sportsstar298

i narrowed it down to two rcs the redcat dunerunner or the redcat shredder xt plz help

46u

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Between those two Dune runner.

bbuzzard

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Well, since I have dealt with both platforms, I would have to ask what do you want to do first...bash or race?

sportsstar298

i want to bash mostly, since you messed with both which one is faster stock

mooman007uk

i'd take an xt before a dung runner any day

sportsstar298

mooman have you driven the xt, also how fast does your dune runner go

bbuzzard

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The Dune Runner is a heavy beast...it never could match my Baja's speed, let alone my XB(which is fast as hell, hehehe)

mooman007uk

haven't driven an xt but my buddy has one so seen it go round my track ....with a pipe it moves along pretty good...only bad point i saw was the lack of reinforcing rings on the wheels...buddy stripped 3 rear wheels in one day...get some hpi adapters and wheels and you're be good to go i reckon

sportsstar298

mooman u know im talking about the shredder xt that is brushless (electric),

bbuzzard

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Ahh, I was confused also...too many similar names in the Redcat line, heheh...the brushless Shredder and the Dunerunner are not even in the same class! If you want a electric car, I wouldn't even know what to tell you cause I'm a gasser, LOL!

46u

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This is why I said Dune Runner. From what little I know of electric large scale you do not get much run time on a charge. Gas 40 or better then you just top it up and go again.

sportsstar298

yea thats what i was thinking about electric too but after owning to nitro trucks i dont know if i want to deal with the maintance. again ive never owned a 2/5 scale so gas might be easier than nitro but idk

RAMTech-HBF-LSF

You would need to compare the Dunerunner versus the XB-E. They are around the same class. The Shredder is a lightweight and not meant for major bashing like the XB-E if you want to go electric.

46u

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Gas engines are much easier to maintain and run then nitro. With nitro you have to keep tuning all day and then at the end of the add after run oil. Not so with gas. After break in you tune and unless you have BIG weather changes should be good to go. Even when you nave to make changes for weather it is very little and normally only have to do it once.

Look at this way how much maintenance do you have to do to you gas weed wacker? About the same with a gas RC car. Only thing you will have to do more often is clean the air filter.

With gas you run till your gas tank is low fill it up and keep going. To run electric all day long you better invest in several GOOD battery charges and several batter packs to run all day which is not cheap.

I race with a guy that has a Dune Runner and it seem to be a decent entry level gasser. He has not had it real long and probably has less then a gallon on it. He did put his better radio system in it and a kill switch which to me is mandatory on a large scale that weighs 20 to 40 pounds. If you have a runaway and do not have a kill switch it is a BIG liability not even counting the damage to your RC vehicle.

lawnman36

i think i would look in to the xb i have one its a pretty good basher

mooman007uk

like buzz i don't know diddly about electric rc's ...and never will

46u

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Now Now they do have there place. This is what I run in the house when the weather is to bad to run outside.

joebahl

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Iam a airplane guy and i would run a car on that track in the winter .lmao joe

sportsstar298

ok i think im going with nitro. becasue it will be alot of money to get good lipos and i have an electric car already so i can have 1 nitro 1 brushless and then 1 gas so im thinking of getting the rampage xb buggy but how much different will it perform than the rampage xt

sportsstar298

i meant im going to get a gas rc not a nitro rc my bad

joebahl

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Build a plane and you can go gas or electrict or nitro . You can also go up and down other than just round and round .lol Shure you may pile it up in a giant fire ball but what a sight to see. lmao joe

sportsstar298

joelbahl i have an rc heli esky blet cp and that is laying on the shelf with a couple broken parts so i dont think i am going to get a plane until i master my heli and whien i get more money

joebahl

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Trust me a heli is way harder to fly than a plane ,dont ask me how i know.lmao You could build a foamy to get ya started for little cash . Good luck with what ever you choose. joe

46u

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Am I in the wrong forum? NO this is the large scale car forum not airplane or helicopter. [X(]

joebahl

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I knew it was going to not be long before someone with nothing to do starting whining . OK i own a rc car and alot of planes .I will go back to my rc plane building section ,wouldent want to make anyone cry. joe