If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
01-11-2006, 02:21 PM
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Curious as to what it would be.
I'm a new owner so i really cant contribute but i'm really interested in the seasoned owners response.
If i had to pick one at this point in the game (i'm still breaking mine in) I'd say a Center Skid Plate and thats just because of various readings i've done.
[:@]Please only list one MOD. [>:]
Thanks,
~coolpixer~
I'm a new owner so i really cant contribute but i'm really interested in the seasoned owners response.
If i had to pick one at this point in the game (i'm still breaking mine in) I'd say a Center Skid Plate and thats just because of various readings i've done.
[:@]Please only list one MOD. [>:]
Thanks,
~coolpixer~
01-11-2006, 06:10 PM
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RE: If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
I consider this more important then anything- a failsafe.
Better steering and a hump pack don't mean squat if there is radio interference and/or the batteries die and the truck is headed towards a busy intersection or down a cliff. Ask me how I know. I will never run without a good failsafe and throttle return spring ever again.
Better steering and a hump pack don't mean squat if there is radio interference and/or the batteries die and the truck is headed towards a busy intersection or down a cliff. Ask me how I know. I will never run without a good failsafe and throttle return spring ever again.
01-11-2006, 07:09 PM
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RE: If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
Hump pack, easily. If I had to open my radio box every day to change out batteries, I'd have sold my Savage after the first week.
01-11-2006, 07:17 PM
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RE: If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
I'm kinda with bigbody up there. I'd consider a hump pack and new steering servo one hop up. After all, a hump pack will only make a crappy servo a slightly less crappy servo.
01-11-2006, 09:34 PM
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RE: If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
Id have to say a fail safe since i did about £70 worth of damage in the first week run away truck 
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Fail safe all the way
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01-12-2006, 12:21 AM
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RE: If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
do you guys run your truck with no throtle return spring??? i never had a problem with my savage when the battery dies, it just wont do anything.
01-12-2006, 01:01 AM
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RE: If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
FAILSAFE 100% umm i dont use a return spring...dont know why...just never picked 1 up from the LHS.........any 1 is CRAZY to run a nitro without a failsafe....unlesss u got like a spektrum or something crazy
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01-12-2006, 10:03 AM
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RE: If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
I have done all of the above (hump pack, servos, failsafe etc..) and the failsafe is the best $30 you can spend on a nitro truck!
01-12-2006, 01:01 PM
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100% FAILSAFE...
and no i dont use the return spring, guy at my lhs told me it just drains your hump pack faster and failsafe will do the same job but better...
and no i dont use the return spring, guy at my lhs told me it just drains your hump pack faster and failsafe will do the same job but better...
01-12-2006, 01:24 PM
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RE: If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
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100% FAILSAFE...
and no i dont use the return spring, guy at my lhs told me it just drains your hump pack faster and failsafe will do the same job but better...
100% FAILSAFE...
and no i dont use the return spring, guy at my lhs told me it just drains your hump pack faster and failsafe will do the same job but better...
01-12-2006, 03:49 PM
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01-12-2006, 04:09 PM
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ORIGINAL: coolpixer
Curious as to what it would be.
I'm a new owner so i really cant contribute but i'm really interested in the seasoned owners response.
If i had to pick one at this point in the game (i'm still breaking mine in) I'd say a Center Skid Plate and thats just because of various readings i've done.
[:@]Please only list one MOD. [>:]
Thanks,
~coolpixer~
Curious as to what it would be.
I'm a new owner so i really cant contribute but i'm really interested in the seasoned owners response.
If i had to pick one at this point in the game (i'm still breaking mine in) I'd say a Center Skid Plate and thats just because of various readings i've done.
[:@]Please only list one MOD. [>:]
Thanks,
~coolpixer~
01-12-2006, 06:06 PM
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RE: If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
remember getting a hump pack isnt as simple as just buying it....u gotta get a charger and a new switch that has a charger lead on it...so its a little more expensive but in the end u will love it cuz just as Polas Bus said ull never have to open that POS radio box ever again.
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01-12-2006, 06:10 PM
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RE: If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
You don't need a charger jack. Just drill the holes in the radio box and run the leads thru it. BAM, never open the box again. And most packs come with a charger, so it is as simple as just buying it.
01-12-2006, 06:15 PM
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RE: If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
how do u plug the hole after ? ? ....and how do u unplug the batt conec from the reciever .... and then plug in the charger ... ? much easier to buy a switch....i think at least. and wont the box be somewhat prone to getting dirt and water or sand...ect..ect..that cant be too good for all ur very delicate electronics that the sealed box is meant for...can it..? not trying to be an arse..but
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01-12-2006, 07:20 PM
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RE: If I Only Could Do 1 Mod or 1 Upgrade thread
Take a good look at the box, it's not sealed. i.e. big hole where the on/off switch is. All I did was drill two small holes just big enough to fit the wires thru, took off the connectors, ran the wires thru the hole, and reinstalled the connectors. Viola, no big holes, and it's just as sealed as it was before. And if you can't unplug a battery pack to charge it well... not trying to be an arse.
01-12-2006, 07:23 PM
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how do u plug the hole after ? ? ....and how do u unplug the batt conec from the reciever .... and then plug in the charger ... ? much easier to buy a switch....i think at least. and wont the box be somewhat prone to getting dirt and water or sand...ect..ect..that cant be too good for all ur very delicate electronics that the sealed box is meant for...can it..? not trying to be an arse..but
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how do u plug the hole after ? ? ....and how do u unplug the batt conec from the reciever .... and then plug in the charger ... ? much easier to buy a switch....i think at least. and wont the box be somewhat prone to getting dirt and water or sand...ect..ect..that cant be too good for all ur very delicate electronics that the sealed box is meant for...can it..? not trying to be an arse..but
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