The Radio / Remote Control Cars Thread. (RC)

motorheadinc · 19th May 2008, 14:37

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Originally Posted by CLS_55_AMG

Guys here are some pics from todays meet...kevin chirag and me...raced at a nice empty street at BKC

Check the cars out...they are Traxxas' new rustler vxl (1:10) with brushless motors...

Perfromance upgrades :
- aluminum steering block
- aluminum caster block
- aluminum stub axle carriers
- anaconda concrete tyres
- spacers...to increase / decrease ride height
- aluminum rear lower arm ( my car – the blue one )

weve clocked 80 km/h on one of the cars...while following it in kevins C Class...

in one of the pics you can see what a beating the car took....check out the bent screw on the original plastic caster block...it had to be replaced with the aluminium one...which is also visible in the pic....

weve got performance gearing also...will install that soon...

for more details on the rustler vxl check out TRAXXAS Rustler VXL - Details

till then...enjoy the pics!

Hi CLS_55_AMG
Are these available in India (Pune/Mumbai/Delhi)???
If yes then how much do they cost ??
Are nitro powered models available too

shipwreck · 19th May 2008, 14:54

Do any of the b'lore RC car owners meet up on weekends or something...
A few years ago there were 4 RC car owners who used to meet up on sunday morning at the police ground behind the stadium and have some fun....suddenly after a few weeks they stopped...wonder if they shifted their venue or something....any info guys..

CLS_55_AMG · 19th May 2008, 16:44

hey motorheadinc....i havent seen the traxxas brand available anywhere in india...we ordered all the stuff online....there are plenty of websites that will ship it to india...it takes about 2-4 weeks...but the shipping cost is quite a bomb...the car with all kinds of spares, extra tyres, battery, battery charger, shipping etc would be approx 850$

R.P.M: I havent got lipo packs as yet...using a venom 5000 mah 8.4 V pack...lipo will come soon...coz i need to change the pinion gear once i have lipo

motorheadinc · 19th May 2008, 17:06

Thanks for the info CLS_55_AMG.

I presently have a F430 spider but was looking for more powerful models (nitro preferred)
I am aware that they will incur running costs too.
I will keep my hunt on and update here if i make any progress.

CLS_55_AMG · 19th May 2008, 17:10

motorheadinc....the rustler vxl is faster than most ready to run nitro models...with a 11.1 volt lipo battery its capable of a whopping 75mph....to prepare a nitro model you thats as quick would require at least twice the investment....and yes theres a lot more maintenance required in a nitro model..

motorheadinc · 19th May 2008, 17:30

Hmmm
Thats interesting.
The speed is scale speed or actual speed because 75mph translates to 120 kmph.
The vehicle would leave an enfield behind on the road :P

Maybe i dint mention this earlier but i enjoy not only running the vehicle but also assembling and modding it.

I know many people wont do this but the first thing i did after the first run of my ferrari f430 spider was to open it up to pieces and assemble it back again.

I was too much fascinated by the differential in the rear wheel that i was not able to hold back and did a quick dissemble assemble on the car.

P.S. I am not insane. It's just my way of doing things....

CLS_55_AMG · 20th May 2008, 00:59

yeah same here..i love opening it up and stuff as well...thats why weve replaced so many of the original parts with performance parts...and trust me....even I wasnt aware...but electric cars have plenty of modding as well...like changing the clutch, gears, suspension etc...

R.P.M · 20th May 2008, 11:56

the vxl brushless motors are the quickest electric cars on the market....Planning to upgrade to a HPI burshless model in the near future( they have a model in the pipeline,not announced yet)... for now im happy with bashing my hpi e-savage all over the place.

Lets plan a meet sometime....

