murawskiallen

well there is the OS 18cv-r that should be plenty of power for a rush, its what i run in my mt2 and its damn fast, but if you want an engine that would probably instantly wear down your diffs, spur and cb you should get the OS 18tz that thing is going way overboard, the mt2 drivetrain cant handle it but i dont know about the rush

46u

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Biggest thing you have to worry about is the weak middle gear in the transmission! If you are going to keep running your Rush and since it is discontinued I recommend you buy a few extra no matter what engine you run. Yes and OS 18 CV-R or RX is all the power you will need.

dmr bikes 4 eva

as you live in the uk i no u can get 0S engines but i think they are hard to find i have a nosram rs18 rated at 1.5 hp i think thats enogh for the rush most of the uk guys run nosram or hpi look for OS dealers but i think youll have to import from the u.s for O.S but yeah if you can get one get it ive heard nothing but praise for them

nitro bale

do you have the video of the nosram and the os so i can compare them what is that os engine a guy has on here about 5 pages in

also is any body from south wales

murawskiallen

i run a os 18cv-r in my mt2 and its wicked fast

subsy

is the rush discontinued then?

murawskiallen

yes the rush and the rush evo are both discontinued

subsy

thts a bit crap. Will ya still be able to get parts for them? Its still advertised as an in production kit on hpi europe

adam1979

Hi Mate. I'm only in Cwmbran so not far from you. Have to go out for a bash one day when the weather gets a bit better and I figure out my truck a bit more.

Adam

murawskiallen

i dont know i sold mine a while ago while it was still in production

46u

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If you are going to run your Rush a lot it would be advisable to start stocking up on parts. The Firestorm took the Rush place.

MrMuz

The Nosram .18 is a cracking little engine, my friend has one in his MT2 and it does very nicely. Jespares.com have both the OS and Nosram engines.

46u

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Nosram are good engines there made by SH and SH makes engines for many companies like XTM, LRP, Sports Works and more.

rushevoross

Hello, my first post
im sure you will all be able too help with this one,i have just bought a hpi rush evo for £105, which is all stock, but i would like to upgrade, what are the first mods i should get
thanks, evo's are easyyyyyyy to get on with, and whats this that i have been hearing about a free stronger chassis from hpi website

46u

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Welcome to the forum.
If you have a Rush Evo it comes with the stronger chassis. It was just on the original Rush that had problems. Buy as many extra parts as you can get as the Rush has been discontinued. Get a hand full of middle gears as if you do not have the slipper set correctly it will eat them up.

As far as hop ups how much do you want to spend?

itsnotskidding

run your car then see what you need, you will find the bottom sits alot so test it and go from there, shocks and springs where 1st on my list...

rushevoross

yeh i know what you meen, i have ran it three times after break in, and i agree the rear end does sit down a bit low and what shocks do u recomend?
and in regard to about £20 just for like the first main thing but im finding handling a lil difficult

itsnotskidding

hello my u.k dude...

1st thing is the black springs suck!!.. they have like 10w oil..(thin) and it bottoms out alot!, hpi do a purple spring set for the rear, i run 30w in the rear and 25 in the front but i race mine..(well use to).. but 30w front and back is cool for bashing... i would suggest the yellow soft springs for the rear... why i hear you asking...!!..
well...

if the front is soft and your bashing around it take all the punishment and holds the rear more, if it is hard it will bounce and twist the evo being rear wheel drive... not fun..lol
put yellow on the front and you will see the difference, the purple rear will make it sit slightly higher but wont bottom out so much...
this is soooo much better for handling, i upgraded to a metal front servo, but they can be exspensive...

also rear toe-in helps with control as the evo does spin out alot... my evo still does it with over £400 spent in parts on her..lol, thats rear wheel drive for you, but it is more fun somrtime..

make sure your t-15 is running slightly rich, when screaming at there higher revs they heat fast, just a little info!...

rushevoross

cheers hope to order them soon
i get along well with the rush, i have a touring car, a kyosho pureten alpha gp 1or2 not sure lol that has never been movving since i got it given to me, the engine starts, the whells spin and when i put her down she doesn't move, i bought a new rear gearbox and fitted it, but then my evo came along and now i've forgotton about the little touring car[:-] bye[X(]

itsnotskidding

lol, i have about 13 cars and my evo is rarly used but when i do she never lets me down and i allways have fun, thats why i wont be going the firestorm way!..lol

nitro bale

well ive never had a prob with my evo engine its just i want to make it faster or et a quicker 1 im thinking abouth either the nosram 18 or the os 18

46u

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I do not run my Rush much any more as I race and the Rush will never be a competitive racer and is why HPI came out with the Firestorm. On an off road track the Rush does not have a chance against the Firestorm or many other 2 wheel drive stadium trucks. It is a fun basher. My Rush is an original Rush and I got it right after they first came out.

46u

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Or the LRP which is made by SH just like the Nosram. All 3 are great engiens.

rushevoross

thankyou, a bit off topic and i should go to other threads, but there not very active so what could be rong with my other car, the engine starts, just, then the whells spin oddly then i put it down and rev and it doesnt move, checked the carb and bought a new gearbox[:@]

murawskiallen

maybe the slipper clutch is too loose, or the cb is broken