Yes this is it, a thread just for the GS STORM!
For peoples who have storms post pics, tips and set ups. Also give some info on yours and points why the SO many people looking for 1/8 buggys can come here and decide they want to get it. SO SHOW OFF YOUR MACHINES!and i guess ill start.

I got a strom 2 weeks ago and i love it. I raced for the first time on Sat. night and did fine, except i broke a front a-arm driving badly. Im filling the diffs right nows w/ 5k, 7k, 1k. I race in another week. I plan on hoping it up to pro slowly!

THIS CAR ROCKS!!!

i guess ill start with the questions that are holding up my order of one for myself.

how much did you pay including shipping?
any upgrades since bought?
any in the very near future?
hows the radio feel in your hand? cheap or solid?
hows the handling?

What excatly does it take to turn the RTr into a pro will be handy for me to know so i know what to spend hard earned cash on

That was quick.
Packfan: i bought mine w/o radio or servos form lhs, they scraped it for parts then sold it to me for $350 and if anything was missing they gave it to me. Upgrades so far is the graphite center diff support they gave it to me for free, and i put 5k, 7k, and 1k in the diffs and i put in better servos.I plan on hoping it up to a pro, which is graphite radio plate,grap front supprot, T6 alum sterring plate, and 4mm F/B shock towers. I already had a JR XR2 so i put that in it, but my friend has the XR3 and i love i might go buy one!They handaling is great w/ a good sterring servo.
Rob, i answered you ques above!

Thx for the quick answer im just itching to order mine

rcharry check your pm ...quickly

no prob, its cheap to hop it up to, only like $120 w/o the storm pro chassie.

Just a FYI, I have had the Hitec HS5945MG (100.00 each) and also the Hitec HS625MG (40.00 each) and I will tell you right now the 40.00 625 is almost as good at 40$ as the 5945 at 100$, save the money and buy 2 HS625MG for your buggy, for throttle, and steering. I havent had a single one fail either. EXCELLENT SERVOS for your Storm GS!

just ordered my storm today sometime this week ill have it woooooo hoooo

Awesome Rob, you are going to be stoked to see wht 1/8th buggys are all about, they are some of the most fun RC cars I think.

nice

does anyone know a good site for gs owners?

you like maxxtraxx or savage21.net?

how about hop up and replacement parts?

I have seen any real good site for gs owners yet ie been serching but nothing

rob and packfan, you will love this buggy!
Todd i got the MG645 for sterring and the MG625 for throttle.

GOOD LUCK WIH YOUR NEW BUGGIES!

no word on a good storm site?

how about a 1/8th buggy site?

rcharry you are going to really like the combination of servos, the 625/645 are my favorite servos...no lie.

yeah, they work preety good, i really dont have great breaking, i made some breaking adjustments today, but if that doesnt work do you think i still dont have enough torque in the throttle servo.

i just bought a hi tec 645 for my xxx nt but since i ordered a storm ill wait slap it in that and the steering servo from the storm for xxx nt steering

rc harry the 625 locks up all 4 wheels on my Mugen, so I would say you need more adjustment not another servo. It seems 100ozin will lock up all four wheels assuming you are adjusted right...and your 645 has more tourque than the 625, so check your linkages, and such.

ok, it seem like its breaking better already, but i havent ran the car yet, just playing with it. oh, i forgot i dont have the 625mg, i got a hi-speed instead. STUPID ME! Yeah, it has 55 oz of tourque, but i still think its the adjustments.
oh packfan check http://www.twf8.ws/new/home.htm

a site JUST for 1/8 buggies!

to be honest 55oz should work although I dont know if you can lock up all four and leave a cloud of smoke though....lol

Well, since this is the GS Storm thread I thought I'd throw in my two cents:

I just ran my first gallon of fuel through my GS Storm RTR, so I decided to break it down for a complete inspection & rebuild.

Those of you who own a GS Storm RTR will be interested in what I found:

- NO OIL IN THE DIFFERENTIALS! I disassembled and cleaned them completely and found them to be in very good condition despite the lack of oil. I then refilled them with 5000, 7000, 1000 oil, and replaced the gaskets.

- The front and rear gearboxes do not seal with the chasis well which allows dirt to enter the gearbox. I created a paper gasket using a grocery sack and an exacto knife. I think it will work.

- One rear dogbone pin was broken (which was a great excuse to upgrade to rear CVDs)

- The rear chasis suspension mount holes were completely "wollered" out. I had to by a new chasis, so check your rear suspension arm mounting screws frequently! I upgraded to the CNC mounting blocks and bought stainless screws. With a little loc-tite this problem should go away.

- The clutch shoes and bell were in good condition

Everything else was in great shape!

As far as breakages goes, I've had only two (aside from the dogbone) and that was a C-hub (which was a $6 part) and a rollover that has caused the right front shock to have a minor leak (havn't fixed that yet).

This buggy has turned out to be WAY MORE DURABLE than my RC10GT, and it's more fun to drive!

I had my storm for a few months.. I have to say a very nice car... handles like a beast....

well, when i first got the kit it came without a couple of componets... ( to do with setup the the servo's..) but the shop ran it in and finished the kit off.... which was cool...

so far, i've managed to break the front holding of my fuel tank by crashing it to a crub... (Nice one..)

my pull start has played up and just manged to fix it.... which was fun... NOT!!

and i bought two Hi-Tec 645MG servos they are good... reckonmend....

and also reckonmend a fail safe as my car went out of control and i shat myself seeing my new toy **** off on it's own at 40mph... luckily no damage... roll over hitting a bank of mud.. THank god..

I rolled it loads of times and nothing has broken..

i'll put some pictures up some...






read the speed camera post... when you have time..

Chris that seems pretty good for a gallon of fuel! And did you not fill the diffs when you got it, because they just threw grease in the diffs. After racing mine car and took it all aprat to clean it, i didnt find no dirt in the gear boxes. And for the chassie, ive heard most people go threw 2 a year!
evilpob what type of radio you runnin, always check your battery level and if you have a reciver pack, you reduce the chance of low batteries and run aways!

i got a Sanwa receiver and yes i need a new one.. (saving for a hitec one hopefully.. )


how do you check ya battery level...
of course i can on my transmitter but from the 4 batteries that sit with my receiver??

i'm fitting my fail safe tomorrow... any idea where i can strap it to...?

Venom makes a "system checker" for 20$ at ace, its a blinking led to monitor battery level by simply looking at the led, works great and is super bright. Takes all the guess work out of it.