CincyBySubmission

Is the Exceed Sunfire a good buy for a hundred bucks for a newbie? Just to kill time in the yard....
Thanks

redraze

A few people in here have the MT version (all the same parts except wheels and shocks) and the only problem I guess would be the $1.99 battery they ship with the cars, they last all of 3 minutes and no guts. I would suggest a better battery with balls if you want any performance. I also want to get a sunfire and the on road car and put my MM 5700 in them. but i don't have a credit card to make the order yet

pede_187

I'm thinking of the MT version. Mostly for on road and light off road. I save the pede for heavier duty bashing.

CincyBySubmission

Complete novice... What type of battery should I upgrade to?

pede_187

Most RTR's don't even come with batteries..........so that's just an added bonus. Go for EP4600's or the New IB4200's. You'll want a new charger too. A 300mAh charger won't cut it, especially with 4600mAh.

CincyBySubmission

Good looking out!

pede_187

Sorry, I meant the new IB4600's not 4200's.

pede_187

[link=http://dynamiterc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=DYN1862]Here[/link] are a pair of EP4600's

[link=http://maxamps.com/proddetail.php?prod=EP-4600-6Cell-Flat&cat=13]These[/link] cost more but will give better performance and runtime.

You will want 2 battereis minimum.

Do you want a dual battery charger that will charger 2 batteries at once?

CincyBySubmission

Thanks Pede. The single charger and the ep 4600 should suffice! What kind of time should I expect out of this battery?
How is the Exceed's durability? I can't seem to find many user reviews...

hockeyhead019

does anybody have this buggy because i want to know how the motor compares to a stock 20T. and what's the deal with the one speed esc is that any effect or should i look to upgrade the motor and the esc??

pede_187

I really am not sure on the durability. To show you the runtime you will get: the battery that comes with the car is 1800mAh. The EP battery is 4600mAh. The EP cells are also much higher quality so it'll probably seem like it's 5000mAh.

uncle everett

I just bought the dynamite for my brother then ordered another one for myself. I guess the quality was good enough from just looking at it that I ordered a 2nd. I also ordered 2-10000 lipos, eos6060i charger, novak spektrum gtb, ss 10.5 brushless, and a spekrum dx2 radio. So I have about a $1000 riding on that I think it is a good enough truck. I don't think it's very tight, but it is the same as their nitro, so it should hold up!

Grab one up and put a vxl system in it with a lipo pack skip the old school batteries!

Where else can you get an 1/10th electric 4wd truck?

Livlrge

Kitsune

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I suppose it could be a half decent buggy if you don't drive it that hard or too often. If you want something that will last a while, and has good parts support, then I suggest you stay away from this truck. In fact, the lack of any part support for this car is a very good reason alone not to get it. You break a part and you're done driving for good. I took a look, and the site that sells it has practically no replacement parts for the junk they sell.

If you're looking for a good 4WD buggy, save up a little more and get a Tamiya Dark Impact. Tamiya has a bunch of other good buggies too, that are cheaper than the DI. If you're going to get a better battery and charger, you might as well have a better car to put it in too.

pede_187

You can use redcat racing parts. www.clermontmotorsports.com can get you almost whatever parts you need.