tyhodge07

ehroof what wheels u use, all from or all back, or front and back of the 2.2's? the off sets

quadzilla122

they are these tires all around: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...p?&I=LXJJ86&P=

tyhodge07

alright, thanks.. i ordered new wheels and tires from redcat (still havent received anythign yet) but im likin the stance with them wheels/tires

newdoughboy

Hey guys, I was wondering if there is a good RC electric buggy kit (without engine and receiver/radio) under $100
(my last option is just to buy a tornado epx) [:-]

ehroof

not that i know of

quadzilla122

do you mean redcat racing because redcat doesnt make kits but if your looking fo something under$100 is a team xray m18 kit.

ehroof

thats a mini isnt it?

quadzilla122

yea its 1/18 scale and its super fast and great for carpet racing and indoor racing(sooooo its very low like a 3mm)

ehroof

i know they are really quick for their size but basically wothless outside.

TheSpeedytiger

new question rebuild the VX-18(piston and sleve) orrrrr witch i prefer just asking buy the O.S 18????

quadzilla122

go with the os you will see the difference immediatly

ehroof

use the engine replacement program from redcat and get the sh .18, its a great engine, i really like mine

quadzilla122

yea go with what ehroof said i forgot they had that replacement plan.

hibityhupla

Hey ehroof I've got another question for you. What is the best for turnbuckles aluminum, titanium or carbon fiber? I've bent both the aluminum and titanium ones but haven't tried the carbon fiber ones yet. This is for my Jato. I went aluminum on everything else and really haven't had problems except for shocks and tie rods. I probably wouldn't bend any of it if I would stop jumping it but where's the fun in that.

one more. The os 18cv-rx is great in my bb pro but it almost is too much power. Before when a rock would get stuck in the tranny gears the car would stop because the engine didn't have the power to force it through but with the os i'm ripping the tranny gears up every other day. Do they make a better set of gears or a different tranny that has metal gears? I would rather go through clutch bells than trannies. It would be cheaper and easier to fix anyway. Is there a way to seal the transmission most of the way so I don't get rocks in it?

ehroof

dont get aluminum, get the titanium turnbuckles, the aluminum bends and break easily. i didnt know they make carbon fiber turnbuckles.

put the single speed setup for the xl in the tornado, i did in one of my tornado's. i bet that would last longer, there are no aftermarket gears or trans's that would work either bro.

hibityhupla

I found all the carbon fiber stuff on ebay. I thought it might be o.k. but probably not worth the money.
I'll order the different tranny and clutch bell today and see if it makes a difference. The biggest problem is driving them up gravel piles. When they get stuck they pretty much bury themselves. I figure something out eventually.

Thanks for the quick help.

hibityhupla

ehroof, since you always seem to have good advice I've got a question of opinion for you. I was looking at engines for my hurricane xl. I took your advice and put in the sts .28 but while searching ebay I found an sts .30 and then a modded sts .30....I don't know how to make a link but if you cut and paste then do a search at ebay it should bring you right to it. My question is would it really be that different or should i stick to the stock .30?

STS D30M .30 Engine 5 port MT Roto-Start Savage *RBmod

quadzilla122

i bought some tires for my tornado they are panther which is almost top of the line.They mount right onto the stock rim: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXNPP5&P=SM

ehroof

there will be a big difference in the rbmodded engine, its ported and polished and well worth the additional money.

thanks for the compliment

Frozen72

If I got the 1 speed version of the Tornado could I later convert it to 2 speed?

ehroof

sure, just get the 2 speed clutch bell and 2 speed trans, very easy

hibityhupla

Right on, I'll order one rght away. Thanks again for the help.

ehroof

anytime bro

TheSpeedytiger

ok from what i have heard an seen i have a friend with an os just through brakin no more than that. but i want more speed and power for my car so its the o.s the way but i also heard here that some one rips up there gears like a mother so i want to be sure its not like that for every one or its just gunna cost me for that little extra power? oh and the stok BBgoes about 35-45mabye witha good tune stock what will the os make it do if any one knows i wanna smoke my friend he has a stok BB to

ehroof

either the os .18 cvrx or the sh .18 will smoke the stock vx .18. if you use the exchange program from redcat you can get the sh .18 at a cheap price. if you upgrade to the steel bell or have the steel bell on it from redcat you will be ok, you can check by seeing if a magnet sticks to it, if so, its steel.