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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/8/2012 9:32 PM   
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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/8/2012 9:45 PM   
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Yea im getting a new engine for Xmas so im waiting on that. But im going to order some springs and shocks from ebay. Its funny remember that failsafe i bought at the lhs i returned and duratraxx is sending me a new one in the mail. So i got a free failsafe. Too bad it doesnt work on my car so im just going to post it on craigslist to sell.



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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/9/2012 1:54 PM   
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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/9/2012 8:30 PM   
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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/10/2012 12:01 PM   
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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/11/2012 3:43 AM   
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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/11/2012 4:24 AM   
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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/11/2012 10:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hello, I'm new to this forum. I used to enjoy 1/8 gas cars back in the 80's. Getting back into it lately, and I bought a fixed up RS4 3 Evo as my start up again car. I have spent several days reading this enormous thread about the RS4's, but I'm sure I'll still have questions to ask.

Are the CVD shafts a worthy investment? I see a shop on ebay that lists 4 shafts for the wheels, and the 2 main shafts all are CV type.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Steel-Main-Universal-Swing-Shaft-HPI-Nitro-RS4-3-/130441926079?pt=US_Character_Radio_Control_Toys&hash=item1e5ef1d5bf

http://www.ebay.com/itm/F-R-Steel-Universal-Swing-Shaft-CVD-HPI-Nitro-RS4-3-/200812383496?pt=US_Character_Radio_Control_Toys&hash=item2ec159cd08

Anybody have experience with these units?

I'm wanting to try my car out for drifting, seems like it could be a lot of fun, and no chance of 60+ mph crashes wrecking expensive aluminum parts.

Thanks for any advice.


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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/12/2012 2:37 AM   
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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/12/2012 3:19 AM   
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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/12/2012 6:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		rx7 and car-tune thanks for the replies, the car should be here in a few days, its in shipping now. Hopefully when it arrives I can add some pictures and get some good advice on anything it needs. The car is mostly complete, but I'm sure it will need things.

I added pictures of my car to my personal gallery. Let me know what you think.



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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/13/2012 3:19 AM   
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What do you guys think about the aluminum upgrades for the car? Good or Not?



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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/13/2012 3:27 AM   
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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/13/2012 3:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well, I hear you on the weight and breakage. But I don't plan on racing this car, its just for occasional use, and no high speed stuff.. Rest of the time its just a show car project. Seems to me that a slightly heavier car will drift smoother maybe?

I'm considering switching the metal top plate back to the HPI plastic one that doubles as a radio/battery box. I don't really like the silver box it has now for the batteries, I looked it up and it was made for the t-maxx anyway.

I'm suprised at the general hostility on this thread over the years towards the aluminum suspension parts. Yes, I know they break, or bend, but so do the plastic ones. Wouldn't the point be to not crash into things at high speed?  lol. As for the weight, the larger 18 engine should help with that I hope. I'm not looking for drag racing, or top speed runs, just short drifting and maybe zooming a little in small area's.




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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/13/2012 5:03 AM   
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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/13/2012 5:06 AM   
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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/13/2012 5:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here is the photo of the bumper,

Also here is shown how I adjusted the servo at an angle for full stearing

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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/13/2012 5:11 AM   
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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/13/2012 5:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		Pretty much almost everything has been upgraded on my car to make it handle better, to make it faster and to make it lighter.
The upgrades I have done are as follows. If anyone wants to know what specific part I used ask me and I will research it and post it.

Foam tires. Works great on VHT.
Boca bearings.
Aluminum hex.
All cvd shafts have been replaced.
F/R diffs have been upgraded to a taller gear and stronger steel.
99% of screws are titanium.
All turnbuckles are titanium.
Stronger servos.
Rechargeable battery pac.
Spectrum radio and receiver.
Pinion gears. Second red. First yellow.
37/41 spur gears.
OS 18tz nun pull start ported nitro engine.
OS air filter.
Adjustable motor mounts.
Extreme RC pipe.
Buku Power adjustable clutch.
Carbon fiber f/r shock towers as upper deck.
HPI aluminum shocks and springs.
Sway bars.
Using 33% nitro fuel.
Fuel filter.
HPI upgraded fuel tank.
Break has been moved towards the front.
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There's many more but that's all I can rememberer. I will post up as u remember.

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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/13/2012 6:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		Cutting out the back bumper was a good idea I think, should improve cooling flow over the engine.

Those extra turnbuckles on top of the front suspension, are they to fix a weakness? I haven't seen them used much on other cars I looked at.

This site has some interesting tips about the brakes, like using a kyosho disk, and even having double or quad brakes:
http://www.kedar.itgo.com/tipz.html#.21

Its not all for the RS4, but looks like some idea's for it would work.


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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/14/2012 1:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		Nice site. I don't think 4 disk breaks is necessary. Maybe 2 is good. My savage uses 2 disk breaks and it's more than enough.

The turnbuckles added to the front is to reduce the wobble the control arms can't maintain stiff.

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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/14/2012 3:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		Does anyone know where i can get a set of nice wheels and tires preglued that will fit my rs4 3 evo? Also a place to get a exhaust gasket made of metal?

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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/14/2012 5:05 AM   
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And there are no metal gaskets.

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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/14/2012 5:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		Pity about no metal gaskets...   a nice soft copper one would make a great header gasket.


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RE: OFFICIAL RS4 RTR 3 thread!!!!!!!Also type SS and ot... - 11/14/2012 4:55 PM   
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