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my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/13/2008 4:33:43 AM

sfar785

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well, our LHS has a 1/18th on-road course that they race every Sunday and i decided to get in on the fun. I picked up a new 18R along with a few upgrades for a decent price. I just need your advice on what else to get. The ONLY thing that can/has to be stock is the motor.....so here she is.

upgrades so far are:
Novak ESC
SR3000 receiver
foam tires
RPM front bumper
batteries were built by a friend and i
Factory Team battery brace
gold rear springs

here's some upgrades i was thinking about:
hi-tech steering servo
carbon chassis
aluminum c-hubs

let me know what you guys think!!

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/13/2008 4:38:22 AM

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Very kewl new toy you have congrats....I want to get one of these in the buggy, I just saw the carbon chassis upgrade on ebay for $30 check it out. Enjoy!!!!

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/13/2008 4:40:49 AM

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i saw that Chassis, i might possibly get it or have my buddy pick it up so we can test it out. We have a vinyl cutting machine and we've been painting bodies left and right now since we can do perfect vinyl masks

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/13/2008 4:44:08 AM

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sweet paint job! I would recommend along with that HiTech HS-65mg steering servo a DP steering draglink for sure, and if you plan on driving this outside a DP gear cover is nice also..

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/13/2008 4:53:47 AM

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that Hi-Tech is the one i want, but i have the DP gear cover on order, as well as a Novak cooling fan and Factory Team rear shock bodies. I need to get a smaller receiver and a transponder tomorrow when i go race, hopefully my other stuff is there as well

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/13/2008 5:06:19 AM

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When I saw the pictures I laughed pretty hard!!!

Come on man you have a spectrum and all of this top of the line electronics and you have stock cheap connectors! Get some deans or power poles and I wont laugh at you

EDIT: oppps sorry didint see the second part of the title "Help me upgrade"

Andrew

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/13/2008 5:40:45 AM

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don't worry, our LHS was out of micro-Deans, i already have them on order

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/14/2008 2:09:05 AM

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well, i got my Micro Deans connectors today, just have to solder them on this week. I raced today also, but i notice that the stock steering servo is garbage, i'm gonna try to upgrade to the Hi-Tech this tuesday.

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/14/2008 5:09:04 AM

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the best upgrade you can make is to post more pics of the girly in your bed! other than that, you can use standard size deans, thats what i do. does the 18r have the aluminum outdrives? the plastic ones are junk.

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/14/2008 6:09:37 AM

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i haven't upgraded anything aluminum yet, i have a lot of stuff on my upgrade list that's gonna be added in the next few weeks.

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/14/2008 5:40:45 PM

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ok heres a good one get a 6800 mamba with the esc and a metal heatsink its awsome! oh 100 bucks and it rips ull see

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/14/2008 7:02:08 PM

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Get the Exotek R18 conversion since you are running on-road.

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/14/2008 10:02:51 PM

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you guys gotta remember that i have to keep the stock motor in it, that's the only thing that can be stock

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/14/2008 11:26:43 PM

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i haven't upgraded anything aluminum yet, i have a lot of stuff on my upgrade list that's gonna be added in the next few weeks.

I would steer clear of alloy stuff except for c-hubs and steering knuckles. those are nice in alloy but the rest of the stuff I have tried just makes the car heavier and it bends, gets nicked up easily and then looks bad.. not to mention it's expensive also.. real useful upgrades on my car were alloy c-hubs + steering knuckles, teflon bearing kit, MIP CVDs all the way around (with a stock motor, you won't need that, but they are nice none the less), DP draglink, gear cover.. delrin 55t spur.. hitec hs-65mg servo.. AE titanium turnbuckle kit.. 3racing 5 spoke wheel/tire set.. 3racing shocks (the BEST shocks for all rc18 series imo). I think that's a good list.

edit: and make sure you keep those diffs adjusted well.. they will last you a long time. about 1/4 turn off full tight seems to be a good setting.

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RE: my race ready Associated 18R, help me upgrade! - 7/15/2008 4:00:47 AM

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ORIGINAL: sfar785

i haven't upgraded anything aluminum yet, i have a lot of stuff on my upgrade list that's gonna be added in the next few weeks.

I would steer clear of alloy stuff except for c-hubs and steering knuckles. those are nice in alloy but the rest of the stuff I have tried just makes the car heavier and it bends, gets nicked up easily and then looks bad.. not to mention it's expensive also.. real useful upgrades on my car were alloy c-hubs + steering knuckles, teflon bearing kit, MIP CVDs all the way around (with a stock motor, you won't need that, but they are nice none the less), DP draglink, gear cover.. delrin 55t spur.. hitec