jzemaxx

If I find one for 500 shipped I'd buy it now. I always miss the deals...lol

hellya

heres a couple of past auctions ebay item ## 280213821666 ...$355 plus $135 shipping
here my win 120240573662 $465 plus $99 ship

mine arrived in a weeks time after the auction.


look on the history of the seller $500-600 shipped

rcfanatic5

ebay item # 280213821666 ...that was from April!

Can you find me a deal like that now?
I am ready to buy!
All I see is $600 shipping incl.

hellya

they are only getting more expensive now because they are getting popular....if you wait and the interest dies down (winter time) better prices

they still cost $410 from KM but they wont tell you that......its gone up in price ......yea right



got the marine head kit done whooops....forgot to drill & tap the coil bolt mounting hole

rckiwi

You should put your old motor into your Thunderbolt! would be much better than the Smartech 28cc!!!

hellya

old motor???? this is the 23 cc motor out of the baja with a 26cc marine head and a darksooul heat sink....I was thinking about dropping this into the thunderbolt

rckiwi

Ok I thought you said you got a complete motor! so that is the motor from KMS? is gen CY by the looks of the sticker!!!

naynay12

GORACING most people are looking for decent quality and 100% interchangeableilty with the baja b5...including diffs etc.
It would be good if they came out with a baja with the same quality as the hpi baja but a few hundred less....

jtnktz

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I'm still knew to 1/5 scale racing. Why put a marine head on a surface engine?

hellya

the marine head comes heavily ported....$55 head kit......... price other 27cc ported head kits starts about $75....wanted to try something different.

rckiwi

HPI Baja diff's are interchangeable with KMS cars, you just can't use parts from HPI in KMS diff's. You can only swap out the complete diff!

jtnktz

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[ul]
Problems:[*]Tires wear out quick[*]Metal is cheap
[ul][*]Main drive shaft to differential bent due to so much torque after jump[*]The rear turnbuckles bend very easily[*]Clutch wears down easily (Flip it around best mod you could do)[/ul][*]Flipped and broke the spark cover and spark plug[*]Battery blew up on me
[ul][*]During charge[*]Undergoing slow good charge with Superbrain 977 (I know what I'm doing)[/ul][*]The coil lost gap[*]Dog bones suck(Pins fell out)[*]Pull start
[ul][*]Plastic Paw stripped inside the pullstart (Pull put no turn over)[*]String broke off[*]Screws on KM pull start will not fit HPI pull start (Rethread HPI pull start)[/ul][*]1/4 scale Servo
[ul][*]Hit a rock and popped it out of joint[*]Took apart and accidentally touched the motherboard[*]Replaced with Cirrus (Spell check?)[*]Only turns 70% left and 30% right[*]Will replace with good servo when I have the money[/ul][*]Broke servo saver
[ul][*]The turn buckle between the actual saver and servo horn stripped and popped out[/ul][*]In order to fix a KM differential you have to do a complete switch with a HPI
[ul][*]Cannot use parts from HPI differential and put on KM differential[/ul][*]High response clutch springs will not fit the KM clutch[*]Shocks are crap
[ul][*]Uses some sort of thin liquid as shock oil instead of silicone[*]Shock shafts bend[*]They leak they need O-rings.[*]Overall they are crap and need to be rebuilt out of the box.[/ul]

Normal stuff:[*]Broke bumper[*]Broke front shock tower[*]Broke front bottom A-arm[*]Broke the flywheel cover holder that attaches to rear.
[ul][*]Twisted it then snap (User error)[/ul][*]Cracked rear hub
[ul][*]Allows wiggle with the toe[/ul][*]Lost pin connecting dog bones to the Hex hub.

Hop-Ups:[*]DDM rear dominator
[ul][*]Burned roll cage (Was not installed properly)[/ul][*]Spark Plug Wire (MSD)
[ul][*]Great heavy duty[*]Will need to bend spark cover (Warm it then bend it)[/ul][*]Proline Badlands
[ul][*]Went on perfectly no problems[/ul][*]Anything that was broken was replaced by stock HPI stuff unless was upgraded.
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jtnktz

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Just bought a load of crap for my baja. Mostly for appearance:
Bad Horsie black covers
Outerwears pull start cover
Dark Smoke windows
Will be sure to take pictures when all done. Can't wait!

krayziedxc

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i thought u stop hooking this up..lol

jtnktz

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Just came back from off-roading. No bad crashes. I ended up rolling it about 7-8 times in just one flip. The turnbuckle popped out and broke the wing pin. Second time this happened (turnbuckle popping out). They should have put a bolt at the end so it won't fall out like it does....


I lied? Lol. I will never stop hooking it up. Thats the part of this hobby I hate. It's never good enough for you.

krayziedxc

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yes that what i replaceed. the turnbuckles.. that buckle fell out on me. soo glad i saw it. before i start it n go

like2race

Hi Stumbled on this site are these KM clones with different engines and are they any good??
I have seen DZY engines for sale and just to see if they are ok

http://www.wlie.net/product.asp?firstclassID=47&page=4


Cheers

rckiwi

You will find they are a trading company, not a manufacturer even tho they say they are! there are lots of these companies in China all selling the same products.

But by the looks it is a KMS car, they just buy from them at like a wholesale price and re-sell

DZY engines are made by Shen Qi who make the Bigfoot copies, my experience they are not verygood!!!!

like2race

RCkiwi
thanks for that i also didnt realise you had a online store i checked it out excellent .. i am slowly getting used to the Forum
also found out that the SS Baja copy may be out soon within the next month

Bloody hell shen qi, TQ bigfoot copies yes i have seen them too many trucks in China For sure.
Cheers

krayziedxc

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i hope your not refering to the TGN..otherwise it will go crazy on this forum

like2race

No Comment although i like to see abit of crazyness

rckiwi

Dont worry there will a lot more 1/5 scale cars coming out of China soon! I know of 2 more Monster trucks coming out 2 & 4WD models!

naynay12

So hellya have you used the new engine yet,or a any vids?

NitroBurn1

Did you run your buggy with the Darksoul head kit yet? I am thinking of getting one for a Rampage if the power is much better than the 23cc engine.

hellya

Im going to run it in my T-bolt for a couple of tanks then switch it or mabey get another 1 for the KM buggy if i like the performance

its basically a nice ported 26cc