rc_newbie_21

i saw one of these at a walmart and was wondering what the scoop is on these. i cant remember the name of the car and need to know cause they might be kinda fun to mess around with. any help is appreciated. thanks

Peter

CustomTamiyas4Life

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It's a load of bs. That's nearly 30 mph, and the hobby grade cars take at least 200 to be made for 30mph. The only way possible if the way overgeared it, but with that crappy motor, they would have to gear like 30/90. If you're not serious about going fast or rc in general, pick it up kuz it's probly like 20 bucks. If you want something that will really go 30, save that money and eventually get a hobby grade rc.

rc_newbie_21

thats not BS, cause xmods have motors that fast and they dont go that fast. thanks for the info.

Peter

CustomTamiyas4Life

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If you translate it, 30,000 is about 30mph. Stuff on the package is decieving

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ya my frend is into xmods and he has a 30,000 motor in it and it only goes like 7 or 8 mph.

CustomTamiyas4Life

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X-mods are very smal though, so a 540 motor with 1/10 buggy or truck gearing would hit 25-30

jaejw1

http://www.yourmicro.com/forums/show...threadid=17764

-Inverted-

I mentioned this in the "high performance newbrights" thread. The car is very similar to a budget rc18t. It's a 1/18 scale and uses a 370 size motor. I was thinking just drop in a mlst reciever and I can use the mlst tx and then throw in a mamba comp-x. If my predictions are right then rc18t parts SHOULD work but no guarentee. They also had a buggy model. They run for about $40 at your local walmart.

jaejw1

this is a 2wd model... and from the looks NOTHING can be upgraded.. they dont se screws,, just those permanent pins... im sure the shocks are friction and you cant replace the wheels.. the only thing that MIGHT be of change is the motor.. but i highly doubt it... it is a serious toy,, that is all.. i have studied this thing ... about as much as anyone could without removing it from the box

discgolfer72

so it goes 13 mph out of the box i think ill go get one and see if thats true with my radar

250 divided by 18 is 13

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I have a feeling quite a few rc18 parts would work, but I only had a short glance at it...

raz54

Are you ever right about that! When I was into boats you really had to watch out cause some would 'claim' to do 30 mph out of the box but when some one bought one and tested it it was more like 10 mph. I think they would maybe do 30 mph down a long steep waterfall (lol). Don't believe every thing you read on a box, they some times flat out lie just to get your money.

-Inverted-

Truest thing I have ever heard, I havnt found a company who will give you the 100% truth on everything about their product.

darthballs

probably 30,000 scale rpm

discgolfer72

the box says 250 scale mph at 18th scale thats 13 mph

30,000 rpm dosent diretly relate to speed cause gearin changes that 30,000 to somthing els


if they lie on the box then u can sue for false ad i got my lawer here right now going over suing my job for laying me off with no pay or notice he say 90% chance u would win if it dosent go 250 scale mph

saco1973

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He's right about the rpms. there is no way to figure out rpm to mph by just looking at the box or an advertisement. You have to know the gearing. My nextdoor neighbor has a Clod with 2 Black Majic Voodoo motors (102,000 rpms each) and with his gear reduction units it tops out at about 10 mph. It'll pull a house though.

CustomTamiyas4Life

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ummm....102,000 rpm? That's like a 2 turn on eight cells.

Speedmunkey

discgolfer, that's how layoffs work man. You have no case I'm afraid. Now if you were FIRED without cause, that's different. But a layoff situation means it was a reduction in force and you can collect unemployment.. Thus, you have no case. At least that's how TN labor laws work, and I believe they're based on federal laws.