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Old 03-10-2007, 01:58 PM
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I have just ordered a hpi firestorm and i wanted to know if anyone had troubles with it.
Old 03-10-2007, 02:29 PM
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I bought Hpi Firestorm today, haven't been enable to drive it yet though bad weather [>:]
Old 03-10-2007, 02:40 PM
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I hope these run good.
Old 03-11-2007, 09:26 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwF4haB0wtY

that is a chopped up video of mine, but if you click on the other firestorm vids you can see what it can do
Old 03-11-2007, 12:11 PM
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Can't get my Firestorm to start, seems like it dosen't gets enough fuel or something []
Old 03-12-2007, 12:11 AM
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or your getting too much fuel, if you harpin on it for a bit, pull the glow plug and check it, if that isnt the case richen it a tad, also make sure all of your bolts are tight, I have heard of a few peoples engine bolts being loose. Plus the video I posted if you notice I have to bring my throttle trim up a tad just to get it started then I can drop it.

hopefully that will help a little bit, Oh and if it is flooding then lean it out a small bit
Old 03-13-2007, 08:21 PM
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did anyone have trouble tuning it or get it to run and is there good upgrades for it to make it quicker or better.
Old 03-15-2007, 07:19 PM
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clutch bells, and as it stands right now with half a gal through mine i rarely make any major changes to my setup
but the clutch bells are a huge difference in speed/accel. Definatly the first I would get for that, otherwise spend the money for the rotostart setup
Old 03-16-2007, 02:15 PM
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i am gunna order the roto start for mine next week but how many tooth clutch bell should i get.
Old 03-16-2007, 10:39 PM
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Depends on what you want, lowend or high end. I have the 21 tooth on right now which brings it over 40 mph but it still can make a few donuts, and that is the highest tooth you can go right now
Old 03-17-2007, 07:45 AM
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could i go 21 one cb with the stock gear.
Old 03-17-2007, 02:50 PM
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yeah
Old 03-17-2007, 02:57 PM
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does it give it less accelaration
Old 03-17-2007, 04:31 PM
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yea, but not exactly noticable
Old 03-17-2007, 06:54 PM
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Yea ive always had to bring up my throttle trim a bit to get it started but it runs like a dream after that...

ORIGINAL: sapper ion

or your getting too much fuel, if you harpin on it for a bit, pull the glow plug and check it, if that isnt the case richen it a tad, also make sure all of your bolts are tight, I have heard of a few peoples engine bolts being loose. Plus the video I posted if you notice I have to bring my throttle trim up a tad just to get it started then I can drop it.

hopefully that will help a little bit, Oh and if it is flooding then lean it out a small bit
Old 05-03-2007, 04:31 PM
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i am thinking of the firestorm
this would be my first car is it to fast/to hard to handle?
Old 05-07-2007, 12:12 AM
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it isn't too bad, but a good first car as if you do smash it, it is fairly durable so it may not break as bad as another one would
Old 05-12-2007, 05:28 AM
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lol £50 the first time i crashed mine at top speed
Old 05-13-2007, 05:22 PM
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After a radio failure my firestorm hit a curb head on at full speed. Bent the upper deck to amazing shapes (pics included) and shattered the front bulkhead. £20.98 to repair! Everything else survived without damage.

I think it's an amazing piece of kit and would recommend it to anybody. The tuning on the G3.0 engine is very fine but as long as you remember that it's a piece of cake.
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Old 05-13-2007, 05:27 PM
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Also, if you are going to run your firestorm in wet conditions the reciever box and battery box are not watertight and seem to hold water quite happily.
Old 06-11-2007, 01:40 AM
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so i officially got a firestorm today. and now im so excited and waiting for it. ive been feening, and been watchign some swweet videos on youtubeé i have an rs4, so im not such a newbie with rc`s, but i wanted 2 ask u guys who already have ur fireestorms, is there any flaws or problems u guys know ofééé or important upgrades, or anything, please any info can help... thx...
Old 06-11-2007, 02:10 AM
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and can u get a 2 speed for the firestorm.... it will prob make it faster on top end and stuff...
Old 06-21-2007, 08:42 PM
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people have put 2 speeds in them but they were custom fabricated no one has manufactured them yet

and heres a vid of my firestorm just after break in

[link=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1204891478519045388&q=Firestorm]HPI Firestorm10T[/link]
Old 06-22-2007, 06:01 PM
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check my small vid
its so funny
i made it wuickly, and i dont have much video.... its jsut 1 night me and my friend screwing around....
iull make some sweet ones soontimes, i jsut got it, soo gimmie time!!!

let me knwo what u gguys think :P

http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s...yFirestorm.flv

jon
Old 06-25-2007, 09:38 AM
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Have had my Firestorm for about 4 months now and love it. It's fast and comes out of the corners like a bear. A few weeks back raced against a couple of rc10's and smoked them. So far it's been a really good truck..............

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