RC Car Thread

[CALAIS 6]

Hey wots up guys was bored and was wondering if anyone here is into the rc drift casr post up some pics and specs on ur car here's mine

It's a Yokomo Mr4tc with custom carbon fibre chassis
27 turn stock motor and a digital speed controller
has lots of little extra's that iv spent money and time on last few yeard but id be here all day so here's some pics

[bangers]

that looks awesome. are they expensive?

[CALAIS 6]

depends wot ya buy but the initial cost is a bit i bought it before i was able to drive so bassically all the money i made working part time i would spend on it lol.Can get coastly for parts to when i first started i broke so many wish bones lol clip another car and hit a wall flat out and then there's another 10 bucks for wishbones lol.It's good fun too can get really competitive with mates trying for best lap times

[davey g-force]

Yeah, that looks wicked.

Ive been wanting to get into them for a while now. I posted a thread on this a while back:

Check out the RC Nitro Cars !!

Check it out, its got a link to some awsome drifting footage !!

[CALAIS 6]

yeh thats cool dude i had a nitro one before i moved here a year ago (left it in the uk with broken motor lol) i rekon electric are easier to maintain and just as much fun but the nitro ones u gotta love the sound tho ur neighbours don't at bout 1 in the morning lol

[davey g-force]

yeh thats cool dude i had a nitro one before i moved here a year ago (left it in the uk with broken motor lol) i rekon electric are easier to maintain and just as much fun but the nitro ones u gotta love the sound tho ur neighbours don't at bout 1 in the morning lol

Is your electric one as quick as a nitro??

[CALAIS 6]

electric can be quicker than nitro and to ur question it depends wot nitro car would i be up against lol

[davey g-force]

electric can be quicker than nitro and to ur question it depends wot nitro car would i be up against lol

Yeah?

Wot about cost? More expensive than a nitro??

[CALAIS 6]

my electric car cost more than my nitro but thats cos i bought it and spent alot on it to get ti to race spec and it's just got better from then.The nitro was bought for pissin bout with mates in street with there's and just having a laugh all my stuff was bout in scotland before i moved so exchange would probably equivelant to

my nitro bout 600 bucks
electric one with all spares(equats to a spare car) batteries charger and stuff probably regin of 1000++ dollors

[davey g-force]

WHOA !!

Expensive hobby man, but I spose it's heaps of fun.

Hmmm..... the noise of the nitro cars is bloody awsome though....

[VLDavo]

my old car was originaly one of the 1/10 ford xr6 utes had

force 21 engine running 20% nitro
2 speed fully adjustble gearbox
1/8th diffs
cusom polished tune pipe
all steal belted kevlar belts
fully polished chasis
all hiden wires to the servos
custom fuel filters and lines
few other mods jus cant think of at the moment

and it was that fast it wasnt funny......i virtualy stuck the biggest moter i could in it had so much torque it would twist the chasis....u could be traveling at 40ks boot it and jus all 4 wheels jus bag up and kick out sideways
and it would out acelerate electrics r/cs of the line.... wish i never sold it now ill post up a pic if i can find one

and now i have a 1/8th buggy with force 21 running 20% full crabon fibre chasis all billet alloy wishbones shock towers and steering components it goes pretty good aswell

[CALAIS 6]

my mate has a 1/10th wide body lol has 2 gears 15 thunder tiger motor holds atleast 60ks in first gear and if the tires are worn when it hits econd gear it just spins outta control lol there great fun (wish i hadnt broke the engine on the nitro one now)

[VLDavo]

my mate has a 1/10th wide body lol has 2 gears 15 thunder tiger motor holds atleast 60ks in first gear and if the tires are worn when it hits econd gear it just spins outta control lol there great fun (wish i hadnt broke the engine on the nitro one now)

yea the nitro ones are good i think....dont have to keep charging batteries lol...

my old 1/10th becasue it had fully adjustble 4wd when it hit wheel spin at high speed u jus couldsnt spin it out coz the front would jus keep pulling and the back would jus stay stuck out sideways....tires never lasted long on that car lol........


another guy i met he used to race nationaly.....the last moter he bought cost him 2500 and it was a fully custom team lossi moter lol....hes jus crazy hes spent around 30g on remote control cars in the last 10 years

[pumba]

hehehe i got a maloo r/c ute with a locked diff (good old superglue ) it does dinner plates to the left but to the right, it just does a big turn hahaha

