eminentguitar

Hi I have just bought a Himoto Cheetah. I'v been told that they are the same as the redcat tsunami. Im lookig for some info on upgrades and hop up parts for this car. Thanks for the help.

twomanytoys

Here you go. Go to redcatracing.com. Look under tsunami. Then you will have to look under hop ups. Ther is some upgrades available for it there. One thing everyone will recommend is changing out the clutch to a 13/18 clutch bell.

What kind of upgrades are you looking for?"

eminentguitar

Anything to make it faster and stronger

ehroof

here you go all the parts and upgrades: http://www.redcatracing.com/parts_se...&partscat=6000 you can get everything from here too, just email what you dont see: http://www.clermontmotorsports.com/servlet/StoreFront

eminentguitar

Thanks for the help man it means alot to me to have somene out there help me out.

ehroof

i personally put the single speed upgrade in it, l like it much better: http://www.clermontmotorsports.com/s...ods/Categories

here's a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykac2ThyrgU

twomanytoys

You will get all kinds of help here for sure. Stronger really is not an issue for that truck. It is plenty strong. Even though some parts seem weak they are not. They will bend before they break. Faster though is where the clutch comes in. Second gear is very weak. You may want to consider going to the single speed or just lock out second gear. Second gear is way too tall for that motor to pull but its a rocket in first. Dont forget to break it in properly. Keep your filter clean and oiled. Use a good 20% nitro with no more than 12% oil if you can.

eminentguitar

would it be ok to use 33% nitro?

eminentguitar

Is the single speed tranny the same ratio as first gear in the 2 speed tranny

twomanytoys

No dont use 33%. Thats for racing and you wont get much life from the motor. 20 % is good for just about anything and it will give you plenty of power with engine reliability.

The single speed has a different ratio. The truck really dont take off all that fast in stock form. Going to the 13/18 clutch makes it wayyy better but second still doggy. I have the 13/18 clutch and locked out second gear. Its awsome. The motor will tend to run hot if you use second gear alot.

eminentguitar

is it hard to lock out second gear?

twomanytoys

Nope. There is an adjuster on the second gear. You just turn it out but not all the way and it wont shift. There are 2 screw holes on it. One is easy to turn adn the other is not. Dont touch the one thats hard to turn. It takes a small allen key to adjust it. If you look at the bottom of the truck you will see a hole in the chassis where the tranny gears are. Then you will see a silver part with 2 holes in it. You may have to spin the gears to find the holes. Thats where the adjustment screw is. Just turn the one that is easy to turn counter clockwise.

eminentguitar

thanks. How fast do you think this puppy will go?

twomanytoys

I have a different motor in mine and I would say mid 40's but in stock form 35-40

eminentguitar

What motor do you have? On the redcat website they show two clutches but they dont say how many teeth they have

twomanytoys

Redcat wont have the 13/18 clutches. You will need to go to allaboutfunhobbies or clearmontmotorsports to get the aftermarket clutch bells.

eminentguitar

hpi clutch work?

eminentguitar

http://www.ehobbies.com/hpia825.html

would this one work?

twomanytoys

Yep thats the one but you also need bearings for that bell. Ehroof has all the info or you can just look under the post for everything redcat. Under eht tsunami it explains the clutch and other mods. Read it. You will get all the info you need there.

twomanytoys

Here is a link for everything tsunami.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_5342302/tm.htm

eminentguitar

would i be better off to get a cluchy with removable gears?

twomanytoys

Not really. Its more expensive that way.

eminentguitar

there i took out my truggy today and it was sweet i even bashed it up a bit and nothing broke but after about five tanks it wouldnt start any more its got wicked compression and the glow plug is good so do you have any advice?

eminentguitar

what is the proper way to break in the motor? I ran the first tank going from idle to quarter throttle and back till it ran out then i did it to half throttle and so on till i had 4 tanks through it. But one thing i did notice is that its not very good at full throttle right now any tunning advice? (if i can get it running lol?)

ehroof

if your done with 5 tanks or more, you can start to lean the hsn an 1/8 turn at a time and try for better performance