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kaiser

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  1. i have a 2pl. on my race clod the antenna is jusy laying there. no issues with range. on my b4 i do have a short antenna tube, same with my stadium truck. so far so good, the fhss has had zero issue's. it's my only 2.4ghz radio so i use it with all my racers. i like it alot. i still have a 3pm fm radio and a 2ph am, i only use those on the vintage cars. range is great, i can go so far away that i can barely see the car.
  2. i had my 9t in a df01 dirt thrasher and it was way faster then my friends two traxxas vxl's. it made my 4wd buggy wheelie like crazy. quite fun. i think the 380's are ok for buggies, i'd worry about them, in monster trucks though unless the gearing was perfect. but gearing is important with any bl system. that same 9t did melt down in my m03 though. (20tooth pinion)
  3. i can't help with an actual #, but they are 380 rotors which make them spin high (rpm) but have low torque. which is why hw says they are intended for 1/12-1/10 on road cars.
  4. nicads can hold some voltage, back in the day i remember seeing over 12v on the charger while charging 7.2v packs. don't worry about it. worry if they get very hot.
  5. on my clod(60amp) the punch is @ 7. on my m03 (35amp) it's @ 1
  6. with dual brushless you'll need 2 speed controlers and 2 motors. i think something in the 3000-4000kv range would be nice in that truck. i just put 2 4000kv/60amp ezruns in my clod and it runs very well. they cost me under $100 each with shipping. the lower the kv the more tq (i think) but it also varies with voltage, load, gearing etc....
  7. listed on ebay today. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=STRK:MESELX:IT SOLD!
  8. listed on ebay today. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=STRK:MESELX:IT SOLD!
  9. the trucks didn't have too much trouble making that turn, if you came into the corner too fast you'd have an issue. but for the most part the trucks had enough power to kick the rear end out and make the turn.
  10. a couple of pics from this past weekends monster truck race:
  11. i've never had any cogging with ezruns. and the xeruns are sensored. but the ez runs have been great. i did plenty of slow driving this weekend with my clod and dual 4000kv ezruns and no cogging.
  12. you know where i stand david. but i must say that i have always wanted a dragoon. i have never seen one at any of the monster truck races so i have no idea how well the perform, but they sure are lovely. thundertech's ripper is the better of their two chassis. here's a link to really get you going, all the chassis are listed here: http://www.clodparts.com/catagories/chassis.html enjoy some pics from the weekend: http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?...mp;#entry401205
  13. you should be fine, you'll on the cusp of what hw limits the esc at, but we all know they kind of under rate them. 4420kv, on 7.4v is what most manufactures that use turns would call 7.5t.
  14. depending on application hw recomends no lower then 8.5 for off road, no lower the 5.5 onroad. that being said i have run the 5.5 off road in my b4, silly fast, but everything worked fine and stayed cool. (i did this with an xerun) they are pretty good esc's.
  15. it's the truth! i gave up 1:1 racing for rc, so i think i'm still ahead a bit. lol
  16. with a basic cpe chassis you still need: http://www.crawfordperformanceengineering....products_id=211 http://www.crawfordperformanceengineering....;products_id=15 http://www.crawfordperformanceengineering....;products_id=10 and hardware. (bolts, nuts, shock mounts,sway bars, rod ends all made from stainless) it seems that brett/cpe owner is out of stock on a bunch of stuff right now, but if you got a complete chassis kit it would include all that. at the moment he only lists complete kits for the terminator, most likely when he gets new ones made he'll have complete predators too. i like the terminator, it comes with the nicer machined lower links (easier to mount shocks) too. the wheel wideners and inner stiffeners were purchased seperatley but are highly recomended. i'm sure i'll run into brett tomorrow @ winter wars, i'll ask him when he thinks he'll have new kits in stock.
  17. the gp is a decent truck(built by redcat, designed by cpe), parts support is tough and that link you posted is for an upgraded chassis, so you still need to buy a gp. gp's are also not twin motor, and for the most part can't compete that well against a similarly modded clod. when you take a good look at the mt racing scene, there's not much out there that con compete with modded clods. clods usually sweep the events, dominate is more like it, you rarely see non clods on the podium.
  18. now we're talking! if you want to build a modded clod i suggest buying a pair of axles, it will save you a few bucks if you want a race style clod. here's a quick price list (what i paid to build mine) in usd: superclod kit $209 (a pair of axles will run around 120) cpe terminator complete chassis kit comes with, chassis, rear steer lock out, all links, behind the axle front steering kit, body mounts, shock mounts. $199.00 cpe 2 inch wheel wideners $25 cpe inner axle stiffeners $20 for 4, but you only need 2 if you use the rear steer lockout rcguy motor mounts $20 for the pair yeah racing shocks (these are cheap but work very well on my truck) $20.00 for 4 rc4wd foam tire inserts $30 for 4 parma lexan cold body $27 2 hobbywing 8.5t 60amp ezrun systems $180.00 for both shipped 2 sets of hot racing hardend pinions 13 tooth and 15 tooth $24 for all 4 servo y harness $5 battery y harness $15 50c 2s 5000mah lipo $50.00 (you need a high c rating to run 2 bl systems off one battery) ------------- total $824 to me thats alot of $$ but i did it over time and i really love how it turned out. the terminator chassis kit lowers the c.o.g. so much, the body doesn't sit as high and it flies through the air straight as an arrow. i'm actually going to my first rc monster truck race tomorrow. i'm excited.
  19. hopper/hornet all the way. foxes and wild ones are hard to find/get parts for and the frog is a waste of time IMO.
  20. hopper/hornet clod df01 buggies those are my favorites.
  21. the blue super clod is being discontinued. metallic version (with esc) still being made. most likley scenario is they will add an esc to the super clod, maybe change a few things and call it the sototallyawesome clod.
  22. the dual hunter (or any of the other twin motor trucks on that platform) have interested me. i have seen a few up close and the drawbacks i see are: touring car friction shocks low ground clearance that being said i know there's shock tower extensions so you can run 4 inch shocks, but it doesn't seem to increase ground clearance much. i love clods though, stock to wildly modified. you can't go wrong with them, they are tough, the weakpoints of the original clod have been addressed with the super clod. and as steelrat mentioned there are some mods you can do to it and it won't loose it's cool stock appearance. clods are a blast and theres not much out there that can compare to them.
  23. i like the body alot. but i don't think it will sell that well. that being said i think it's a better option then a holiday buggy for a beginner.
  24. FWIW the new ezrun victory motors have removable bullets on the motor. you solder your wires to the connectors but then you can just pull them off when you want to. i just picked up 2 8.5t victory's, they are quite nice for the price.
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