DanLC4

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Hey guys... sorry I haven' had time to post on this forum. It has been crazy busy for me.

Judging from the posts it looks like some people are having better luck than others when they get their KMs. Like I always say, not all models from King Motor are created equal. All the buyers get their models custom made. Some buyers cheap out to give you he best bottom dollar buggy. So do your homework before you buy, reall compare the features. It is getting hard to do this now, KM has a lot of models now.

I did a comparison chart to help people make a decision and really compare apples to apples. These are King Motor RC Special Edition Models that only I carry. All the items with the * are the features that I have custom installed on my models. I tried to install things that really make a difference. Alloy differential, best servos that KM has, extra heavy duty upper plates, better radio, etc.

If you have questions or just need some advice email me. I am about to post some of these here on RCU.

Oh yeah... check out the KM T2000 4WD truck.... crazy! I have parts for it too.

Dan (DanLC4 - King Motor RC)

DanLC4

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 * Indicates that these features are usually not found on other sellers models and are only available on King Motor RC Special Edition Models.

King Motor Special Edition Models	KSRC-001	KSRC-002	KM Rev 2 Speed	KM 2.0	KM 3.0 2 Speed	T1000ss	T1000 2 Speed	T2000 4wd
KM Overall Comments	Entry Level	Light and Basic	Light and Fast	Strong	Ultimate Aluminum	Strong	Fast	4WD
Vehicle Type	Buggy	Buggy	Buggy	Buggy	Buggy	VW Bug Truck	Truck	Truck
Mechanical & Electronics
Engine	23cc	30.5cc	30.5cc	30.5cc	30.5cc	30.5cc	30.5cc	30.5cc
2 Speed			Yes		Yes
33KG Steering Servo	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
15KG Throttle Servo	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
3000 mah Battery	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	4800 mah
2.4 Ghz Radio (3 Channel)	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
LED Lights					Yes*
8000 RPM clutch	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Aluminum
New Aluminum Heavy Duty Front Bumper					Yes*
New Aluminum Heavy Duty Rear Bumper			Yes*		Yes*
New Heavy Duty Extra Thick Front Upper Plate	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*
New Heavy Duty Extra Thick Rear Upper Plate	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*
New STUNNING QUALITY (CNC) aluminum rims, wheel nuts and beadlocks					Yes*	Yes
Aluminum wheel extenders	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*
Piggy Back Reservoir shock caps					Yes*
New HD vented clutch bell with 6mm Pinion bolt			Yes		Yes
Aluminum A-Arms				Yes	Yes	Yes
Front and Rear Aluminum hubs					Yes	Yes
Aluminum shock towers				Yes	Yes	Rear Only
Aluminum shock tower supports				Yes	Yes
Aluminum transmission					Yes	Yes
Aluminum clutch housing			Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes*	Yes
Aluminum Air filter			Yes		Yes	Yes
Aluminum Alloy Differential case	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chrome Plated Aluminum chassis				Yes*	Yes*
Other
Performance Exhaust Pipe	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
All Terrain Tires	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Knobby	Knobby	Yes
Chrome steel roll cage		Yes*		Yes	Yes

Flatline74

I just bought a KM Baja 2.0 Aluminum from Dan. It ships out tomorrow! Hands down the best deal I have found anywhere on the internet! I am afraid the wife is going to make me wait for Christmas to actually un-box it.

morespeed

you'll be able to open it. you just have to get some flowers and a diamond ring that's all. SO chop chop hurry up . not much time it will be here. lol
oh yeah, better do dinner too. hehe

Flatline74

Yea, I wish it would be that easy for me lol. She just doesn't understand, its going to be a long 2 months!

Al Morancy

I just joined here to research the King Motor T2000, I've been looking at a 1/5 scale for some time now, got 10 nitro and electric monster trucks and SCR's I love to wrench on these things and have HPI, Traxxas, and AE, the clone topic is interesting, made me look at things in a new light,  I think if I choose to spend over a grand on a truck it's my choice as to who I buy from, I don't think there is any issue with a company hopping up a truck and putting their name on it,  This review was very helpful to me and I'm glad I found it.  Thanks.

jamesfouquet

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I may be slightly biased but this what I think http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemID=795293

magnum500

i`m not sure what you are thinking .

Constonce

Ive been looking at picking up a Nutech Thunderbolt II then I spotted the King Motors Baja. Is there anyone out there who has experience with both that can give me a good comparison? 

jamesfouquet

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What I am thinking is:

KM has some good and some bad parts.  The hardware sucks, motors are joke, plastic is weaker

HPI has some good and bad.  2 bolt motors.....why? plastic is stronger than KM but still weak.

Why pay 1000+ for a HPI buggy that your still going to need to upgrade to make it so that every time you run and you pack up its because you ran
out fuel or got tired or did something stupid like run into a pole at 60 mph not because of inferior parts.

that's what the buggy in the link is...durable, light, fast.  It has all the essential time proven upgrades.

If you could find that same buggy all HPI with the same upgrades you could expect to pay around 2 grand, again why?

