I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
07-29-2008, 03:28 PM
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I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
Ordered it before I read all the neg stuff about it on here. The only other thing I've ever had is the LRP Spec 3 with less than a gallon that self-destructed. (On the way back to Team Associated)
I'm racing but really dont want to spend more than $200 on an engine....
Advice?
What you you do?
Thanks
JOSH
I'm racing but really dont want to spend more than $200 on an engine....
Advice?
What you you do?
Thanks
JOSH
07-29-2008, 05:38 PM
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
Get rid of it. The LRP is a great mill but if you are going to race get the Picco or Jammin. They can be had for about 200. The sportwerks 26V2 is also a great mill as well as the Mach 427. Picco and LRP are going to be the powerhouses but the Picco is Italian made so reliability is not an issue. Tons of people love teh LRp. I have 2 of them and raced with one. They are great engines for the money. The Axials are pretty much gutless. They have good torque but bad top end. It would get completly smoked by a Sportwerks 26.
07-29-2008, 05:46 PM
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
I bought one when they first came out. I had a horrible time with it. I didnt care for the poor fit between the carb, and the engine case either. It did seem to have a better power band than the LRP .28, but not as powerful. I wouldnt run one again.
07-29-2008, 11:41 PM
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
I had a terrible time with my Axial 28RR for the first six liters or so, but I must say, since then it's been in my Savage, and has been going great for several gallons now... Very good power for a Savage, and it's become totally reliable(despite early on having seen its share of high temps..) Go figure...
That said, I have an LRP too and like it better, and am also a big Mach fan.. I'd get the Sportwerks 26V2 from amain for $130....
ps Just for the heck of it, here's a clip from a German dude, which shows that if you're lucky they can run pretty well.. My Savage has a similar top-end, but accelerates quicker thanks to the 3-speed..:
http://www.myvideo.de/watch/1956368/..._dem_einfahren
Still, if you can unload for not too much of a loss, and get an LRP Spec 3 or silver-headed Mach 427 or Sportwerks 26, and you don't mind the hassle..., I would do that...
That said, I have an LRP too and like it better, and am also a big Mach fan.. I'd get the Sportwerks 26V2 from amain for $130....
ps Just for the heck of it, here's a clip from a German dude, which shows that if you're lucky they can run pretty well.. My Savage has a similar top-end, but accelerates quicker thanks to the 3-speed..:
http://www.myvideo.de/watch/1956368/..._dem_einfahren
Still, if you can unload for not too much of a loss, and get an LRP Spec 3 or silver-headed Mach 427 or Sportwerks 26, and you don't mind the hassle..., I would do that...
07-30-2008, 12:43 AM
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
lose and in i lost the batteries is spelt with one o.Loose (with 2 o's), is as in the bolt on my tire was loose so it fell off.
07-30-2008, 01:33 AM
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
Whatever happened to all the people that were riding STS's jock last year? Now it seems like Picco is the trick of the week.
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
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Whatever happened to all the people that were riding STS's jock last year? Now it seems like Picco is the trick of the week.
Whatever happened to all the people that were riding STS's jock last year? Now it seems like Picco is the trick of the week.
07-30-2008, 09:13 PM
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
Picco is not a fad. Picco is the real deal. STS fell apart because of quality. They had awsome crazy power but they were junk.
07-30-2008, 09:33 PM
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Go figure lol, I let my cousin drive my truck, he did a 8 ft jump and landed on the cooling head in dirt. The STS suffered a snapped off top fin despite being protected by 3 zip ties with fuel tubing
Go for a Picco, I wont be buying STS again. Insane power, but my engine is starting to have problems with the carb sliding out no matter what. I still love it though. Tom.
Go for a Picco, I wont be buying STS again. Insane power, but my engine is starting to have problems with the carb sliding out no matter what. I still love it though. Tom.
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
My other issue is, that I've got a LOSI LST2. So, what ever motor I choose, It's got to be a pull-start version. The LST's wont allow for a bump style motor start set up. So, does PICCO make em pull-start?
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
[link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&W=001622580&I=LXMCA4&P=K]Pull start Picco .28 P3[/link]
I've never seen a Picco that didn't come pullstart...
I've never seen a Picco that didn't come pullstart...
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
wouldnt you rather have a roto start.
its going to be mad hard to start that thing during break in.
its going to be mad hard to start that thing during break in.
07-31-2008, 10:50 AM
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
Well ya... spin start actually, but ya I'm with ya. You can't attatch a spin/roto start to a bump style engine can you?
I like the look of that Black Picco .26 Max. What do you guys think?
I like the look of that Black Picco .26 Max. What do you guys think?
07-31-2008, 05:55 PM
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
The Picco max is intended for the T maxx so unless you are installing it in a t max you will have to do some mods to make it work. You can look at the picco 26 outlaw. Thats a standard 1/8 scale engine.
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, or loose it?
Sell it! I liked mine for about 1/2 gal, then it pooped with airleaks and I sealed it but to no avail.
Lose it and get the LRP or a nice Picco...
Lose it and get the LRP or a nice Picco...