CLS_55_AMG · 20th May 2008, 12:22

yeah lets plan a meet...

any idea how many guys on this forum have r/c cars, live in and around Mumbai, and would be interested??

motorheadinc · 20th May 2008, 16:03

@CLS_55_AMG
Thats great.
Hope i too can do some of the mods on my ferrari.
By the way i am still not convinced about the speed part please clarify whether it is scale speed or actual speed.

whatcanthisbe · 20th May 2008, 16:34

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Originally Posted by motorheadinc

@CLS_55_AMG
Thats great.
Hope i too can do some of the mods on my ferrari.
By the way i am still not convinced about the speed part please clarify whether it is scale speed or actual speed.

motorheadinc a nitro can do 60 MPH

stock i used to own a .15 nitro it was fun, didn't know i could get it to India :( i was looking around for a couple of rc car finally figured out tower hobbies ships to India BUT the normal USPS shipping is US$60 and the UPS shipping is 115USD , i guess i'll have to wait till some one is traveling.

CLS_55_AMG · 21st May 2008, 00:48

motorheadinc : will find out regarding the scale....we have, however clocked 80km/h for sure. Did that while sitting in a freinds car while doing 80 and the rustler on the road in front of us maintaining the same distance...

iceman91 · 24th May 2008, 12:01

Nitro car and Electric car speeds are actual speeds unlike the earlier rc cars/boats etc which had scale speeds. if you see a battery operated car saying advertised speed of 238kmph it is scale speed

Visited Model Art in Bangalore was not impressed with the cars. Also the sales guy did not know much and asked me to come after a week or two as the manager would be around then. They deal with a Taiwan based company for there Nitro and Electric cars.

This site is pretty Informative:
Tower Hobbies' Easy RC—Cars & Trucks

911er · 28th July 2008, 00:55

If anyone does know about Nitro RC Cars, I need help with it. I'm planning to get one myself and I'm confused as what to get, I have short listed:

1. Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3
2. Traxxas Revo 3.3 or
3. Trinity Spyder....

All these are Monster trucks and can be taken off-road. I'm providing links to all these below. Lemme know which one you think is better.
Thanks in advance....

LINKS:
Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3:
Click Here
Traxxas Revo 3.3:
Click Here
Trinity Spyder:
Click Here

Rehaan · 28th July 2008, 02:55

Hi 911er,

At this point i only have one basic question / suggestion -

WHY NITRO ?? Why not electric?

These days the electric cars are beasts, and more importantly they are so much easier to mantain / run (as compared to my breif experience with nitro).

Also, the nitro will be a bit loud and will attract a crowd - especially in india. (Dont know if you would consider that a good thing or a bad thing)

cya
R

PS - actually, electrics can be pretty loud too.