I have been around HPI's and  KM's for a long time, and realized the advantages of using some of KM's better parts as far building a durable reliable car for less that a "Pure 5b"

And to be honest with you most people cant even tell the difference in them after they have been upgraded

I do realise the price is out of some peoples price range for an rc car (the price is negotiable)but

If you run almost everyday or even every weekend like i do you have will have  spent $1500.00 -$1600.00 dollars car included in no time just replacing all the weak links in the  "armour" of a HPI or KM, and in the end you will have something similar to the buggy in the link.  not to mention the stress of having to fix your car all the time.

of course this is RC and anything can be broke but the right combo of parts it is far less likely.

I run that exact same car and all I do is clean it off and keep an eye on the bearings, replace a ring every 5 gallons or so.

IMO it the way they should make them from the factory.

That what I am think...you make think its crazy but it makes sense to me..

magnum500

nope.... its clear . i just thought you where another one of those pro hpi guys saying this is the way it should be no others are acceptable ,and shame shame for trying to save a buck in such times of economic despair . for some the import is the only way into the big scale .for me i wanted to get into it but the heafty price tag was a bit too extreme for me to justify , especially if it was going to be a possible shelf queen .

jamesfouquet

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I hear you on the price tag and it doesnt end with the purchace of a car. largescale is an expensive hobby if run alot.

I used to a "HPI" knuclhead but after being around the clones I have changed my mind.

Flatline74

I am looking forward to checking out the King Motor when Christmas rolls around. I have only had one contact with a HPI Baja owned by a friend of my. I am not at all impressed with his. Problem after problem,. We are hoping to get it going to Christmas to be able to bash together. All RC have there problems, believe me during my nitro days I wanted to toss them in the lake. I owned a FG Baja Pro which is considered up there in quality, had problems like all the others.

Point being I have read nothing that is in concrete "fact" that King Motor is inferior to anything else out there! Long live King Motors. They are good for the hobby along with all the other manufacturers. This is an exciting time for the hobby!

Flatline74

What spark plug does the 30.5cc motor use? I was assuming I can use the NGK CMR7H but just want to make sure. And if there is a better plug to be running I would like to know.

Baja_Matt

Its funny, I used to hate clones but I couldn t justify spending $1100 on the HPI car so I bought a King Motors KSRC-001. It is a great buggy for the most part. KM needs better quality control but thats what you get when you arent paying people alot of money to build stuff, they simply dont care about quality, they only see quantity.

I now LOVE my King Motor car. Yes, I have dumped some money into upgrades. The 23cc motor is now a 29cc. The stock "HPI SS Pipe" is gone, its junk! I replaced it with a Integy "Afterburner" pipe, I have changed to the HPI Dirt Buster front tires, Proline Badlands in the rear, Proline Desert Rat body and undertray (get the undertray, your car will stay ALOT cleaner!)

So is the Integy Afterburner a clone of the Bartolone pipe? Yep but as with the buggy, its cheaper and its the same. Bartolone Afterburner is $200, the Integy Afterburner is $70, which would you choose??? I can attest to the Integy pipe running very well. I used the stock SS pipe for 2 tanks after I put the 29cc kit in then switched to the Integy pipe, what a difference! It has more bottom end punch, the top end power seems to feel the same and it is QUIETER than the SS pipe!!!

magnum500

check out daves discount motors has a sale on . i just picked up a dominator pipe for 89.00 . not bad considering they are reg 149.00

lawnman36

the only thing i dont like about clones is km does nothing to promote the hobby but on the other hand it was a clone that got me hooked it was a duratrax fire hammer when it first came out every one raged on it but i have had it a long time now an its been a great car i now have 7 1/5 scales clones an name brands its all about the fun

SavageRacing101

Hey guys , i've been looking at these km baja's lately and im wondering where the cheapest place to get it?? ive looking on ebay but there like over $700 there iv'e been told that i can get them for 560 shipped, where?? can you put up a link to a good site right now im looking at these on this website : http://www.engagerc.com/servlet/the-...C-KM1.0/Detail

Flatline74

I bought mine from Dan on Ebay, but it looks like he is out of the lower priced ones. I did find these http://www.ebay.com/itm/King-Motor-1...ht_4816wt_1139

SavageRacing101

Thanks for the link i was about to buy one for 668.. THANKS A MILLION im goin to buy it in a bit then do unboxing vids and break in and stuff like that

SavageRacing101

Hey guys o got another question, should i get a 29cc or a 23cc im really stuck on this one is there a lot of diffrece?? like i can get it from this one website that can sell it with a 29cc or i go on ebay and just get the 23cc, i will be running a resintor pipe on either one so?? what should i do?? should i go big or is 23cc enough??

bbuzzard

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I was pulling 43mph with the stock 23cc and stock gears. I say run what you got  and when it's time to upgrade the motor, put in at least a 26cc Zenoah and you will be able to upgrade to a larger displacement later on.

x Wild Bill x

I would stay away from Engage Hobbies, never heard a positive story about them...

SavageRacing101

thats what i thought  cause i heard there motors dont last long either so when i blow it ill get one from ddm or cc motors like go massive , like a 30.5

SavageRacing101

Well the bid ended on the KM i found this for the same price 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/26cc-Rovan-1...#ht_6868wt_952 i know ur not supposed to post ebay but this is justifiyed