lewis_lfc

i was just lukin at my mt2 thinking how i could stop the chassi hitting the ground when i jumped etc. so i put about 1.5cm of fuel tubing around my suspention shafts which makes the suspention bottom out before the chassi touches the floor !

grbxtony

awesome liwis i think i will do that! tahts cool...does taping the tires help the truck drift cause i want to try it

grbxtony

alright so i got the settings back to stock and its starts but i have a problem...again, i when i hit the brakes it kills and shuts off but i have the throttle trim all the way up! i took the likage apart and unscrwed the socket a little bit so that helps but now i can only have %60 brakes...any help on how to reset the servo would be great...

giants17

Even if your throttle trim is up when you hit the brakes itll still close the carb. You have to raise the idle rpm by adjusting the needle on the carb. Had the same problem on my savage. I would suggest puttin your linkage back to the way it was too.

Lucky number 777 btw, haha

46u

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RC cars and truck the chassis is suppose to hit the ground on bigger jumps as if they did not you would break a whole lot more parts. Looks like your MT is fairly heavy and this does not help.

RCCanuck

how old is the fuel????

ddpn42

I was considering an MT2 18SS+ kit but have been hearing that they tend to have durability issues. My question is do the 18SS+ kits have the same durability issues the MT2 RTR's have and do you have to shim the gears on the 18SS+ kit?

46u

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The only MT2 I recommend is the SS kit as it has all the heavy duty drive train as well as many hop ups out of the box. Yes they are WAY better then the RTR. I do not care what a person drives you need to shim the diffs.

46u

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If you store you fuel properly it will keep for years. I have keep fuel for 1-½ years and was fine.

mark_y

About a year and a half old.

46u

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All depends on how you stored it!

evo165

Izit true that engine using a bump box starter will perform better than those roto-backplate and pull-start engine. I've heard this many times from those higher flyer racers. I just want to know how much of a different can those two make... Any idea?

giants17

I think its true because the roto start and pull start add a little bit of rotating mass, anybody correct me if im wrong. I dont know about how much of a performance gain it is to use a starter box because i dont use one.

gtr

I post it b4 , pls see #15187 post.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_15...60/key_/tm.htm

Anyway , the stock cut metal gears are so weak.[]

RCCanuck

I would toss it....If you store it in near vacuum conditions yes it will keep for a long time....Even if it sits on a shelf off the floor for the winter the sidewinder 20% I use is garbage I would buy some fresh fuel...you won't hurt your engine by running it with stale fuel but it will run like a turd.

RCCanuck

the engine doesn't run any better the truck is lighter without the p/s or rotostar back plate....nothing rotates on the p/s or rotostart backplate after the engine is fired and running.

Joebaby35

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Yes it is true but the difference is so minimal you will not notice it. I just read an article in one of my RC Car mags where they put this theory to the test on a Dyno and the difference was in the upper RPMs. I will post the name of the mag and issue # when I find it.

46u

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The dyno test does not take in consideration the weight in a running vehicle! Not saying a pull starter or roto starter weight that much but in these small vehicles a little is a lot. Bashing not big deal racing could be.

Joebaby35

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Dyno tests are never going to give you real world results with RC Cars as well as with real cars, but they are a tool to get the engine tuned to the max performance, which has been proven over and over these days.

I found the article I mentioned earlier, I had it reversed the low-end torque and HP are effected and the top RPMs are almost identical, it is in XRC CARS Aug. 07 issue # 141 if you are interested. Below I attached pictures of the issue and the article.

Yes with these tiny engines any weight added to the car will hinder it’s performance but I am willing to bet any bashers out there will sacrifice a tiny bit of performance for convenience (using a pull start or roto start over a bump starter).
I personally rather use a bump box over a pull start but that is just me.

I will give you a perfect example why,
I just went down to South Carolina last week with the family to house hunt and visit friends, and I took as many RC cars as I could. I wanted to show my friend how the Savage ran and when I had it gassed up\\primed\batteries charged\ and ready to go the pull start broke on the first pull. I did not have the needed tools to replace the string so I was extremely disappointed too say the least.

46u

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Joebaby35 are you moving to South Carolina? What part that is not real far from me.

evo165

Joebaby35, so you personally using a bump box start or pull start? If is bump start, don't mind sharing the good and bad thing abt it? Thanks...

RCCanuck

instead of hating the pullstart why not carry a small toolbox with you and fix it...

46u

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Like anything there are pros and cons even with starters. My MT has a pull starter but if I had the time and money I would get a starter box for it. My buggy that I drive the most because I race I use a starter box. The biggest problem with a starter box is you have more to tote around.

Joebaby35

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46U
Yes I am planning to move to Greenville SC some time this year. My wife and I took the kids down there to find our new house and I think we found it.

evo165
I use both pull start and bump start on all my cars and trucks. I prefer bump starting over pull starting but pull starters are very convenient when I do not have room to pack my bump box. It is a matter of preference which one you like to use.

RCCanuck
All my nitro cars and trucks with the exception of my Kyosho Infernos are pull start and I still rather use the bump start if I have the room to take it with me. Otherwise I use the pull starters on my cars. I did take tools with me but not all of them and I did not take the right size hex to remove the engine plus I did not have the time to fix it either. It just sucks when you time is limited and things like breaking a pull cord happens. That is the point I was making.

Joebaby35

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evo165
Sorry I didn't answer you question with my last post.

My pros and cons to pull start and bump start are………….

Pull Start...........
Pros-Convenient\easy\no extra batteries to charge\less equipment to lug around
Cons-Blisters on my fingers from tuning a hard to start engine\harder to prime engine\makes me sweet more when starting on hot days\pull string can break at any moment

Bump Start...........
Pros-Easy to start engine\easy to prime engine\can let the car warm up on the bump box with wheels off the ground\no runaways from forgetting to turn on RX or TX
Cons-More equipment to lug around\more batteries to keep charged\some maintenance required on the box

Hope that helps you.

The link below is a video I made to sell an RC10GT, look how easy it started on the bump box (the engine was tuned correctly which helps).
http://youtube.com/watch?v=t9o5beaDuoU