martin34

Hi guy's i just had the postman deliver my crt.5 rtr.I have been reading through this thread and i am up to page 10.Some great info on hereI have got the carbon centre diff brace and white hard springs already and i have just ordered some proline mashers for bashing.

buggymangp

hey martin
you will want to check the oil in the diffs. not much oil in there. i only had a drop in mine.
i went for 3k rear 3k middle and 1k front.

martin34

Thanks i will check the diffs.The diff oil you recomend,is that a good set up for bashing?I wont be racing only bashing and i am thinking about getting the badlands that are pictured a few posts back.I have the mashers on the way but i am tempted by the badlands instead but you cant get them in the uk yet.Changed my mind now about the tyres again.I went down to the shed and got my old 2.5 jato rear wheels and tyres out and they look real good fitted.I have just ordered another set so obviously i will have all four.Not sure how the grip is going to be but they certanly look good

jessemxt

Anybody try to put a battery and a Nomadio transceiver in the stock battery box? if so got pics?

buggymangp

hey martin
that set up works good for me. i only bash my .5 too.
we don`t have a class for it to race.
i ran 4 tanks thur my .5 yesterday. all is good. no problems.

fourwheels0

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well with a heavy heart i must sell my .5. check the for sale section.

hongnor

just bought a sirio 15 race motor for my crt.5 , does any one know if theyre any good ,also what size clutch bell is recomended .. cheers

savagedan89

i am wondering whats a good recommendation for diff weights? im just bashing around with a occasion track meet

mxr

1000/1000/500
Have a look on the Jammin website ,they have a setup sheet that is quite good

buggymangp

so everybody???
hows your .5 running???
mine is fine. the only problem i got is that damm tank cap leak.
but the rubber band trick is working ok for me.

mxr

Mine is also fine and with a few fixing on the tank it doesn't leak any more
Just waiting that we finish the rebuild of our track to run it more and more .
Soon will get also a new SH engine and a starter box to have a little more power ...

jessemxt

I am waiting on a starter box I also found this on the top of my piston doesn't look good to me.

mxr

Yep , it doesn't look too good,look's like a piece af metal got caught between the exhaust port and the piston,i would open the engine and check that the bearings didn't blow out .
Have you ever tried to lock the piston by the exhaust port in order to unscrew the flywheel ? I have seen that being done before and it also leaves those marks on the piston .
What starter box are you getting ?
I guess that you also have the RTR version ? how much fuel have you been through with the engine ? Mine has seen about 1/2 a gallon or even less and the piston has almost no pinch at all any more .

qaiz

Told ya it'd work.

Well got the JP 5 exhaust for my .5, gonna try it out tomorrow and will report on this engine and exhaust.

Done around 10 - 12 tanks through this engine at the moment, and its time to start leaning it out and seeing what it can really do. But OMG this thing can really handle, if the shocks are set up right, they glide over the bumps, and absoloutely fly through the corners.!

jessemxt

I just got the engine used for a good price.It is a O.S 18tz and it is supposed to have less than a gallon on it. I have no idea of what the previous owner did to it. I am getting the Ofna mini starter box.

mxr

Yep , i saw after that it was a OS engine (the carb is particular) ,i would say that it has seen a screwdriver or else through the exhaust port to lock the piston in order to take of the previous flywheel .That's a typical beginner's mistake it can harm the engine a ruin the sleeve and piston but if your engine is running fine like that i would leave it and get a new sleeve and piston as soon as a rebuild feel's needed .
I am getting also that starter box as it seems the best way to start any engines on the CRT5 but for the engine i will go for a SH gold head 12 ,as i allready have a OS18TZ in my RC10GT and it makes the car so stupid fast that i don't want to make the CRT5 undriveable

savagedan89

where are you guys buying the shs from?

rageworks

I'm thinking about getting the small Ofna .5 starter box.
Will my extended chassis .5 fit on the starterbox properly?

mxr

From China , RCMart are quite cheap and they are also cheap in postage fee's ...

martin34

Blimey only half a gallon and no pinch left!Thats why i am thinking of going os18tz in mine as the engine could be left rich and it will still be very fast and should last a long time.I want to hear how hong nors(forum member,not the car)sirio 15 goes first tho before i decide.

fasteddie911

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I was just wondering if anyone does any hard bashing with their crt.5s. How durable are these little things? Are they nearly as tough as their bigger brothers(crt)? Can they handle the big spills and rough stuff?

martin34

From what i have read they are ment to be very tough.Lunsford turnbuckles are ment to make it bullet proof.

mxr

So ,i was about to get a SH12 turbo from china along with a starter box but a quick check on tower hobbies web site and i found out that with a 20$ coupon i could get a OS18TZ and a the mini ofna starer box for cheaper ,i allready have a 18TZ in my RC10 GT so as i know how easy they are to tune and how reliable they run i went for that .Can't wait to get that engine in my 5 ,i guess that it will be stupid fast so i will have to get a 15 clutch bell ...

mxr

I have the RTR version and i have never seen any cars so reliable , never broke anything and the only issue i got on the track was running away kingpin screw /a little thread lock fixed it in a few minutes)
Now i am updating the engine to a OS18TZ to have much more power and to be able to wash away thoses 1/8 buggys .

jessemxt

I think you could get the mini starter box to work on the extended chassis but it will be close I just got my starter box and it works kinda hard to turn over the O.S 18tz but it runs good so far. I will know more tomorrow night.