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WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:07 AM   
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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:10 AM   
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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:11 AM   
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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		lol, i just made a post about this yesterday(or was it today ). it seemed like people liked the duratrax one. someone even tested it with some kinda realy expensive one and it was always within 3 degres. lol he even tryed it on one of his sick kids im going to buy one also

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		I got a duratrax....I DO NOT like it...works great on my lil lightning but its hard to get a read on my hurricanes cause the head is so deep

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:19 AM   
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I got a duratrax....I DO NOT like it...works great on my lil lightning but its hard to get a read on my hurricanes cause the head is so deep

ya lol, thats the one problem with it, good think kuppler dosent have a BB lol. im not sure if that probelm is only with the duratrax one tho. im sure other temp guns are the smae size as the duratrax one

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:20 AM   
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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:21 AM   
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I got a duratrax....I DO NOT like it...works great on my lil lightning but its hard to get a read on my hurricanes cause the head is so deep

ya lol, thats the one problem with it, good think kuppler dosent have a BB lol. im not sure if that probelm is only with the duratrax one tho. im sure other temp guns are the smae size as the duratrax one

well i kinda do have a Tornado BB.... its my buddys but he never runs it... i drive it more then he does... LOL.....

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:25 AM   
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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:26 AM   
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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:26 AM   
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I got a duratrax....I DO NOT like it...works great on my lil lightning but its hard to get a read on my hurricanes cause the head is so deep

ya lol, thats the one problem with it, good think kuppler dosent have a BB lol. im not sure if that probelm is only with the duratrax one tho. im sure other temp guns are the smae size as the duratrax one

well i kinda do have a Tornado BB.... its my buddys but he never runs it... i drive it more then he does... LOL.....

lol, no i ment big block . ya i think 25 bux is the avaerage price for those, where did u find it???. i was looking on clearmonts page and i couldent find any

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		ooo bb....big block.. ok... no i dont have that.. hahahaha
but i found it on Ebay baby.... ebay has everything... hahahhaa

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:28 AM   
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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:29 AM   
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ooo bb....big block.. ok... no i dont have that.. hahahaha
but i found it on Ebay baby.... ebay has everything... hahahhaa






think ahead bro....get one that will work good on a big engine....ur family is gonna grow...lol

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:30 AM   
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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		so what would you rec amend ?? one that will work for the rc's i got now.. and down the road with a B.B. motors.........???

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		idk, he says the problem with the duratrax one is its to small so it drops down into the bb motors. whats wrong with that firebird???

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		not sure...guess I shoulda borrowd my friends at work and tried it out on my cane.....the snap-on guy likes me ..my toolbox alone is worth more then my car and pickup combined..lol

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:38 AM   
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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		someone posted one the other day. it looks like a failsafe you just leave it on the car, i think it must have a wire that you put in the cooling head or something and it shows a digital reading. let me see if i can find it real fast

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:38 AM   
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idk, he says the problem with the duratrax one is its to small so it drops down into the bb motors. whats wrong with that firebird???







it works but u gotta hold it and ur tounge just right to get a good reading...its hard to get it to read down by the plug

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		here it is jump posted it yesterday, not sure if it is anygood but it might be worth a shot
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Venom-Racing-Green-Micro-On-Board-Temp-Gauge_W0QQitemZ270222379561QQihZ017QQcategoryZ44028QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:40 AM   
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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		those are not reliable temp readers. You can string up 5 of them and they'll all read differently.

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RE: WHATS A GOOD!!!! - 3/26/2008 8:43 AM   
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here it is jump posted it yesterday, not sure if it is anygood but it might be worth a shot
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Venom-Racing-Green-Micro-On-Board-Temp-Gauge_W0QQitemZ270222379561QQihZ017QQcategoryZ44028QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262

i would have to get one for all my rc's... and i dont wanna do that... i just need a good temp gun... the one kemo posted looks nice.....

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