Whats a starter box?

[pissant]

ok i have never owned a buggy before??? and i been hearing of this so called starter boxs, are they like a glow plug?? sorry for sounding dumb but i never knew one existed! :shrug: what are they?

 

[jon2]

Ok here ya go Starter boxes

I have 10250 to start my OFNA Pcr Pro. They turn the Flywheel to turn over your engine. You will still need a glow ignitor. They are normally for non-pull start engines but the can be used on pull start as well.

Hope this helps


Jon

 

[cbreaker]

It's a box with an electric motor and usually a battery inside. There's a rubber wheel attached to the motor.

You place your buggy on the box, and the rubber wheel will turn over the flywheel on the engine through a hole in the chassis.

A starter box will start any engine, pull start or not. Many engines do not come with pull starts and require a box. Even if you have a pull start, I highly suggest you get a starter box because it makes things all that much more fun.

I attached a picture of one. They all look a little different but that's basically it.

 

[Nitro_Freak]

like everyone else said a box with a motor and rubber wheel that turns your flywheel. most cost around $80

 

[FastEddy]

Whats a starter box?

Your first girl friend.

 

[ZANDOR]

Whats a starter box?

Your first girl friend.

now thats funny right there. i don't care who you are.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

ok i have never owned a buggy before??? and i been hearing of this so called starter boxs, are they like a glow plug?? sorry for sounding dumb but i never knew one existed! :shrug: what are they?

I highly reccomend a pull start engine to begin with for a few of reasons. First you need to get used to the horesepower of a .21 engine. The second reason is you need 1 less thing to worry about. And added bonus is you will save a little money getting a pullstart engine and then save money on a starter box until you are ready to move up.

 

[itsme]

OH Damn Ed I'm still LMFAO On That One!

 

[cbreaker]

First you need to get used to the horesepower of a .21 engine. The second reason is you need 1 less thing to worry about.

I'm not exactly sure what horsepower has to do with whether it's a pull start or not. And I belive quite the contrary about the pull start, I think that if you get a starter box, it's one less thing to worry about.

I've seen four new-to-the-hobby folks rip the pull start cords out of the things (myself included) trying to get the engines started. One of my friends almost sold his buggy because he couldn't stand pull starting his engine. Meanwhile, I throw mine on the box and it's started in 5 seconds or less.

It is conveinent having a pull start on there if you don't have to use it for primary starting. If you stall or something, all you gotta do is throw on the igniter and give it a tug.

 

[Nitro_Freak]

what i'm gonna do it have both on. when the buggy's in my pit i'll start with the box, and if it stalls out in the field, i'll grab my glow ignitor and pull start it

 

[Chevy-SS]

pissant, if you get a buggy, then also get a starter box. Besides making starting the engine easier, the starter box also acts as a car stand so you can tweak and tune right there in the pit area (assuming you're racing). My Ofna box also has the glow igniter plug right on it. It makes things real simple, and that's what you need when you are trying to get your buggy out onto the track.

 

[Maskale]

Get the starter box and when you do dont buy the cheapest one on ebay. Go ahead and send 80-130 on a good one with a 12v battery. The cheap ones will work but some day when you need to break in a new engine that is real tight and you are having to do heat cycleing you will be glad you got a starter box that has enough torque and a battery that will last. just in case you did not know but a starter box is also called a bump box by some.

 

[cbreaker]

But a starter box is not to be confused with a bump starter, which is basically just a motor with a rubber wheel on it. You hook it up to a car battery or something, hold it in your hand, and push the rubber wheel onto the flywheel.

 

[WA2FAST]

Your first girl friend.

That's some funny stuff. :spit: :fro: