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  1. Thanks for your input. All electrical components are happy, motor is warm doing high speed running and somewhat hot (though not overheating) during low speed driving. Punch is lacking though I think that's more a fault of the cheesy ESC. Surface is flat concrete, tires are equivalent to stock and already worn out. I have had lots of TL-01s but I just can't bring myself to like the TL-01B because it handles poorly and is so hard to gear with those tires. Any other speeds with similar setups?
  2. Just a short quick question. Brand new Orion Core Stock motor, 3800 SMC pack with Deans plugs, ball bearings, Novak XRS, otherwise stock Baja King, speedguns at 22MPH (35KPH). Stock 19t pinion, standard gears. Does that speed figure sound about right? Hoping to hear from TL-01/TL01B owners what they've gotten for speeds.
  3. Well, every carpet is different... but in the Anchorage racing club, tires of choice are HPI Advans or HPI Low Profile Super Radials, in soft compounds with medium molded inserts. Foam tires are not allowed at our races. The Super Radials seem to be a more consistent tire. The Advans usually work very well once they get warm, though they wear quickly.
  4. Shocks are electric? Anyways, oil shocks are nice for handling but if you are bashing in the dirt and sand, don't bother. Oil shocks will take more maintenance, and if they get dirt in them the seals will take damage and eventually you will have empty shocks that are no better than your friction ones. If you do go with oil shocks make sure to buy some that you can get replacement parts for, such as the ultra common and inexpensive Tamiya plastic units.
  5. My friend uses one on his F350. It works fine for him, though the battery kicked the bucket during the first few days of use. Expect to put a new battery in but otherwise it's okay. Keep in mind that with the advent of the DX6i the DX6 will likely be discontinued. Also keep in mind that the DX6 does not have many compatible Spektrum receivers.
  6. Up for sale is my whole collection of the rare Nikko Super Sprint and Dandy Dash cars. Please follow the links below to see pictures: http://tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?c...48&id=11629 http://tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?c...49&id=11629 I prefer cash but I'm open to full or partial trades. Cashwise looking for offers above $800 USD, which is about half what I paid for all this. I'm located in the US and can post worldwide if needed. If interested please send email to rhenbelz@hotmail.com.
  7. rhenbelz

    Dandy Dash

    Radio gear is made by Sanwa, so it's compatible with that and Airtonics stuff. 27Mhz AM. Also the transmitters work well with Traxxas receivers, Futaba receivers, and even original TamTechs. The Super Sprint had alloy bodied shocks, a full set of ball bearings, anti-roll bars front and rear, pin-spike tires, an adjustable front-rear Torque Splitter, and the UP240SE mod motor. The front bumper is slightly different. It had a wing mount in the rear and a different body, and a different rear bumper. Otherwise it's mostly identical to the Dash.
  8. I'm after a Twin Force. Any condition, must be complete but doesn't need electronics or wheels or body. Please let me know what you have. Might take a Mad Force if the price is right. I have lots of cars to trade and there is always cash.
  9. The Nitro Tracker was a basic entry level car, with a .12 recoil starting motor. They don't fetch much money at all but the body is nice. The body would be worth more than the car, really. My LHS had both the kit and the RTR and I've bought both, one as a runner and one as a shelfer. Not very collectable, very common, compared to the electrics it seems.
  10. You could probably do that too. I'm not familiar with the old MSCs but they should work fine. Again, make sure you keep the resistance down. Alternately you might be able to find an older racing ESC for a decently low price, a lot of the old Novaks like the 410-M5s (4-10 cells) are fairly common and would be much more efficient than an MSC.
  11. Actually a Tamiya MSC might work... the motor won't be drawing a lot of current, and the voltage is all that will be increased. You could probably get away with using an MSC, though you might want to replace the wires with heavier gauge ones and make sure the unit is clean just to be safe. Current shouldn't be much of an issue really, what heats things up is when you have something in the circuit drawing a lot of current. That little motor isn't, I doubt even stalled it will draw much more than 10A. The battery can supply that easily and when you consider that a 540 stalls typically around 35A, the MSC should work fine. So I guess if you don't need a lot of steps and you don't mind resistors and stuff, try an MSC. Just make sure the contacts are clean, maybe use some dielectric grease on the contacts.
  12. Technically there is another Kyosho Beetle too, the Kyosho Super Bug. It was a lexan shell on a nitro powered (GS .11X) 4WD chassis the same as the Wild Dodge Ram. Our LHS has a used but good condition one on consignment right now for $175. I could get pics if needed I suppose, or if anyone just has to have it let me know. []
  13. Should work fine. An ESC would be a lot more efficient though. Water is not good on an ESC or an MSC, though you can get an ESC dirty and it won't affect it like it does an MSC.
  14. Gotta have a 15 turn limit to run two stock motors. Some people run Mtroniks RV15s and similar. Alternately you can use an EVX with a jumper to run on 7.2v, or similar truck ESC.
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