM   
McLaughlin001


 

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From: Tuscaloosa, AL,
Status: offline 		I'm sort of on a budget right now, which is why I can't get a starter box. So, that was the main appeal of the 4-tec. But it seems as though the TC3 is an overall better car, I think I'll have to get one.

Mike

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