GS Storm Buggy Thread

[BuckeyeStorm]

Chassis screws

Originally posted by humboldtblazer


loose screws did it. you got to remember with a buggy to check it a lot. I know it's hard to stop having fun for 5 minute to check screws but its just part of it. A nitro engine will vibrate anything loose along with impacts from jumping. What's your mailing address as I talked the poop so I'll send it to you.

I just find it hard to beleive because we got about 8 guys running Storms besides me up here plus 2 of mine and we have yet to rip a chassis hole out. DO SOME MAINTIANENCE!!! CHECK YOUR FRICKING SCREWS!

pps:

New to the forum, hope this gets through.
My two week old Storm was going less than 5 mph when the front wheel comfortably absorbed a concrete parking barrier but then it left the rear wheel right in the path of the barrier. It ripped the right rear control arm screws out. I check my screws before every run. 1. The car was barely moving. 2. The car had been running awhile and the chassis was very warm. 3. Those rear control arm screws are about 1/16 an inch from the edge. Heck I could cough on a hot chassis and that screw would break through all .5mm of warm aluminum.
My take is the screw is too close to the edge. Even titanium might break given the tiny distance between screw and chassis.
My hobby guy suggested hinge pin connectors?? Aparently only available on e-bay. I am thinking longer control arms with screws set farther into the chassis....
~Buckeye Storm:smoke:

 

[indyjohnny]

I also have ran into yet another victim.. although the storm is a great buggy and very few would argue that.. this was clearly engineering mistake! I'm betting you will eventually see a fix on the maufacturing end of things..

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

interesting........................

 

[uDi_MP7.5]

just why I dont reccomend the storm. There are fixes, obviously - but thats a pretty big issue out of the box, and not the only one.
wonder if GS have a new storm in the works yet? hopefully they will learn from their mistakes.

 

[BuckeyeStorm]

Storm durability

:breakdown
I am the guy who had his right rear control arm screw ripped out while barley moving.

Well, last night after running the Storm various places showing it off to friends when I got to my last stop.

I was running back and forth in a parking lot, stereo blaring, when low and behold the voltage in the transmitter had droped into the 7's. I think it had been beeping (it was) but the music and adreneline disracted me. The transmitter became useless

The Storm took in a straight line about full speed for 1/6 a mile and ran head on into a two ton dumpster:constipat
I wannted to poop. Went running after it, could see parts around.
Found the body, picked up the chassis and low and behold the only part broken was the FUEL tank. Unbelievable, the most amazing RC crash result I have ever seen. The chassis is bent a teeny almost imperceptable amount. Almost has a little kickup like the 1/10 buggy Losi's and Assoc.
Unbelievable, I was so relieved. Well the hobby store does not have any tanks. I am wondering if my T-maxx might do till I get the right one. Hobby guy said inferno/ofna stuff fits the storm, but I can't believe the holes for the gas tank would be the same.
Any ideas, didn't sound like any tanks were coming in soon.
Oh well, I should be happy that all that broke!
BTW< I have seen people use supplemental battery power for their radios during races. Can anybody fill me in on these????
TIA

 

[SilentGTboy]

Don't use cheap screws, well actually the expensive ones. Go with hex screws and you will never brake them! I would brake my trinity yellow alluminum screws in half if I bumped into anything at mid speed. The I found the black hex screws and slammed my storm into a curb and they didn't break! (Someone has to be the guinnie pig)

 

[indyjohnny]

should be able to get the gas tank on Ebay for about 10 bucks.. I did.. course as soon as I got it My LHS has had them ever since for about 13 bucks.. never fails.. peace

 

[DarthRacer]

My only problem with the Storm is the 6065 shock towers on the ARR/RTR. Otherwise it has been great so far.

 

[BuckeyeStorm]

Originally posted by indyjohnny
should be able to get the gas tank on Ebay for about 10 bucks.. I did.. course as soon as I got it My LHS has had them ever since for about 13 bucks.. never fails.. peace

Well, I couldn't wait. I bought an Ofna tank at Capstone in cenral ahia. Couldn't get it to fit the right way so I *** rigged it and ran two tanks through it. MUCH longer run time. Apparently hold more nitro. Anyhoo, I was just trying to get my RC fix for the weekend. You know the feeling?
I got this tank secured with one screw and the Storm runs great, now need to make this permanent as this tank is hold more fuel, plus nobody in cenral ahia will have a replacement for weeks.

STILL, I WANT TO KNOW how people keep their radios running, my is sucking my rechargeable aa's 850 mah every day.
Should I go to Alkalide or is there a better recharchable I should get. The reciever is no problem. The radio drops from 10.9 volts to 8 volts in less than an hour!! Is that right?

 

[DarthRacer]

Get some NiMh batts. You should be able to find some 1300Mah batts that will go about twice as long on a charge.

 

[SilentGTboy]

or you can get 2100's on ebay for $1 a pop, same as is you were buying Energizer E2's

 

[BuckeyeStorm]

Originally posted by SilentGTboy
or you can get 2100's on ebay for $1 a pop, same as is you were buying Energizer E2's

Dang that's cheap, what's a niMh charger run?

Also is it possible to put TOO much voltage into a radio.
I could hook a six cell rc battery to my belt and run the wires to the radio. I think I am going overboard here.

Just get the highest niMh mAh and deal with it.

 

[SilentGTboy]

You can put as high as mAh # in it as you want. the higher it is the longer it lasts. Has nothing to do with volts. To increase voltage you increase the cells, number of batteries.

 

[GS-Stormer]

I got my Storm about 4 days ago and I am really happy with it runs like a bat out of hell.Had my first real jump today and low and behold 3 flips before it stopped luckily on some soft grass, guess I have to practice my jumps a bit more.

I would like to know from you guys the guy at my LHS told me that they clock a Storm at 61 mph is that possible(For a stock storm)????

 

[indyjohnny]

no way

 

[GS-Stormer]

Is it possible at all and if not what is the Storms top speed??:read:

 

[indyjohnny]

it could probably be geared up around 50 mph... I'm gonna guess stock is somewhere around 40 mph... but I really dont know.. quickness is more of what I'm interested in... peace

 

[GS-Stormer]

Well that is one thing the Storm has plenty off!!

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

about 55 is what mine did stock but hard to tell without a radar gun. I did the speed trap math on 100 feet. I think it might go 61 but yet again I think thats streching it. With my Sirio it does about 65mph but that thing is isane. Yeah the stock engine does have grunt, but is not Itialian, or OS racing engine so 50-55 would be more realistic. What do you other Storm RTR owners think? What was your experience with your RTR and top speed?

 

[indyjohnny]

hmmm... 55 mph? my estimating skillz must be very weak.. I'd take Blazers word over mine though... I just wouldnt have guessed that high..