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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 2/5/2009 5:46 PM   
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So the DDM side pipe is a good all around pipe but how is it with a silencer on it?
if you can even get one on it

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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 2/5/2009 5:55 PM   
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check out youtube type in side dominator.....its pretty quiet..................

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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 2/5/2009 8:57 PM   
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This is all well and good but there is the noise factor also.
So the DDM side pipe is a good all around pipe but how is it with a silencer on it?
if you can even get one on it


It has a built in silencer and is not available without.

It's not quiet, but it's not monstrously loud either. It's only disadvantage is weight.

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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 2/5/2009 10:16 PM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 2/5/2009 10:50 PM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 2/6/2009 5:36 AM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 2/6/2009 5:51 AM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 2/6/2009 6:55 PM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 2/6/2009 6:57 PM   
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How much louder is it then the stock can???


It's about the same as the stock can, maybe a touch louder, but it's significantly quieter than the HPI 'tuned' pipe and the X-cans. The mielke is the only truly quiet pipe unless you heavily silence the others, which means you'll lose some power. Mielke doesn't even have an integrated silencer, must work by magic. lol.

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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 2/6/2009 11:33 PM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 2/7/2009 12:10 AM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 3/15/2009 12:36 AM   
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It will be a while before I have mine running as I am doing many up grades before I ever start it. Besides the below list I all so got a piston stop and flywheel, clutch puller. More coming soon.



By chance, do you know if the HPI piston stopper is compatible with glow plug engines, i.e. has the same threads as a standard glow plug?

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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 3/15/2009 1:10 AM   
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It will be a while before I have mine running as I am doing many up grades before I ever start it. Besides the below list I all so got a piston stop and flywheel, clutch puller. More coming soon.



By chance, do you know if the HPI piston stopper is compatible with glow plug engines, i.e. has the same threads as a standard glow plug?

Bruce


No way the spark plug is much bigger then any glow plug engine I have. They do make one for glow plug engines.

I am ALL MOST done with phase 1 after having my 5B SS for 2 months. Putting the finishing touches on it and if only the weather would get better I will be running it for the first time. Just installed the RX and PB Kill Switch!

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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 3/15/2009 1:18 AM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 3/15/2009 1:58 AM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 3/15/2009 5:13 PM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 3/16/2009 6:07 AM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 3/16/2009 8:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		hey guys just wanted to come on and i am now a proud owner of a new hpi baja 5b SS!!!!! i love this thing! i love being able to put it together from stratch makes really appreciate it better...but anyway, this is my first 1/5 scale car ive always the nitros and love um and still have them....but ive been wanted a 5b ever since i they came out....but the only big beef i have is i wish the front steering turnbuckles were a little tougher! ive busted 2 so far and ive only ran 3 full tanks thru it...i did see however that largescalerc.com has the stainless steel turnbuckles and i was thinking about ordering them....just wanted to what you guys think

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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 3/17/2009 5:25 AM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 3/17/2009 5:32 PM   
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After a few tanks through this thing I am still amazed how well this thing runs.
I can believe how good it is with the stock pipe on it.
It lacks a bit down low but has great mid range for a stock can.
Either way this thing is awesome and I wish I could set up the SS for sand cause I live right near Lake Erie and have Miles and Miles of beach!

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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 1/1/2013 5:56 PM   
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I have been a member of this forum for a few years now and mainly posted on the Tamiya Nitrage thread.
I also own a HPI Baja 5b ss that I built from kit form 26cc. However not much of the original kit now survives on the car due to the vast amount of upgrades available. I have had the car for two years. Here are the latest pics of it in the Monster energy theme

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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 1/1/2013 7:41 PM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 1/2/2013 1:07 PM   
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most of the buggy post are very clean and shiny


It does get dirty at times ...honest. I strip and clean her up after a run.

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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 2/11/2013 11:47 PM   
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RE: Official HPI Baja 5 Thread (5T, 5B, 5B SS) - 4/16/2013 1:52 AM   
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wow only 3 pages this one went out fast



Yes I'm surprised too that this thread cut short early. The HPI Baja is still a very popular petrol powered 1/5 scale basher.

I have just dyed some wheels to match my RPM arms and fitted some new Hostile MX Nightmare tyres

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