Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / February 2007

i have an e-savage by HPI
on ebay i see parts for other savages.
like this item for the savage x
http://cgi.ebay.com/24Pcs-HPI-SAVAGE-X-KNUCKLE-C-HUB-U-L-A-ARM-BEARING_W0QQitemZ
130083797792QQihZ003QQcategoryZ19168QQcmdZViewItem

Does anyone have one of these. . .I see Tower is still pimping them on
the front page, but I have read nothing or known anyone that had tried
one. The only little bit I read was possible on here, and was
generally about how it was fairly fragile.

My RB323 equipped Revo wheelieing round my mates garden, nothing too
exciting, about 3.1mb and 30 seconds :)  The wing makes a sweet wheelie bar
hehe.
http://www.danbayes.com/revo_wheelies_small.wmv

Anyone used an RC recently?  Any new pics?  Any news?  Anything else to
report?

I used to post an FAQ in these groups a few years ago. It can still be found
here <ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/models/rc-cars/newbie-guide> and here
<http://www.faqs.org/faqs/models/rc-cars/newbie-guide/index.html>. For personal
reasons I had to give it up, and I handed the FAQ ...

I picked up a can of K&N spray air filter oil after mis-placing the
bottle of liquid AFO. Has anyone used this? Results? Any predictable
problems? Seem like it will work, but I'd hate to trash a new motor. .
Thanks

I have a Hyper 7 buggy that I am mounting an engine in that is made to
fit a Traxas vehicle (It's a TM323 with a TMaxx Mount). After making
my own engine mounting plate, the only thing left is the exhaust.
Since the motor is much shorter than a regular big-block, the exhaust

Due the new EFRA regulations the modified now runs on 5 cells.
The manual says  6 TO 12 Cells.  Has anyone tryed the mamba on 5 Cells
??????
Most guys that run 5 cells use the GM genius 95 or the LRP brushless set.

Is this the hottest monster truck you have ever seen?
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iew.php
The Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3 RTR Monster Nitro RC Truck incorporates the awesomely
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