Anyone know anything about RC cars?

K30DPC · Post by **K30DPC** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 10:11 pm

Don't have to go for lipos but obviously they are lighter and you get more punch of them which is nice.

My 2stroke 1/5 baja is brushless now and the difference is day and night. Brushless power means a lot of power. I also have some others, mainly traxxas monster trucks - all brushless, and two nitro buggies. I didn't use nitros for a looooong time, and keep them as a sentimental bits as this was where I started my journey. Also have TT-01 set for drift. It's fantastic and very popular, lots of parts available and cheep to fix. But I'm sure there are better rollersthis days as my tt is quite old now.

There is a lot of differences between.

To buy electric you will spend more at start but then it is cheeper to run as you only recharge your battery. It is good to have more then one set as charging always takes longer then avarage running time so you can only swap your batteries and carry on.

Nitros will be cheeper to buy, but a galon of fuel cost you about £20-30 (realy good one will cost even more). It is also easier to get it run for longer as you only refill it. But you need some experience to use it. Every time the humidity or temperature will change you will have to do little adjustments. Also fuel isn't stable if not sealed properly so this will make you to waste some or to adjust your carb as for fuel with less nitro in it.

Also electric cars need less maintance as they are cleaner. You dont have this oil leaking hot alloy lump

In many cases electric one have stronger drive line and it's faster.

But nothing is nicer then sound and smell of burned nitro

So as a starter for youngster I would defo go for electric. As for drifter I would defo go for electric and brushless.

4thgenphil wrote:Just be aware of the hazards with lipo batteries.

Amen to this. I've seen how they can explode. Not much left from my mates plane

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 10:59 pm

4thgenphil wrote:Just be aware of the hazards with lipo batteries.

Cause of that?

106pete · Post by **106pete** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:01 am

If he wants the drifting try the new Sakura d4 awd or rwd full carbon, the chassis are about £120 plus you can fit any electrincs you like, personally I would only use brushless and lipo but being careless just once will destroy a lipo. But if there's no where to use it that may not be a problem?

My all time favourite basher and do anything is a hobao hyper 8 pro 1/8th scale buggy that takes all the abuse. I do prefer the brushless over my nitro one but that all comes down to cost I guess.

damon · Post by **damon** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 8:58 am

K30DPC wrote:Don't have to go for lipos but obviously they are lighter and you get more punch of them which is nice.

My 2stroke 1/5 baja is brushless now and the difference is day and night. Brushless power means a lot of power. I also have some others, mainly traxxas monster trucks - all brushless, and two nitro buggies. I didn't use nitros for a looooong time, and keep them as a sentimental bits as this was where I started my journey. Also have TT-01 set for drift. It's fantastic and very popular, lots of parts available and cheep to fix. But I'm sure there are better rollersthis days as my tt is quite old now.

There is a lot of differences between.

To buy electric you will spend more at start but then it is cheeper to run as you only recharge your battery. It is good to have more then one set as charging always takes longer then avarage running time so you can only swap your batteries and carry on.

Nitros will be cheeper to buy, but a galon of fuel cost you about £20-30 (realy good one will cost even more). It is also easier to get it run for longer as you only refill it. But you need some experience to use it. Every time the humidity or temperature will change you will have to do little adjustments. Also fuel isn't stable if not sealed properly so this will make you to waste some or to adjust your carb as for fuel with less nitro in it.

Also electric cars need less maintance as they are cleaner. You dont have this oil leaking hot alloy lump

In many cases electric one have stronger drive line and it's faster.

But nothing is nicer then sound and smell of burned nitro

So as a starter for youngster I would defo go for electric. As for drifter I would defo go for electric and brushless.
4thgenphil wrote:Just be aware of the hazards with lipo batteries.
Amen to this. I've seen how they can explode. Not much left from my mates plane

Iv got two Traxxas T max trucks had alot of fun, really good truck but 2stroke is just so much better.

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 10:18 am

Yeah, been told about Lipo and needing a special charger/bag etc. Think I'll avoid that.

The one I'm looking at is a used Vaterra, 4wd battery, it isn't brushless but can be upgraded apparently, so something we can do if he wants more speed in the future.

bucks420 · Post by **bucks420** » Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:11 am

106pete wrote:My all time favourite basher and do anything is a hobao hyper 8 pro 1/8th scale buggy that takes all the abuse. I do prefer the brushless over my nitro one but that all comes down to cost I guess.

Would have to second that, My 8 has taken some serious pain over the years, far more than my baja could but i guess they've both got there up's and down's and used for different things.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 9:31 am

Nitro cars are more about learning how things work, come apart and hopefully go back together. Its a bench hobby with moments of racing

Frustration is a big part any nitro car and teaches patience if nothing else. When a nitro is working well though I swear they are the most fun. battery is more about the actual car on the road more often than not. I would always go for both if you can as they teach such differing points of view on the hobby.
If you go for battery get the hardist hitting batteries you can. Lipo are the standard nowadays and the new ones are very stable. The IMR are nonprotected most of the time now. Techs moved on from the little battery bomb in your pocket.
The most common is ICR or LiCoO2 that is used for the usual protected batteries.
Then there are the IMR or LiMn that is often used for high current batteries. I have a number of IMR18650 with a stable 20amp drain

and you can go bigger.
You can also get IFR or LiFePO4 that has a lower voltage (Nominal voltage is 3.3 volt).

Nitro teaches engineering as much as driving. If you want edumacational thats the money shot, you'll spend hours together stripping it down and rebuilding it. A battery one will offer many of the same outlets but less of the triumph when its running just right

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 9:46 pm

Just as we are on the subject of RC cars,

Anyone have a spare chassis (that they are literally chucking away or for cheap) for a HPI touring car 1:10.?

I have a Prelude shell/body, but just need a chassis so that I can complete it. Doesn't need to be working as I only need it to put body on and take pics.

becca · Post by **becca** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 9:54 pm

I'm not but my O/H is.

Speak to the guys at Soul RC and they'll sort you out with everything you need to know - and sell you the stuff if you decide to get it!

http://www.soulrc.com

The MST stuff is what most people I know run for drift chassis who go to events and local 'tracks' and they're heavily upgradeable too, but you can get away with other ones to start off with Tamiya TT01D etc. if you have a tighter budget, I had a Himoto I think it was but I kind of gave up on it.

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Mon Dec 07, 2015 9:03 am

This was the one i was looking at on eBay, had one bid at £80, i put in a last second bit of just over a ton but it wasn't enough - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321936115422? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Mind you, looks like they can be bought new for £129 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vaterra-Nissa ... SwDNdVzfl2

The thing is, i don't know the difference between car at these prices, cars at £200+ and cars at £30. They are all just RC cars to me. lol.

LLL, my lad likes playing with things, but in the same respect her likes things to work. A few years back e were in Weston, sat down in a park and guy turned up with a fuel RC car. We watched him for half an hour trying to get it to go, it ran for about 10 seconds, then he spent another 45 minutes trying to get it to go again. He then went home. My lad wouldn't cope with that.

There are things like this on eBay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361443864624? ... EBIDX%3AIT but i've no idea if suitable or not. I realise i'd need either RWD or 4WD and some appropriate tyres to drift it.

Some pointers would help and to manufacturers, models etc. Budget is circa £150, so ideally £80/£100 on the car and the rest on upgrades, spare battery, paint etc to customise it, as this is approx what it cost me to build the guitar for my other lad.