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I knew it would pull 20k-21k! That's excellent. With 17/57 on ashpalt it should be in the 23k range... If the porting will allow. Throw a cheap 40 quid DDM ported head on it and see what it'll rev to before the crank snaps! If you like the high revs, Doug at ESP, here in Michigan, can build you a head with his "boat porting" that he says will get into the 25k range.

Same pipe as this thread is about, just a silenced version. Rumor has it, it's a bit more torquy, but loses about 500rpm up top. It's supposed to have the same low end as the Dom, but I doubt it.

My GT2 is rubbish... It forgets it's trim settings. My car will sit there at an idle for a few seconds, then you can hear the speed control start to beep, then the car starts moving under it's own power. You reset the throttle trim, then it starts to do it again after a few seconds. It forgets the steering as well. What's weird about it, is that it's a manual dial (potentiometer) not a digital gain control. It's an ok radio for an electric, but I would never trust it to another petrol car again! I had a hell of a time trying to tune in my carb with this stupid thing revving my motor while was trying to drop the rpm with the idle screw... I thought I had an air leak! Or Dementia.

Ahhh! I have double vision!

Maybe you are driving improperly?

What mount is bending? The pipe to the roll cage, pipe to the chassis, or the mount of the roll cage?

I see you bought a 30.5cc from China... Oh my.

My Nova-Rossi .21 11 port will put a serious beating on any .32 motor. 65,000 is a lot of RPM. I have it bolted into a Schumacher Xtreme 3 speed. Runs about 70 in second gear @1/4 throttle. Anything more and it blows over. It's never hit 3rd gear with this motor, but I did get it into third quite often with the stock Thunder Tiger .21, but that motor is a puff and only revs to 21k. pfft. Same as a Zenoah that's 10 times larger lol. Engine size has very little to do with speed or power. It's all in the design and porting. The stock KM 29 and 30 motors don't have the power of the Zenoah's. It's from a lack of a proper porting design and huge crankcase volumes. I have a 7.3L V-8 in my F-250 (460 cubic inches.) It sounds impressive until you realize it only produces 255hp... Size means little. A 4-bolt is the way to go, putting a ported head on a 2-bolt is just a ticking time bomb until the the head cracks. Enjoy the motor you have for now and when the time comes to upgrade, go for a Zen 4-bolt case. Then the possibilities really open up for more power.

A petrol brushless nitro-powered km hpi 5ive b sc FG monster truck. Duh. I have a brushless motor in my servo because I think a nitro powered servo would be a PITA to tune. So I have to say brushless is better, but what do I know?

Still got a fair way to go yet, but got the feelers out there and waiting for some replies about some cheap bits, as this will be very much a budget build. I think you may need a chassis, but I'm just guessing.

Here we go again...

Looks like fun!

Avoid the Ghost pipe, it's just loud and doesn't really add any power. The Thor, VRC clone or Dom pipes are about the best of the clone pipes. Dom adds low end. Loud. Most people's favorite. Thor adds a fair bit all around, sounds cool too. My favorite. VRC clone adds lots of mid and top, but you need to know what you are doing to get the most out of this pipe. It's loud as hell too. I would recommend the Dom or the Thor. The links I posted will give you an idea of looks, these links are directed to companies in the States, so you will need to find them in your country. Others I'm sure will post up links. These are just clone pipes, there are a bunch of "Name Brand" pipes out there too. The Bartolone Torpedo is one of my favorites, but that too expensive for me. I'm keepin my junk all clone. Feel free to use the search button, there are hundreds of threads about these very cars on here. Good luck and welcome aboard.

What is a King Motors? Is that like a bicycle or something?

Can I hook my Iphone27i+ to it? If not it's rubbish. I need more tech on my R/C's and so does OHO...

Not that I'm aware of. Although as soon as I hear "FS" I instantly think of that horrible MCD clone... I'm sure you did see them in Europe, they were made in the The Netherlands... Or did you exclude those potheads from EU? lol.

Oh that's right it was more like the Sportsline... My how memories fail. I always like the Leo the most, but was always out of my price range. Thanks for the "Kitchen Gifts"

I have that radio too, it came with my Redcat. Unfortunately it never remembers where you set the trims, so keep an eye on it. Mine will start creeping up the throttle while I was sitting at idle. It was chucked in the bin for the GT3b.

Bluetooth it Man!!! Give it one of those little ear things that the Star Trek dorks wear.

Most people get rid of the boots. Clean the grease out really well and run them dry. FG has been doing that since the early 90's, still works.

The Marder was released in 1992. The Baja was released in the summer of 2005 Don't forget the mighty Leopard, FG's best buggy! Best looking too!

Motor size or cc doesn't matter they all tune the same.. The thing is though, those are starting points for the needles. No 2 motors are exactly the same, so therefore, no 2 carbs can be tuned exactly the same. The best thing to do is start rich so it's blubbering when it's running. Warm it up by running it around for a few minutes, then start to lean it down a bit starting with the LS needle. Get it so it will idle and then start on the HS needle. But it HAS TO BE UP TO OPERATING TEMP!!! You can't tune a cold motor, because as it warms up, it will lean out. So if you have it all tuned in when the motor is cold, once it warms up you'll be on the verge of a lean seize! Fuel atomizes better when it's hot, so the fuel is more of a vapor when it's hot, but still in droplet form when it's cold or below operating temp. So wait until it's hot to tune. You don't need a temp gun or anything like that. Just a good set of ear plugs to keep your Ghost pipe from destroying your hearing! lol Take the back wheels off your car, place the chassis on something that gets the whole car off the ground grab some ear plugs and follow this video. BTW, that's me in the vid talking. lol. Oh and sorry about the arm in the way. You won't hurt it to rev the nuts off of it, this is the way I've been doing it for years.

I'm just giving you a hard time... But I sure hope you at least found humor in the smart aleck remarks above.

Nope not cheap at all, but they are a quarter of an inch (6mm) thick fiberglass. I had an old Beetle shell from him that had been sold to about 4 people before I got it. It was beat to hell, but a good sanding and it was right as rain again.

Thanks!