rctech132 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Hi all.. This is a special day for me.. this morning i received my HPI Baja 5b Flux, which in my opinion is the craziest car readily available. The sheer size of this thing and everything thats part of it is incredible. The motor is literally the size of if not larger than a coke can. the wires are super thick the servo is massive and the dog bones look like they could be from a real 1/1 car. Everything screams BIG and AWESOME Im super exited about this and ill upload some pics of the beast later today. About to take it for a test drive down my road... Ill be using this thread for questions i have and for other people to post their questions or advice for me. This is my first large scale and every thing is new to me! Cheers all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Just been out with mine! Don't expect much from the stock rear tyres, they're shocking! Road tyres do help. However, all 1/5 scale cars eat tyres quickly when used on road! You've been warned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjimknickers Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Nice one, can't wait to see it at oxshott, I went there yesterday morning for a quick bash til it rained. What cell can it use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Just been out with mine! Don't expect much from the stock rear tyres, they're shocking! Road tyres do help. However, all 1/5 scale cars eat tyres quickly when used on road! You've been warned! Yea te rear tyres are shocking lol but for me it's pretty fun as you have to use the throttle more carefully and be more precise with the steering I will be getting some better tyres soon thoughNice one, can't wait to see it at oxshott, I went there yesterday morning for a quick bash til it rained. What cell can it use? I might wait till it properly dries out before I take this to Oxshott Jim it's looking all nice and new haha and it will run on 6s as I was just now and 8s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Hi all.. This is a special day for me.. this morning i received my HPI Baja 5b Flux, which in my opinion is the craziest car readily available. The sheer size of this thing and everything thats part of it is incredible. The motor is literally the size of if not larger than a coke can. the wires are super thick the servo is massive and the dog bones look like they could be from a real 1/1 car. Everything screams BIG and AWESOME Im super exited about this and ill upload some pics of the beast later today. About to take it for a test drive down my road... Ill be using this thread for questions i have and for other people to post their questions or advice for me. This is my first large scale and every thing is new to me! Cheers all did you get it new? i had a look before xmas but couldnt find any stock anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 did you get it new? i had a look before xmas but couldnt find any stock anywhere I got it of a guy from Facebook who used it once with different tyres so it's basically brand new the tyres are unused (until about an hour ago lol) and I got a good deal with two 4s batteries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) sounds good, get some video up and lets have a look Edited January 11, 2015 by sean-vrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjimknickers Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Yea oxshott has killed a few of my cars now, it claimed my baja engine & killed my mamba monster esc on my savage so it's very wise to wait for it to dry out, wet sand is nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Here's a short video of today showing how terrible yet in a way fun the tyres are lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjimknickers Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 So it's totally stock then? What's the esc In one of these? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-d Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Nice!brushless baja looks like it will be a handful to control 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistonhead Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Castle XL2 iirc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazzaClio Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Nice piece of kit, looks like your enjoying it already . Have fun. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I do so love large leccy cars! Turn the punch down as low as possible, this does help to get moving! Once it's above 10ish mph,then you can nail it. Shameless plug; I've just posted a 10S vid of mine in the vid section. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 So it's totally stock then? What's the esc In one of these? Yep completely stock apart from sway bars I think not sure if they come as standard or not?Nice!brushless baja looks like it will be a handful to control Yea ok the road you have to be careful on the throttle to stop the car spinning out and you get a lot of oversteer.Nice piece of kit, looks like your enjoying it already . Have fun. Thanks. Yea it's great fun can't wait to get it off road!I do so love large leccy cars! Turn the punch down as low as possible, this does help to get moving! Once it's above 10ish mph,then you can nail it. Shameless plug; I've just posted a 10S vid of mine in the vid section. Yea I noticed that you need to slowly accelerate to get some speed then you can really give it the beans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Don't get the ESC wet, it'll not thank you for it I found 7s the sweet spot for bashing, 6 is tame, 8 is bonkers. Is the ESC still fitted with deans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Don't get the ESC wet, it'll not thank you for it I found 7s the sweet spot for bashing, 6 is tame, 8 is bonkers. Is the ESC still fitted with deans? Yea I'm not planning on getting this anywhere near the water! And yea the esc still has deans but if not planning on changing them now as all my batteries and my other cars have deans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Might be worth getting the cap-pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Plus one on the cap pack Keep an eye on the deans, they should cope with the current...bullets are preferable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Take a reading of the data logger without the cap-pack, then take readings with the cap-pack, big difference in volt drop! I was seeing 3 volts of drop without, but it's usually only 0.7 volts with the cap-pack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Is this what you mean by cap pack? http://www.modelsport.co.uk/etronix-power-cap/rc-car-products/368696 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 http://www.modelsport.co.uk/castle-cap-pack-50v-12s-lipo-880-farads-/rc-car-products/368567 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Cheers how would I install that. Is that doe thing that would just be useful or is there actually a risk of esc damage without it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I'd say risk of damage without. I don't know why they're not fitted at the factory. It solders onto main leads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctech132 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Okay well I'm no good at soldering so I need someone to do it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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