soane Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I'm pretty pleased with the way this car is coming together, I carried out a break-in procedure for peace of mind and it seems to have paid off, running well and the speed is coming on fine. Now most of my cars are tarts handbags, they go well but I try to make them look better using the hop-ups available, so can anyone point me in the right direction for Kyosho hop-ups? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingscott Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 For my spares I use: http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/kyoshospares/?_trksid=p4340.l2559 He's a good seller and always sorts me out, very good if you have any issues or questions also. Kyosho parts are a pain to get hold of in the UK hey and cost a bomb. As for hop ups, I don't really know for the fazer, try a google search. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soane Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 Thanks for the reply. I've seen the guy you mentioned on ebay and will probably use him in the future. As Modelsport still sell this car, and I've met several people who've commented on how good this car is, I find it hard to imagine that I can't get the hop-ups that are available for it. I've mailed Kyosho UK for their comment, see what they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansmann1 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 i have a fazer aston martin db9 it has the 16 engine rather than the 15 ithink they are great. most of the time i dont have a problem with parts as my lms stocks a few of them. as for hop ups change your batteries to a rechargable hump pack and buy the switch harness this means there is an extra plug which you can hang out of the radio box so when you want to recharge it you dont have to open the radio box and disconnect the plug. also you must get a failsafe. i would also recommend buying the 2 speed transmission and also change the front diff from a lixe axle to a proper diff this makes it corner better. you can do this by buying a rear diff and changing it over with the one thats supplied a guy on ebay selling them for £11.99. this is cheaper than buying the inner cogs which work out at about£25. the only negative with this car is it gets very hot with the shell on so i would cut a hole in the front window to get a bit more air in to cool it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soane Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Well I got the 2-speed tranny and it makes a hell of a difference. At the moment it is still running rich but that's OK for now. Next on the list will be the diff and maybe anti-roll bars. On thing I've noticed is the hex in the wheels is quite shallow so Tamiya wheels don't fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansmann1 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 just to let you know if you burn out the piston and liner it will cost you about £50 to buy . a new engine from modelsport will cost about £135.i bought a brand new one off ebay for £45 yes that was a brand new full engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soane Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Yeah seen that the other day, quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansmann1 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 apparently you can even get 2 speed clutch bells with different amounts of teeth. the less amount of teeth the more acceleration the more teeth the better the top apeed. have you changed the front diff yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soane Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 New diff should be landing today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soane Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Yay, diff turned up, boo too much red wine, best leave this 'til tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansmann1 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 another thing you might find is after a while the steering may be quite a bit play on the steering all you do is glue the plastic parts together and this will make the steering sharper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soane Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Well my Savage is up and running and I'm well happy with it so I'm turning my attention to my Fazer once more just to spruce it up, especially since its re-release a couple of months ago. I fitted the front diff upgrade and have since fitted the 2-speed transmission, more for a hop-up than a performance upgrade as it won't be raced. I recently saw a Fazer on ebay that had a tuned pipe so that is what I'm after at the moment along with some wheel/tyre options, so can anyone point me in the right direction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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