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[plumber dave]

hi
just bought my first savage 25 and got it home has lots of alloy but think it needs a tank protector or alloy tank the chassis plates have integy on them so do i need an integy tank protector? also has low profile tyres on so want something for dirt use any recommendations please will try and get a pic on later

[Hawkpalmer]

Hi
I'd get rid of most of the alloy and stick with plastic mate. Alloy breaks/bends unlike plastic which flexs. You can put any tank protector on it. Dint bother with alloy one they leak.

Savage 25 has 14mm wheel hexs so any 14mm wheels will fit.

Get a wheelie bar and engine/roll cage from a savage x and strengthen up the savage. Parts are cheap on eBay and all bits from all the savage range will fit yours.

[Josh1A1H]

as mentioned above... alloy is great for a bling factor, or if you do not bash very hard at all (no jumping).... have you got any pictures??? You could probbaly sell some of your parts like alloy a arms and bumpers if you have them to recoup some of your money.

would love to see pics of the bling machine

[sisco31]

Ok they right about alloy but theres bits which can strengthen your savage Alloy hubs id say is the only alloy part you shoud have and your tank protector.

[plumber dave]

Thanks for the advice i will put some pics up but not done that yet so have to look into how to do it
just got some proline velocity wheels and proline bow tie 3.8" 40 series off road tires on advice from local model shop says it improves handling just notices that it has anti sway bars front and rear too

[plumber dave]

hope these pics work first time doing it

[carmst74]

Looks great mate. If you want rid of the on road wheels ill take them off your hands and i also have some 14mm hex wheel with big off road tires if you like

[Hawkpalmer]

you got a alloy heavy duty heatsink aswell (the purple bit engine is sitting on) supposed to help reduce heat from engine.

Id get better shocks for it (cen genesis are good and i have them on mine, not alloy tho,lol), id also put the plastic roll cage/engine protector from a savage x aswell. Yours looks nice tho

[plumber dave]

just had it running for about 10 mins then stopped and would not start seems low compression on engine stripped it down and there doesnt seem to be any type of gasket/ cylinder head gasket under the cap where the glow plug fits is this normal?? if the engine is goosed what would fit and recommend?? been told force are good engines but new too all this so prepared to take any advise

[Hawkpalmer]

Turn the flywheel with your hand and keep the glow plug in tightened down. If it's easy too turn chances are compression is crap. If it's hard too turn the it's all good.
I think I'm right in saying the force engines are bigger in size, as in might not fit. Don't get a hpi xl engine 5.9 I heard lots of bad things about them going wrong from the start.

The hpi k4.6 is a good engine, they do a f4.6 aswell but the k4.6 is better.
I have had the os max vg30 engine and I currently has a lrp z30r which has 4.12 horse power and is bloody fast, lol most 21 to 28 size engines will fit straight on the savage mate, there's loads out there on eBay just depends on your budget and if you want it too go like a rocket or not.

I would personally toughened it up with heavy duty parts if it hasn't been done already ( hd diff cups, dog bones, bulletproof diffs from a savage xl/flux, also check too see if the steering servo is standard ( hpi sf1, hpi sf2) as you will want a metal geared high torque servo for the steering.

No gaskets on the engine head just a head button ( the bit right underneath the cooling head that the glow plug screws into, they also have head shims ( different thickness washers for compression)

If it's not starting maybe a good idea too post why and what you did too it?? Have you flooded the engine?? Dd you prime the engine?? Have you messed with the carb screws ect??

Hope that helps

[henzy190]

As for engines I think the LRP range are my faves, although there's plenty of choice. I wouldn't get the K4.6 or the K5.9. Because the K4.6 has more top end than low end, and an F4.6 has better low end, and the 5.9 is problematic.

There's nothing wrong with alloy parts, so long as they're used right. Alloy wheel hubs are better as they need to be strong, but you need suspension arms to bend in a crash, so plastic.

[plumber dave]

well it was the engine that was goosed just no compression so went and got a hpi k 4.6 from local shop morley model centre did a good deal as he took back the wheels and tyres i bought off him and i put the rest too for the engine just spent all day running it in and now seems a lot better
i have used the instructions that came with engine and just fine tuned the high speed needle and now runs fine and about 230f do i need to adjust the low speed needle as it accelorates ok but no wheelies!! been told to leave the mid needle well alone

[plumber dave]

some pics of new engine in stalled took wheels off to glue tyres on and noticed back hub carriers are still plastic is it worth alloy upgrade?

[plumber dave]

seen a lot on forum about ofna throttle linkage is this upgrade worth doing and also twin disc setup as the brakes seem really good first time i flipped on nose they were that good can you adjust bias as seems all at front wheels

[henzy190]

plumber dave, on 05 September 2010 - 09:10 AM, said:

seen a lot on forum about ofna throttle linkage is this upgrade worth doing and also twin disc setup as the brakes seem really good first time i flipped on nose they were that good can you adjust bias as seems all at front wheels

dual disks help alot, you should get those.

as for the linkage, if you have ever had problems with the throttle linkage then go ahead and get it.