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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/18/2008 7:43:31 AM

gokartingbob455

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Guys this is crazy. the lower cap on the body of the shocks that holds the o-rings in is somehow threaded wrong and on three of my shocks all of the shock oil is falling out. have any of you had this problem?

oh yeah that happened to me today. my rc car whiz uncle helped me fix my driveshaft problem. just a little fuel tubing to act as a oil ring so the dog bone would stay in place. he had my car completely taken apart in 2 minutes fixing it and teaching me all about the peices and parts and what they do and how to recognize if something is wrong....he is my idol. and i look exactly like him...i am content. except my other uncle slammed my car into a cement block and ripped one of the switch wires.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/18/2008 5:52:27 PM

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bob, do i need to buy new ones? seriously, i thought they would hold up better.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/19/2008 12:08:59 AM

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hey, also what gear ratio should be used with a set of 4, 2.8 inch rims on the stock engine-my stock tires are obviously wearing down WAY too fast on the road.

I'm happy, my car ran pretty well today even with the shock oil dripping out!

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/19/2008 2:46:07 AM

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bob, do i need to buy new ones? seriously, i thought they would hold up better.

yeah i thought they would hold up better to but thats what you get for Chinese crap. im gonna fill the shock again one more time and see if the caps still fall off. then im gonna get new shocks. i'd suggest you do the same.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/19/2008 6:09:37 AM

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what do aluminum capped air filters look like?

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/19/2008 1:22:55 PM

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I will get some new ones-i'm just lucky they're so cheap compared to Traxxas.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/19/2008 3:52:17 PM

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anyone know which NiCd battery can go in the tornado so that i don't have to keep replacing batteries to power the servo and reciever?

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/20/2008 4:36:18 PM

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I am new to RC cars. I have a Tornado XP and the pull start broke. The string came all the way out. On Redcats site they have a few different replacement parts. How do I know which to purchase? Are there any options to replace the pull start with another starting mechanism?

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/20/2008 9:33:44 PM

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you can either get the stock pull start unit which should have a redcat product number in the manual, or an upgraded rotostart unit. i am not sure which rotostart to get because i have not upgraded mine with that yet.

hey, i just had a huge problem with my rear gearbox on the bb-the car is currently front wheel drive. do i have to take the whole thing apart just to see which part broke-it looks really complicated.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/20/2008 11:46:51 PM

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you can either get the stock pull start unit which should have a redcat product number in the manual, or an upgraded rotostart unit. i am not sure which rotostart to get because i have not upgraded mine with that yet.

hey, i just had a huge problem with my rear gearbox on the bb-the car is currently front wheel drive. do i have to take the whole thing apart just to see which part broke-it looks really complicated.

Check the drive cups first. Most of the time the allen set screw will come loose and will just spin. If you do have to take it apart it should only be like 4 screws at the back lower side of the chassis and maybe 2 on top and the whole rear end will come off. You should be able to see the gears spin from the bottom side without ripping it all apart. Don't have mine to look at anymore. Sold my 2 bb's and parted out my hurricane.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/20/2008 11:48:45 PM

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anyone know which NiCd battery can go in the tornado so that i don't have to keep replacing batteries to power the servo and reciever?

if you look under receiver battery in ebay you should find some. It's a 6v 5 cell hump pack i believe.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/20/2008 11:51:04 PM

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hey, also what gear ratio should be used with a set of 4, 2.8 inch rims on the stock engine-my stock tires are obviously wearing down WAY too fast on the road.
I'm happy, my car ran pretty well today even with the shock oil dripping out!

Peeling out too much? You can get the redcat lightning transmission. It will take away some low end and give you more top speed.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 5/20/2008 11:54:05 PM

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bob, do i need to buy new ones? seriously, i thought they would hold up better.

yeah i thought they would hold up better to but thats what you get for Chinese crap. im gonna fill the shock again one more time and see if the caps still fall off. then im gonna get new shocks. i'd suggest you do the same.

Between bending an just coming apart I went through 4 sets of 4 shocks on mine before i gave up. Try to measure the shock form mounting hole to mounting hole. Should be able to find something else.

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