single speed vs. 2 speed .....vx.16 vs .18
 

hey there folks.


just got an Exceed "hyperspeed" vx .16 single speed buggy as a going away present from my boss (much better than a box of cashews!)

I obviously didn't pick out the car-as it was a present...upon further research i though that I wanted to upgrade the trans to a 2 speed...but now i seem to see nothing but problems with the 2 speeds sticking in gear and getting generally bummed up...and some people even say that the singles are better for off road....what is the difference in the speed capability of the two?....is the 2 speed alot faster in the top end?...or is it negligible.?

also is the vx.16 engine that much inferior to the .18?.....or is it just a minor jump up in performance to get the .18?.....

I'm totally happy to just take my time getting into this and eventually wear out what I have to upgrade one peice at a time,,will the .18 be a considerable upgrade if i burn up the .16 in time....or what would be a good jump from the .16 ?

thanks in advance
Stephen

RE: single speed vs. 2 speed .....vx.16 vs .18
 

the vx .16 is a good engine, the .18 is not that much more powerful, uprgrade to an sh or an os .18. stay away from the 2 speeds, very unreliable, stick with the single speed, the 2 speed will have more top end but alot of aggravation with it too.

RE: single speed vs. 2 speed .....vx.16 vs .18
 

so the "hyperspeed" is a pretty good car for the price hey?.....being that the single speed is good enough...etc etc.....i mean , I hear that alot of minor parts are prone to break pretty frequently .....but thats half the fun right ...I drive a vw and always have...so i'm ready for some busted sh#$ that is fun to fix!!

thanks for the quick reply Ehroof

much appreciated.

RE: single speed vs. 2 speed .....vx.16 vs .18
 

yeah, its a great amount of fun for the price and part of the hobby is the fixing!!!! would get boring if all you did was run, no? [X(]

RE: single speed vs. 2 speed .....vx.16 vs .18
 

for sure.....nice to know how it works "behind the curtains"....like a real car ....you get a better feel for it.[8D]

RE: single speed vs. 2 speed .....vx.16 vs .18
 

iffin ya dont wanna tinker with em this is not the hobby for you...its great though...im constantly fixing something..lol:D

RE: single speed vs. 2 speed .....vx.16 vs .18
 

and dont you find yourself still fooling with it even though nothing broke too, lol

RE: single speed vs. 2 speed .....vx.16 vs .18
 

lol, everyday for me. broken or not.lol

RE: single speed vs. 2 speed .....vx.16 vs .18
 

thats when you know your hooked!!!!

RE: single speed vs. 2 speed .....vx.16 vs .18
 

I must be hooked, cuz I cant stop Fiddlin with my Throttle Linkage!!!!