[VRSS]

i have an electric one that i used to put foam back wheels on and it would drift really well, and if i went through dirt the tyres would get full of dust and donuts on the pavement it looked like it was smoking up
then i left it sitting infront of a cabinet with a fishtank on it.. the fishtank got smashed and my car never turned on again
it had a XY GTHO body on it (i know a ford) but it looks really tough. They didnt make XU1 Toranas or VK Commodores so thats why i got it. Ill get some pics of it when i get digital camera batteries. but it wont have wheels cause i sold them

[Maxih]

Ya gotta shop around.. Coupla weeks ago i picked up a 1/10 4wd electric road car with a SS ute body for $300. (RRP:380)
It's not top of the line but i've seen the same chasis/motor combination give the big buck units a run for their $$ in the 540 class (standard engines pretty much)

I is only just startin out, but havin fun learnin.. Still tryin to make the little adjustments needed to get her goin proper..

I reckon for a begginer with a little interest in competin socially they're a pretty good startin point..

If ya think the modifyin bug is only with big cars , ya wrong.. I'm already lookin at wheels/tyres/chasis mods & new bodies.. Now i get some spare $$ & can't decide which car to put it towards...

[CALAIS 6]

dude it's an addiction i got mine when i was 16 now 18 in uk my friday went school finished at 12 home pik up car go too hobby shop spend a hour or 2 talking to the guys there buy something new for it.They are awesom fun and suggest for first time buyer if u want to race buy from a racer allready thats wot i done he talked me throu everything and the car was allready set up for the track.That first car lasted me about a year then i bought the one i have now and have kept moddifying it since it's now a top race spec

[Maxih]

I'm saved a little temptation in that i want to try competin in the 540 class to start with, so the motor will be as bought for the time being...

However, the mods you can make to the chasis, wheels, electronics could be a worry... I is also going against the norm with my body selection.. I'll be honest, i picked the car coz it was a Holden body & while everyone suggests the supra, etc bodies for competin, i'm gunna try some diffent wings on the back & see how i go..

It's somethin a little different i reckon.. Flyin the c/dore flag amongst all those ricer bodies...

[CALAIS 6]

too be honest when i race i don't notice a great deal in boddy's people say they make a greta deal of difference im goin for a ute for my next one.But having never bought a shell here before im not 100% on wots available the vauzhaull astar on mine just now is awesome one siv had in past year or 2 i would recomend are honda integra,lexus is200,180sx,rx7,dodge stratus(the one i found to be the ultimate shell) only thing id recomned is no shells that have alot of overhang at the rear ie long shells cos the downforce is awfull

[Maxih]

I've seen those Dodge stratus shells for about $39 bare.. Nice price and damn hot lookin body too...

Might have to get one for if the ute proves impractical or falls apart..

Had 1 high speed roll ova so far, survived pretty well actually.. Ya shit yaself when they start to roll an flip though, eh....

[CALAIS 6]

LOL yeh u should see wot it's like when u crash or some else does on a straigh where u and 6 other cars are flat out towards them lol thats when ya shit urself.Don't worry mate trust me they can take one hell of a beating

Here are a few old pics from the club i used to race in Scotland with

[Maxih]

Had mine out on street near house the other day, just doin some battery testin... Gave the wife a go, me standin infront of a stormwater drain just to be safe- no problems... Gave the daughter a go, shes just cruisin round in gentle figure 8s. Just as i was feelin safe about my cars future she nails it, dead straight @ full throttle, straight past me an down the storm drain.
I couldn't have gotten the angle better if i tried. Luckily theres been no rain here for a week or so & with the assistance of a coathanger i recovered the ute, non the worse for wear....

Was almost worth the scare for the look on her face.. She stood there in stunned silence, probably imagining how many girly trinkets she was gunna lose to cover the cost of replacement..
Is funny now, but freaked me out at the time....

[VLDavo]

this is my buggy i got at the moment but im gonna buy another road car

im still tinkering with the idea of a small nos setup for it

[bradvt98]

i've got one to it hammers i love them mine cost $700 i give it heaps even got it ran over my own falt though :note to self do not try and race cars up the street:

stuffed the chassis, motor, wheels and a few other bits was lucky it didn't do more anyway she's all fixed goes just as hard

the original body was the vx gts that i later cracked so i decided to paint the flames and now it's got the vy body

[Shifty1]

i want one badly.. how much they cost roughly boys? just for a basic setup?