Brainanator

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darn, didn't get my stuff today, I gotta wait til monday since this place doesn't get mail on saturdays

Car-Tune

I know not stock but does anyoneone sell them?

MD6

When you go to the HPI site and look up optional parts they include threaded shocks. In the picture of the shocks you can see sway bars on the chassis. But, there are no sway bars listed. I guess the sway bars in the picture of the shock may be another chassis. You can email HPI.

Car-Tune

I dont think that is a Sprint 2, that picture has existed in the european HPI webite for quite a wile now

MD6

Tower Hobbies still carries sway bars for the RS4, which is the model the Sprint 2 came from. You could email HPI annd ask if they work on the Sprint 2 the stock number is A209.

Car-Tune

I dont think that the rs4 3 will work, I have an rs4 3, I have a feeling that the E10 swaybars might work...

take a look at them

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXTNN7&P=7

MD6

I don't know. I have both cars. I think the Sprint 2 is similar to the original RS4.

gokemidoro

Hey, all.

I have gone through some pages of this thread, and see some questions/gripes about the steering slop on the Sprint 2.

I do have a "cure", though I cannot post pics of it.

If you have your car(s) at the ready, follow these steps:

1) Remove the right and left bell cranks (w/o the steering tie rods). We're starting w/ the left side, so set theright one down.
2) Remove the E-clip at the top of the bellcrank post. Place a shim (approx. .005-.007) on top of the bearing, then replace the E-clip. Now you can set it aside.
3) Pick up the right side bellcrank. remove the servo saver tension adjuster, then spring, set aside.
4) Remove the lower servo saver arm, set aside. Now you should be left with the upper arm w/ post. If you "wiggle" the post in the arm, you'll notice the slop.
5) take Dykes (sidecutters) and CAREFULLY dent the side of the aluminum sleeve with the post still inside the sleeve, at 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00 O'clock positions around the sleeve.
6) put a small drop of oil between the post and sleeve, chuck the POST in a hand drill, and SLOWLY rotate the post in the sleeve, until it can turn in the sleeve easily. It won't take long, just a few seconds, if you dented the sleeve lightly enough.
7) Re-assemble the bellcrank, and install it in the car, assemble the rest of the parts.

At this point, you will notice a marked improvement in the left side, where all the slop was, if you did this right. If not, you'll have to do it again, with a little more pressure when denting the sleeve. There WILL be a little slop left, no matter what you do, that is caused by the ballcups. Unless you replace them with hollow ball rod ends (like Axial ones, like they use on the AX-10) the slop will remain.
I have done this, and it works! I have also submitted it for publication in Extreme RC Cars magazine, which should be out this month (I wasn't promised it would be published, but the on-road guy said he would try). If you can make sense of my ramblings, give this fix a shot. It will make the speed mods you make to the Sprint 2 worth the trouble!


Thanks for your time, and I hope it helps you guys!

Brainanator

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darn darn darn! only got the Sushi tires. (ordered the 16th, he shipped them the 22nd =/ ) but I still don't have the wheels, so it's not like I can do anything with it anyway

iMOD

the sway bar are from cyclone S.

Car-Tune

Aha, there you go iMod
now thats more like it.
Those darn hoboddies are sure expensive, just a roller cost like $400min

iMOD

cyclone TC im sorry..They should be getting pretty cheap now. their getting old and the TCX is coming out.

Car-Tune

Hey fellas,

What is a good, good lipo battery for my sons Sport 2 flux? a good powerful battery that make this car fly.

send me a link

Brainanator

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[link=http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=9436&aff=147258]This one[/link] fits very well in my sprint 2 sport drift.

HL Bulldog

can anybody tell me the shaft size for the spur gear mount, i am looking at the mount for another project but not sure if the shaft is the diameter i need

Car-Tune

What brushless system should replace my sons Flux with?

Castle Creations 1/10 Sidewndr Sport ESC + 4600 kV

or

Castle Creations 1/10 Sidewinder Sport ESC + 5700 kV

What are the difference?
What is better?
What is faster?

FireFrenzy

the flux system is the 5700 sidewinder with a different set of stickers to the best of my knowledge, so that wouldn´t be a very effective upgrade...

Higher kv rating means more top speed but less torque... the 5700 will support 3s lipos to the best of my knowledge so you might look into that if he is complaining of a lack of speed...

AL3xGR

I need some help....
Could someone tell me the Front/Rear Differential Gear Ratio?
I want to calculate my sprint 2 sport's top speed and this ratio is the only thing that i dont know....

http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/_top_speed.html

Brainanator

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Alright, pictures INCOMING!!!!!!!
Got it up and running again with my new wheels and Sushi drift tires.


I think I did a pretty good job on the mods with only a hack saw and a file

[link=http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh208/brainanator/Sprint%202%20Drift/]Here is my photobucket album of these if you desire[/link]

FireFrenzy

love the rims and 350z bodies are the coolest ever...

Well until they make a 370z or a LFA body...

Brainanator

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sadly, the person I bought it from had broken off the spoiler. Otherwise I think it would look that much better.

bigcam406

hey guys,i see hpi released the sprint 2 sport with a hugger orange 69 camaro.looks awesome,just wondering what kind of speed would you get with the stock brushed motor.i dont want to go brushless,as i have converted my rustler xl5 to brushless, just want something to goof around in a parking lot with.thx

fastandloud

Umm...I dont know about you but as soon as i put my first BL system into one of my cars i vowed to never run Brushed again! Now all my cars are BL/ lipo powered and I have like 5 brushed systems that never even ran just sitting on my wall.
Stock = fast for about 10 minutes
Bl = Fasssssssst

Willystylz

approx 20-25mph which is sufficient for some good ol' parking lot bashing

bigcam406

thx for the replies,guys.my rustler satisfies my speed needs,as it is a handful,yet durable as well.this camaro caught my eye,as i used to own a 69 RS/SS with the same paint scheme for a number of years until i sold it in 2000.