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Is Ford, Is Good
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Victoria, Around Essendon Area
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Hey Everyone,
Is Anyone else into this hobby of Nitro RC Monster Trucks or Cars? I used to take mine to a proper track made for it until they banned Big Block Engines(haha .28ci is big block) because we tore up the track(true but still) Now i just take it to an open grass area or do full throttle runs up and down my street ![]() The Giga Crusher(has scoop) can sit behind cars at 60km/h and have alot more to go...90km/h. The Mammoth(thats its name i dont just call it that) one doesnt have the top speed like that one maybe 60-70km/h The Giga has a .28ci engine in it 3sp automatic, 3sp in reverse as well, Neutral makes it very easy to start and warm up the motor.and its pretty much bulletproof. I have taken the rear silencer off as it sounds better and runs better. The Mammoth one has a .25 engine, 2sp auto, just forward no reverse or neutral, brakes when u look at it... they run on 15% Nitro 70% Metho and 15% oil. Very fun ![]() I also have a little road car that i use as a burnout car because the motor is stuffed,and no the motor isnt stuffed because i use it as a burnout car i used it a rc car race track it was because it was my first car and i didnt take the time to run it in properly...ive been trying to blow it up, doesnt wana, ive stredded tyres down to rims ![]() Road Car = Pirtek V8 supercar body Mammoth = Ford BA Blue XR8 Ute Body Giga = Effy Body road car had the worst run in procedure ever(30 pulls to start) mammoth had a reasonable run in procedure(5-10 pulls) Giga has the best run in procedure ever possible(1 start if primed properly 2 if not) road car was my first, mammoth my second and giga my third. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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I have a 1/5 scale Lowndes HRT Commodore, 1/8 scale Colin McCrae WRX rally car, had a home built 1/4 scale sprint car but I'm currently building a 1/3 scale speedcar which will use many of the sprint car parts.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Sydney.
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ive got a nitro car the exact same as your road car w/ ambrose shell. except mine is in ute from with all the pirtek gear on it lol.
something is amiss with it though. its gone predominantly rear wheel drive. i pulled the front diff apart. a ok. the only other thing ive noticed is that the long drive belt is a bit stretched. so i thinking maybe its just slipping on the drive gears? ![]()
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Is Ford, Is Good
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![]() Mines Loose as well and always has been ![]() Just like to add that i have good knowledge of nitro cars/trucks and if anybody needs help with them just post up in here and i will try to help, off topic but doesnt matter. My cousin has exactly the same one but with different wheels ![]()
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Melbourne
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I've got a Losi LST monster truck with a LRP Spec 3 .28 in it and pretty much every hopup there is except for carbon fibre chassis :P
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
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wooooo digimon!!!
ive been looking on ebay at all these mad RC nitro cars and i can only drool... i have a tamiya t304 belt driven 4wd Lancer Evo 6 rally car, goes pretty hard, i have the racing motor in it but i ground off the suspension mounts so i havnt driven it in years
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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I am interested in getting into these......
Geoff EL 4.0 - Can you put something next to the Giga just as an indication of size? Quote:
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: SE Vic
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Geoff, where did you get your monster truck? I want to get one but it has to actually look like the real thing, not one of the low wide racing style like adrianb has (no offence).
I used to have an RC Moster truck magazine and I still remember one of them was nitro engined, with either dual or quad oil filled suspension and proper 4 wheel steering. Now thats the sort of RC truck I'm looking for.
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Here Campo81, Thats my XL Moti Helmet(yer my heads hugeee) My 30gb Ipod Video and my size 12 Havana thong. I took those Pics just then on my Mobile by the way
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Just in case no one has noticed, the scoop is connected to the carby and isnt one of those fake ones for looks, i dont know if makes for more performance but i think it does as the faster u go the more air gets pushed through but im not sure
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GEe that thing's huge
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The 4-wheel steering models are usually used for 'crawling' where you try do like trials stuff and climb big rocks. Most of the crawlers are electric. The Losi LST has a spot for a steering servo for rear-wheel steering but takes a little work to set up.
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Here's an action shot of mine doing backflips one day (without a body on it)
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Im currently uploading 3 videos that i took today. 1 when its not tuned, 1 during tune and one where i mess around with the gearbox...i go through forward reverse and neutral. Im guessing around 10mins hopefully
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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errr your running 15% oil??? bit low isnt it mate???
should be running more like 18-20% i love my nitro truck, give it an absolute caining, bits are getting hard to find, but still for $50 who cares ![]() but planes are more fun hehehehehe heli' too, but they are too hard and WAY too expensive |
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i've got a 1/8th Scale HPI Savage X 4.6. it's got 3 Hp and does 75Kmh.
i LOVE it.
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basically we bought it in the box, it had a bent axle and no body (both of which were chucked in free anyways, so go figure) everything was brand new. |
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Driving with one hand Filming with the other....Before tune
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OzECruisers FTW
Join Date: Jul 2007
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I don’t have a hobby of such with nitro cars, but at school my systems engineering teacher got me into hydrogen cars, I fiddle with those every now and then, still waiting for my hydrogen cell and engine to come from the ACT., so I can start Building a 4wd out of it.
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