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NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/9/2007 6:17:16 AM

at29st

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Hey everyone, im not sure which brand of nitro rc car I want. I think HPI is good but im a rookie so can anyone give me advice?

RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/9/2007 7:03:53 AM

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HPI and Associated are good brands of cars to start out with. Don't go near traxxas just yet...the 4-tec is very fast.

I would say go with HPI

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/9/2007 3:39:28 PM

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not tryin to jack the thread but ive wanted to get into on road as well 4 a while now and i was wondering wats the best and i want a 1/8 scale car

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/9/2007 3:42:18 PM

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You might want to look at Team Magic cars.

The 4-tec isn''t fast at all. It's just geared for high speed, it is also very slow around corners.
frazer look at the Kyosho 1/8th scales

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/9/2007 4:10:43 PM

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you may want to try the ofna cd3. overall it seems like it has good designs and they are known to be faster than rs4s.
i got mine off ebay and im still waiting (20days and counting)

anyone know if these cars are good? ive only found like two threads about these.

the rs4 i know is a good choice also, they have great handling and they are fast enough. parts are easy to come by unlike the cd3 and they have oodles of upgrades. i had a super rs4 and it was great!!

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/9/2007 4:39:35 PM

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shupid 20days and no car yet?thats long.

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/9/2007 5:00:31 PM

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You might want to look at Team Magic cars.

The 4-tec isn''t fast at all. It's just geared for high speed, it is also very slow around corners.
frazer look at the Kyosho 1/8th scales

K man i will do u have any modles in mind????

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/9/2007 5:03:12 PM

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also i speed dont matter i can get a new engine no problem but i want a good well designed 1/8th scale car with awsome handling

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/9/2007 5:56:24 PM

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only kind of onroad car you can get with good handeling is the kyosho 1/8th racecar(forgot the name), serpent 960fd. or mugen mrx4r and they are only for running on a perfect surface with nothing on the ground but good pavement. Runing them else wear coule mess up the belts.

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/9/2007 6:15:16 PM

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Well then should i just go with the Hpi SS super sport?? i know its not 1/8th but i want somehting i can just fly around my streets with and piss of my nabours that mow there lawn at 7am

lol

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/10/2007 1:21:31 AM

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The HPI SS doesn't even come close to the mentioned above.

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/10/2007 3:09:01 AM

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k then ill take a look at some team magic like u mentioned

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/10/2007 3:28:07 AM

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You might want to look at Team Magic cars.

The 4-tec isn''t fast at all. It's just geared for high speed, it is also very slow around corners.
frazer look at the Kyosho 1/8th scales

You bash 4tec's a lot.. "it's not fast it's just geared for high speeds" <--that comment is a paradox, saying the 4tec is not fast is showing ignorance towards them. In a straight line it will beat most RTR's. For the price you pay it's not a bad deal for a basher. the TRX motor is a beast for the price, you can't deny that ..

2 things I don't like about the 4tec. 1) Brakes, 2) Handling. However with an competent driver and the right parts and tuning it can be very manageable. you can't expect to win world championships out of the box.

My analogy: Out of all my cars I say this.
My 4tec is like a mustang. Cheap fast power. Likes to go str8. This is the street racer
TC3 w/ Mugen Turbo .12: This is my "Sport car" this car handles and brakes like a dream, revs high and makes some decent power. Loves the track, I won't bash it.
TC4: This is my nissan/honda/toyota .. I like to think it's fast, but it's slow and fun to drive (my drifter)

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The original poster, If I were you I would check to see what your local shop carries first and go from there. Pretty much all of the cars nowadays are really well designed, some have some perks others don't and once you start researching you can run yourself in circles "this car has this but not that, that car has that but not this" Just get in, get a car, if it is your first car you'll probably break something..within the first week haha but atleast you won't have to wait forever to get parts in

Just keep it fun man and good luck

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/11/2007 12:00:57 AM

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calm down guys. why do you care what other people like, everyone thinks the car they have is good enough for them, that doesnt mean that you should try making their car look bad. I think both cars are good, but each have their strong points, and people buy what they like, as for which car you should buy i recommend the RS4, its a solid car, but go for some carbon fiber parts, it helps a lot, oh and a new pipe the kit one sucks

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/11/2007 12:13:35 AM

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I wish i could find a parkinglot like that around here, it would be perfect to run my serpent on. Nice vid by the way.

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/11/2007 12:20:44 AM

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I wish i could find a parking lot like that around here, it would be perfect to run my serpent on. Nice vid by the way.

Thanks man,
A guy that goes out to where we are has a Serpant 710 and a 960, Sweet cars, he doesn't really bash it in the parking lot though just brings them out for show

Sometimes he drives it around but not to hard

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RE: NITRO CAR BRANDS? - 7/11/2007 1:42:35 AM