mthird

I am really tempted by the 808 and the Z01B (assuming it ever reaches the market!)

howard369

Hey Guys,

I hear alot of talk about boiling parts, does that actually make them stronger? What parts do you boil, for how long? I live in South Florida, the average temp here is 80. Any suggestions and information on this boiling mod would be helpful to me. Thanks!

robg44

i boil arms, hub carriers, wing stay. bring water to a boil, throw in the parts, let boil for 5-8 min. turn off the heat and let cool. hope this helps.

fatkidjoey

how does it help the parts ? i heard to boil them for 15 min

mthird

I am in no way an expert on this, but I believe boiling doesn't actually make them "stronger". Instead, it makes the plastic more pliable. Brittle plastic tends to break on hard impacts. I can't be positive my break wasn't due to a manufacturing defect, but the boiled arms seemed slightly more pliable than before I boiled them.

robg44

you got it mthird. it doesnt make them stronger. just more flexible and forgiving.

howard369

So how long do you suggest to boil the parts for? Do you let them cool down in the water or you take them out? Anyone else with experience on this, please feel free to chime in. I would hate to ruin a nice new set of $ 30 arms because I don't know how to cook. I am so stupid when it comes to this stuff, I would probably add salt to the water so the parts don't stick to the bottom of the pot like you to with pasta. You see, I need a lot of help with this.

mthird

Don't worry, Howard. You are not alone. I've wasted a lot of money over the last few months learning this hobby.

I read somewhere else to boil the parts for 10 minutes. Mine were in about 10 and I left the water cool down for a couple more minutes before slowly adding room-temperature water to the pot. I'm a noob driver, so I tend to land really hard on the jumps. It's too early to tell for sure, but it looks like the boiling made a difference.

Jamie22

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LMAO thats great right there lol

hammy2

Hi guys,
I just got a "Turmoil" and i'm having trouble geting it to go. I've got it idoling fine by run 3 tanks of 30% through it. If I even barely touch the throttle after letting it idol for more than 30 seconds, it'll die instantly! If I start driving it around just after it starts, after about 10-20 seconds, it'll try to stall HARD and I have to take it up to full throttle to save it. It'll do this every 10-15 seconds and after about 3 of these, it dies. HELP!!!!!

Jamie22

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Try leaning it out sujm sounds like it loading up on ya

hammy2

Thanks Jamie, but what's a "sujm"?

Jamie22

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A mistake lol "sum"

hammy2

notch 9

Hey Hammy 2, have you sealed the engine? sounds like you might have an air leak.

hammy2

no.i just got it running aaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzziiiiiiiiii innnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggglllllllllllllllllyyyyyyy yyy well. i've never seen anything like it. mine came with a .26 engine if that's not the stock engine. [sm=idea.gif]i took the low speed needle up alot w/my dad and BOOM, INSAINE POWER[X(][sm=spinnyeyes.gif]

I LOVE MY TURMOIL

99wolfsedition

whats this about the turmoil being discontinued i out in iraq still and dont hire much it's hard trying to get on line and catch up. if it is getting discontinued does that mean parts are going to be hard to find. i miss my buggy i just bought a rc18mt for out here the other day cant wait.

cluelessk

the sportwerks website says they are discontunied.

kylek

Well i finally got my car to the track yesterday. I had a great time. No issues what so ever. Only thing i did to it was clean the body between heats. My first race out and i qualified for A main and finished 3rd. I am completely happy with the durability of this buggy. I had some nasty crashes in practice that i thought for sure would break something but came away unscathed. Defenitely not regretting the purchase of this and can not wait to get back out and keep learning. I have one question though, what temps is everyone running with the .21 V2 Sportwerks engine. I run O'donnel 30% race blend it seems to run the strongest around 230-240. Is that ok for that motor??

jusleanit

its so necessary

hammy2

hi guys
here come the problems[&o]. i was running my buggy down my street and when i hit full throtle it would idol[sm=what_smile.gif]it also is geting hot really quick.?

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mrmikeypoo

I've been pretty freaked about the turmoil being discontinued because I just switched from a meyhem to a turmoil pro. I ran 5 tanks thru the pro today and I feel better about the whole thing. It ran great and even withstood the abuse of an eight year old driver. I guess I'm going to hang on to it till it does get thrashed then worry about the next buggie.

howard369

They are great buggies for their price. I think it was stupid for Horizon Hobby to discontinue the car, however I heard a rumor that they are coming out with a "new" model. Usually, a newer model will use the same parts as it's predecessor. Look what happend with the Mayham, now it's a Turmoil, and so on. I feel pretty confident that the Turmoil can and will live on! We should have parts for a while.

99wolfsedition

i hope so i just bought mine a few months ago and now i'm in iraq so it's just setting. they better have a big stock pile of parts or i'm going to be pssted i love my turmoil some company needs to start making hop ups for these too.

westphill24

THe bad thing about sportwerks is there usually isnt any after market parts for their products. I bought the recoil and thought it was just the car that didnt catch on but from looking around now that I got my turmoil I see its all their products. They make really good rc's but the marketing and support are horrible.