19th May 2008, 14:54	#62
shipwreck Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 18 Thanked: Once	Do any of the b'lore RC car owners meet up on weekends or something... A few years ago there were 4 RC car owners who used to meet up on sunday morning at the police ground behind the stadium and have some fun....suddenly after a few weeks they stopped...wonder if they shifted their venue or something....any info guys..
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19th May 2008, 16:44	#63
CLS_55_AMG BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cuffe Parade, BOMBAY Posts: 153 Thanked: 370 Times	hey motorheadinc....i havent seen the traxxas brand available anywhere in india...we ordered all the stuff online....there are plenty of websites that will ship it to india...it takes about 2-4 weeks...but the shipping cost is quite a bomb...the car with all kinds of spares, extra tyres, battery, battery charger, shipping etc would be approx 850$ R.P.M: I havent got lipo packs as yet...using a venom 5000 mah 8.4 V pack...lipo will come soon...coz i need to change the pinion gear once i have lipo Last edited by CLS_55_AMG : 19th May 2008 at 16:46.
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19th May 2008, 17:06	#64
motorheadinc BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: University of Bath Posts: 297 Thanked: Once	Thanks for the info CLS_55_AMG. I presently have a F430 spider but was looking for more powerful models (nitro preferred) I am aware that they will incur running costs too. I will keep my hunt on and update here if i make any progress. Last edited by motorheadinc : 19th May 2008 at 17:09. Reason: spellcheck
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19th May 2008, 17:10	#65
CLS_55_AMG BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cuffe Parade, BOMBAY Posts: 153 Thanked: 370 Times	motorheadinc....the rustler vxl is faster than most ready to run nitro models...with a 11.1 volt lipo battery its capable of a whopping 75mph....to prepare a nitro model you thats as quick would require at least twice the investment....and yes theres a lot more maintenance required in a nitro model..
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19th May 2008, 17:30	#66
motorheadinc BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: University of Bath Posts: 297 Thanked: Once	Hmmm Thats interesting. The speed is scale speed or actual speed because 75mph translates to 120 kmph. The vehicle would leave an enfield behind on the road :P Maybe i dint mention this earlier but i enjoy not only running the vehicle but also assembling and modding it. I know many people wont do this but the first thing i did after the first run of my ferrari f430 spider was to open it up to pieces and assemble it back again. I was too much fascinated by the differential in the rear wheel that i was not able to hold back and did a quick dissemble assemble on the car. P.S. I am not insane. It's just my way of doing things....
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20th May 2008, 00:59	#67
CLS_55_AMG BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cuffe Parade, BOMBAY Posts: 153 Thanked: 370 Times	yeah same here..i love opening it up and stuff as well...thats why weve replaced so many of the original parts with performance parts...and trust me....even I wasnt aware...but electric cars have plenty of modding as well...like changing the clutch, gears, suspension etc...
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20th May 2008, 11:56	#68
R.P.M BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 212 Thanked: 43 Times	the vxl brushless motors are the quickest electric cars on the market....Planning to upgrade to a HPI burshless model in the near future( they have a model in the pipeline,not announced yet)... for now im happy with bashing my hpi e-savage all over the place. Lets plan a meet sometime....
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20th May 2008, 12:22	#69
CLS_55_AMG BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cuffe Parade, BOMBAY Posts: 153 Thanked: 370 Times	yeah lets plan a meet... any idea how many guys on this forum have r/c cars, live in and around Mumbai, and would be interested??
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20th May 2008, 16:03	#70
motorheadinc BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: University of Bath Posts: 297 Thanked: Once	@CLS_55_AMG Thats great. Hope i too can do some of the mods on my ferrari. By the way i am still not convinced about the speed part please clarify whether it is scale speed or actual speed.
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21st May 2008, 00:48	#72
CLS_55_AMG BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cuffe Parade, BOMBAY Posts: 153 Thanked: 370 Times	motorheadinc : will find out regarding the scale....we have, however clocked 80km/h for sure. Did that while sitting in a freinds car while doing 80 and the rustler on the road in front of us maintaining the same distance...
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24th May 2008, 12:01	#73
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	Nitro car and Electric car speeds are actual speeds unlike the earlier rc cars/boats etc which had scale speeds. if you see a battery operated car saying advertised speed of 238kmph it is scale speed Visited Model Art in Bangalore was not impressed with the cars. Also the sales guy did not know much and asked me to come after a week or two as the manager would be around then. They deal with a Taiwan based company for there Nitro and Electric cars. This site is pretty Informative: Tower Hobbies' Easy RC—Cars & Trucks Last edited by iceman91 : 24th May 2008 at 12:11. Reason: added info
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28th July 2008, 00:55	#74
911er BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 98 Thanked: 159 Times View My Garage	Nitro (Gas) R.C. Car Racing in Mumbai If anyone does know about Nitro RC Cars, I need help with it. I'm planning to get one myself and I'm confused as what to get, I have short listed: 1. Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 2. Traxxas Revo 3.3 or 3. Trinity Spyder.... All these are Monster trucks and can be taken off-road. I'm providing links to all these below. Lemme know which one you think is better. Thanks in advance.... LINKS: Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3: Click Here Traxxas Revo 3.3: Click Here Trinity Spyder: Click Here Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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28th July 2008, 02:55	#75
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,347 Thanked: 35,685 Times	Hi 911er, At this point i only have one basic question / suggestion - WHY NITRO ?? Why not electric? These days the electric cars are beasts, and more importantly they are so much easier to mantain / run (as compared to my breif experience with nitro). Also, the nitro will be a bit loud and will attract a crowd - especially in india. (Dont know if you would consider that a good thing or a bad thing) cya R PS - actually, electrics can be pretty loud too. Last edited by Rehaan : 28th July 2008 at 02:59.
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