OFFICIAL HPI RUSH / EVO THREAD
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RE: OFFICIAL HPI RUSH / EVO THREAD
Then the only problem I had after the MT gears is if you set the slipper to tight you strip the middle gear even with the heavy duty one.
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yup ive yet to strip a middel gear i actually bought 3 just in case.......... when i found out the RUSH was disscontuned (u know the heavy duty ones.............LOL WHAT A JOKE!!!!!!!) they are like 5 bucks each ............ ive ran COUNTLESS GALLONES THREW this truck over the course of about 4 engines...........and still the lil gear is in tackte ITS A TROOPER!!!!!!!!!!
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Most have had your slipper adjusted just right all the time. I stripped 3 in mine with a little HPI 15 SS over the past 5 or so years. If you ever do it like I do my Savage and tighten the slipper all the way down on a Rush then it takes me about half a tank before it eats one. Now you run on road more don’t you? I run only off which is more brutal on the drive train.
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before i use to only take it offroad ive found that the slipper is PERFECT!!!!! when there is about 1 1/2MM of thread sticking out of shaft i even jumped my RUSH EVO over my car (ford explorer) i use to jump it off everything and i still would if it wasnt for the fact the rush is disconntued .........and i dont wanna break parts left and right.......... i still like offroad but not as much the only thing i have i take offroad is the SAVAGE
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I've fried 3 middle gears but only one since I backed my slipper clutch off.. it's not so keen to wheelie anymore though probaly a good thing! I have cracked one set of spider gears but since shimming it it's hard as nails. what oil do you guys run in your diffs?
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I haven't fried any middle gears yet - i keep a looser slipper tho (around 2 turns out from tight, sometimes a little less) i've fried a couple diffs tho, but once i shimmed mine properly, and stuffed it full of axle grease, it works great. The only thing is, the grease works its way out on the left side after a while. This is most likely due to the donuts i did when i first got the truck (no one told me), which wore out the one side of the diff, and diff casing. I've just been too lazy to go out and get a new diff case.
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I've done the same with my diff general purpose grease works great, on my second case though.. first one melted along with my middle gear!
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ive never simmed a diff gear i just use NAPA AUTO PARTS CAR BEARING GREASE LOL when i put the grease in I PACK IT IN BIG TIME that way the grease doesnt just move to one side ...............my diffs are ALWAYS LUBED THAT WAY plus the grease in that amount acts like a limited slipper its GREAT i never spin out of control............ i cant do a dounut............but it still turns quiet well and i enjoy it the way it is!!!!!!!! i still havent use it in over 6 months.....................do u know how much dust was on it when i took that pic...............well see if i fire it up soon................its READY TO GO!!!!!!!! ive bein so much into my REVO AND MUGGY that i havent payed much attection to my other car's.................and now im geting my first buggy probably today so can u image how dust everything else is goin to get?????LOL wensday i used my RS4 racer 2 for the first time in almost 5 months LOL
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its been a while but does any1 know were i can get a good pipe for my nosram rs 18 here in the uk ive been tolled accociated r good but i cant get anything but a touring car 1 over here i want a good touque pipe do fantom sell in the uk any responses thanked
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has any1 seen the firestorm look on hpi europe it looks nice theyve realesed a new engine aswell hope its a jato killer
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oh man that thing is sooooo sweet! all the problems with the rush have been fixed - that godawful T-15, the crappy steering, the shocks, the pipe, and the best part - NO ROTOSTART!!!!!! YAAAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYA!
Hey wait - i thought HPI wasn't going to make another 2wd ST [sm=50_50.gif] oh well, im not complaining, just saying.
Hey wait - i thought HPI wasn't going to make another 2wd ST [sm=50_50.gif] oh well, im not complaining, just saying.
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I wonder how much of it will fit on the rush? I stacked my rush majorly at the weekend, best crash yet.. bent a shock, bent a CVD, cracked one rim, ripped two wheels of the rims, snapped a turnbuckle, stripped a spur gear and tore apart front body mounts. Getting close to consigning the old girl to the bin She needs some major surgery to get going again but if i could make a firestorm/rush hubrid it might be worth while
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^this sounds like me..................LOL lucky while they where still scrapping out the parts on ebay i bought a CRAP LOAD of parts for close to nothing so my RUSH can last a very long time since this was my first nitro i wouldnt wanna get rid of it ..............i have so much parts i could build a second RUSH EVO and it would still be made with new parts the ONLY part i need to complete a second RUSH is the GEAR BOX.................just the case not even the gears since i have spare gears.......................i feel bad becuase ive let it collect dust for so long i feel ill never fire it up again...............and now with my new buggy i see even less of a chance of my running it!!!!!!!
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Do not believe very much of the Firestorm will fit the Rush. Since it does not seem I can sell my Rush I think I am going to put it all back stock and make a shelf queen out of her.
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I'm starting to think the same thing, maybe have it in my office or something and buy a MT2 .18SS to replace it. Knowing my luck that will be discontinued soon after.
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The MT is a great truck and is why I hardly ever ran my Rush after getting mine. 4-wheel drive just handles SO MUCH better and is the reason I am not overly interested in the Firestorm as all my nitro vehicles have been 4 wheel drive since.
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I used mine to destruction fun car, but now it's dead.. I think it's time to either break it and sell it or put it in a coffin. I can see an MT2 coming my way..
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i was tempted to buy a second hand roller but the parts to make it how i want are so expensive in the UK, think i might be better off buying an .18 SS and selling the engine. I think you two have made up my mind for me though.. so long rush