Willystylz

money's not the issue......knowing how to solder is, especially considering i've never soldered anything in my life

what kind of performance gain are we talkin for having deans plugs??

CustomTamiyas4Life

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It's quite noticable, especially with high current draw. Your tamiya connectors are going to melt together eventually anyway so you might as well change them.

redfisher1974

had a good run today...but with the snow melted and the sand on the roads from the plows the firestorm wont stay on line even if i go slow up to half power then ease into it it goes sideways and i can only hold it so long before it goes around....Took a look at my settings ..first i had it on linear throttle curve,Too much power too fast, I will change it to expo....And i had the punch control at 3 out of 5 I will change it to 1.And i am going to turn up the drag brake to slow it down when i let off so it doesnt coast for ever.....I think with these changes it will be easier to handle....Over all the Havoc seems to run very good on the stock 19t pinion but it was -10 out so we will see in the warmer weather how warm it gets.

redfisher1974

I was going to order this lipo but i think its a bit too long for the Firestorm...[]

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idProduct=7653

bigmd74

well after a bad crash that left half my front end wedged under a car tire,she is all back together.just waiting on my bowties.i ordered buggy tires by accident.had to send back.anyway i ordered some cheap traxxas dish rims and died them black.this will be my new combo.shown also with HPI super shocks.much cheaper alternative to the threaded ones from hpi.they are supper easy to assemble and very smooth.

redfisher1974

Nice shocks...

Willystylz

sweet never knew those shocks existed........never found them on tower nor hpi's website.

oh and the anderson power plugs are on their way

bigmd74

super shocks for the RS4-MT.search that at tower.

73

I'm running the same shocks, and the difference is so obvious even a newbie like myself noticed.
But I need to add stopper inside the front shocks as there were more droop (is that what we call extra travel?) than with the stock plastic shocks.

ELECTRICRC1

i have been wanting to get one of these for a while now should i get flux or just e firestorm and wat batteries.

redfisher1974

If i were to do it again i would buy the flux instead of the non-flux then adding brushless...

For a battery if you want NIMH go with the 7 cell Ener-g 4600 or Elite 5000 MAH's
If you want to go lipo Team Orion makes nice lipos that only need balancing once in a blue moon....

CAClark

Just a quick question, is masking tape ok for masking a new shell for painting, or should I use a special product for this?

Cheers!

redfisher1974

I cant help you but they have a painting forum on here....

CAClark

Cool, I'll check there, cheers! :-)

KyoshoFTW

took the truck out for a run today on a baseball field with some loose dirt.... havent installed the sidewinder and esc yet, the new shocks, turnbuckles or diff fluid. My dog gave chase for a good 15-20 min until giving up. ill show the vid later i cant wait to see how shes gonna rip with the new brushless and 50k wt diff fluid

mercerbeef

caclark- you could use the blue or green masking tape since its low tack it wont leave any glue on the body.

CAClark

Thanks for the tip

Cheers!

bigmd74

you guys notice my associated thumb screws for battery hold down?pretty snazzy huh?

ElectricGuy007

I see you also spiced it up with some carbon fiber. I wonder if that's just for looks, or does it affect the handling any?

kevinschneider22

Anyone try the ezrun motor and esc combos yet? Just curious... Also Still no word on the Hot racing Nitro firestorm shocks.... anyone use them yet? they are 100mm (4inch from mount to mount point). 24 bucks for two shocks... threaded bodies with blue anadizing.

KyoshoFTW

i sent some pm's to the more tenured guys on here... has anyone figured out the best fluid for the diff yet? I ordered some mugen 50000wt to try and tighten things up a bit.... it feels like an open diff outta the box!! so we will see what happens with the 50k unless someone has a better idea...any feedback is appreciated!

bigmd74

just for looks.

KyoshoFTW

So i got my sidewinder today!! Im gonna solder on some deans and go play in the dark tonight...hopefully sparing my a-arms from the occasional car thats parked on the street cant wait to see the diff

ScottStaypuff

Deans connectors rock, I was having a hard time soldering them until I got a cheap pair of helping hands from Harbor Freight.

I just scored an E-Firestorm tranny off Ebay, going to stick it in my Evader buggy. Have you guys had good luck with 3s lipo and the E-Firestorm tranny?

KyoshoFTW

i cant help with that yet, still havent taken the plunge to the lipo yet... debating but the wife isnt very receptive to me spending more monies [:'(]