New Toy!!

[Loser]

New Toy!! (Pics)

heres my dads brand spankin new sportwerks rtr .26 :hammer: what do you guys think of these buggies?

hopefully he'll let me drive it and i can go break some parts :arrr: :argue: lol!

 

[AC48]

I have heard good things about that buggy, especially the engine. Have fun with it!

 

[rbmaxxbasher]

ahhh, so pretty, now go deflower it.

 

[NiroGuzzler]

nice buggy! I've seen them run at my local track..pretty bad@$$! your dad will have a blast!

 

[cvec7]

Ya, I've heard good things about those as well as the engine, I've personally always wanted one, but parts support and price was an issue for me, o well, have fun w/ it! And, if your dad is like most dads who get rc's, then he'll hardly ever drive it, so it's basically yours! lol.

 

[Candyman]

It kicks ass! Hell, I'm still getting used to mine. I remember when it looked that nice. Nothing like the sparkle of a new RC. It was my first big-block and it's still amazing. It just flies both on the ground and off. Lightning fast and will fly nice and level with just a touch of throttle input. I have lawn darted it from 10 feet and it just bounces. I have yet to break it.
Just make sure he takes the time to install the fuel filter. Then have him go over the car to make sure all the screws are tight. Also check the screws that hold the chassis braces in. Mine didn't have Loc-tite and they started to loosen. And the screws that were holding my steering servo were loose. That caused me to have assymetrical steering until I discovered it. Oh, and one last thing. Have him plug his battery into the 3rd channel slot rather than the BATT slot. Gives you more speed and power out of the servos.

 

[emu67]

Yup, I second the part about checking the screws and putting loctite. A few of mine worked themselves loose. It's a great buggy; great engine. Oh, don't be surprised if that engine runs cold even when it putting out lots of power. Kinda weired but mine goes 205 - 210 when tuned correctly.

 

[cvec7]

.....Have him plug his battery into the 3rd channel slot rather than the BATT slot. Gives you more speed and power out of the servos.

huh, never heard of that before, too bad I don't have a 3-channel radio...
Does this apply to all radios w/ an extra channel open? And what if it's a 2-channel sys?

 

[Loser]

cool guys thx for all the feedback! i got him to sign up on the forum today so I'm sure he'll drop by soon enough

 

[Mondo]

Good looking buggy!
I haven't seen those for sale in the UK (yet) but it looks like it has all the right stuff..
It seems no one can say a bad word about it either, which is a good thing

Now I'll be keeping my eyes open for these in the UK

 

[gdc02]

it's one of the best
same quality as xb8 or mugen at a bit lower level ofcourse
I race a pro one and I can't buy something else because
I like it to much
Mondo: you won't find one in uk but I can give you an adress in the us that delivers the pro kit at your doorstep in 3-4 days for 344 euro all in....

 

[Candyman]

huh, never heard of that before, too bad I don't have a 3-channel radio...
Does this apply to all radios w/ an extra channel open? And what if it's a 2-channel sys?

I don't believe it applies to 2 channels as you have to have an empty servo channel. And it only works on receivers that have BEC (Battery Elimination Circuit) circuitry. When you plug into the BATT slot on an rx like that, it sends only 4.8v to the servos no matter how big your battery is. If you plug the battery into CH3, it will send 6.0v to the servos making them faster and stronger.

 

[RcTire]

thanks for the info candyman..i might have to try that

 

[RMill]

ok I made it here and thanks for all the info and suggetions. My son started this post and got me to sign up.
There is no slot on the standard xr3i to plug in for the 6.0v since the battery plug has the small tab on it allowing you to only plug into the correct slot. Good info though.
Now I have to go get a Battery so we can break the cherry on this beast.
later follks and happy motoring
RMill

 

[cvec7]

ok I made it here and thanks for all the info and suggetions. My son started this post and got me to sign up.
There is no slot on the standard xr3i to plug in for the 6.0v since the battery plug has the small tab on it allowing you to only plug into the correct slot. Good info though.
Now I have to go get a Battery so we can break the cherry on this beast.
later follks and happy motoring
RMill

hey, welcome to the forum, and that problem w/ it not fitting is nothing a little surgery w/ the good-ole hobbyknife can't fix.


BTW, Thanks for the info candyman!

 

[RMill]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh
Very nice!!!!!
thanks candy man.
Guess what I am about to go do after i get the battery to start this monster.

 

[RMill]

ok what a pain.
startup did not go very well very uncontrolable idle. Further research showed that the idle screw is not working at all and will not adjust anything. soooo I gues its back to the hobby shop to see what they can do or i will have to get a warranty carb or something.
Other wise the beast was very mean and pretty strong for its first run.

 

[cvec7]

man that sux, I've never heard of that happening on the sportwerks .26, only of the crankshaft problem on the ones that don't come in the rtr mayhems...