Joeloliver

Hi, I want to take my SF20 steering servo out of my Trophy Truggy and put it in my son's Firestorm. Whats the best waterproof steering servo for the truggy for around

It was the plastic case on the Hump pack that caught on fire. Charged at the correct amps. Bought from eBay so could have been dodgy supplier. I used a starter box after running in a lot to get it started so that may have contributed to the broken conrod. I am not sure as I am still new to the hobby. HPI customer service have been brilliant, outstanding in fact.. Still love the truggy. But I keep hearing stories about hyper 7 an people having them for years without issues. Maybe I have just been unlucky. I am still unsure if i should sell the truggy and try a hyper. My son has an Firestorm but electric seems less manly. I love the noise and smoke of Nitro. Happy to trade up to a Losi XXL if there are plenty of parts and more reliable.

Thanks people seem happy with Hyper 7's and Losi but I can't see many parts for Losi's

Is it normal for a nitro truggy to require lots of new parts so soon? I ran the engine in to. So far I have needed - 2 pullstarts, bearing , clutch shoes, complete new engine (broke conrod), 2 hump packs (one set on fire), about 4 glow plugs. ect... I have only used 5 litres of fuel in it. HPI have been really good to me and replaced a lot of the parts under warranty. Is this typical nitro ownership? or should I sell up and but another nitro car. It's not even been bashed! Just used on football fields.

That's a great reply. Many thanks I'll look at something else. I am always needing parts for my truggy so I probably look at the Hypers.. or wait until the Ultra LX3 comes out.

I am thinking of getting a Hong Nor X3 Sabre RTR Nitro Buggy. But I have looked on the internet and I can't see anywhere that sells parts for it. There is not much on ebay either. They get a good reviews but does anyone know where I can buy parts for it? With it being Nitro it will no doubt it will require lots of spares. Thanks.

I'll try and see if I can get it under warranty.

Thanks . Your right, the pin that connects the piston and the connecting rod has snapped and metal bits were stuck in the engine preventing it moving.

The flywheel does not move and the piston is not at the top. I will take the head and backplate off soon.

Thanks. Ill have a good look when I get chance early next week..Engine had approx one gallon through it.

Will do. I like this hobby but its not cheap and my truggy always breaks. Maybe I should have bought a hyper 7 after all.

My trophy truggy engine piston has stuck. Pull start jammed. Is this fixable? Thanks.

Thanks. Is there any thing else I will need to install apart from a 3 pin flywheel.

Hi please can anyone recommend a aluminium 3-shoe clutch for trophy truggy 4.6 to replace the stock set up? I have looked at the trophy truggy owners club site discussion, but the links don't work anymore. Thanks Regards Olly.

Thanks. I'll try all above the above at the weekend.

Help. My firestorm does not move. The motor turns the new spur gear and the drive train ok. The wheels spin fine when the car is not placed on a surface. Once on a road there is not enough power to move the car. Drive train spins though. What do I need to check / replace ?

Running 25% nitro so i'll change the clutch when the old one has worn out. Thanks.

Hi What's the most cost effective way to speed my Trophy Truggy up? I have been looking at Jammin JP4 pipes on you tube and they to be quite effective. Thanks.

Hi What's the most cost effective way to speed my Truggy up? I have been looking at Jammin JP4 pipes on you tube and they to be quite effective. Thanks.

It's all working well now. I think the glow plug was faultly and the needles too rich. The RC shop supposedly had replaced the glowplug along with an aluminium clutch. It appears not..

I'll try the traxxas 500ml one see if that's ok.

Is there a good quality fuel bottle out there? My HPI one lasted about 2 months before I managed to rip the top off it by screwing it too hard. It was also leaking quite badly too. At the moment I am using a tomato sauce bottle, which is working ok and it cost nothing. Thanks..

Result, it's now working well apart from a small issue. The car moves forward slowly when idling. But if I decrease the idle the car cuts out. The idle gap looks ok..

Decided to return all needles to factory settings. I'll go and buy some more glow plugs too and try again.

Approximately how much does it cost to convert it. I am wondering if it's more cost effective to sell the Nitro and just buy the Flux. Thanks.