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    What's happened to hpi racing?

    in General RC

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    Buy the old firestorm layshaft (brushed) and fit a team associated slipper setup. the setup is better (it actually supports the spur gear....) and you can run associated spurs which dont seem to destroy themselves. Also the associated spurs are in stock.... check the blitz owners thread. im sure the part numbers are in there somewhere....

     

    Hpi blitz thread

    in Short Course & Desert Trucks

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    Soooo.....

     

    3 racing spurs have turned up. they dont fit the stock slipper setup... not even close! however with a minor amount of work i can get them to fit the associated top shaft.... I just need some slipper pads with a 9mm centre hole. i think the hpi jumpshot ones will work. anybody got one they could measure for me?

     

    we'll see. 

    Luckily I discovered I had a spare 88t spur in the spare gearbox that I thought was ready for overhaul.... so now I can go racing tomorrow!

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    Hpi blitz thread

    in Short Course & Desert Trucks

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    Some escs with a built in adjustable BEC can be adjusted to suit your servo. Other than that you would need a BEC such as the Castle Creations one to acheive the full use of the servo. However they are still an upgrade on the stock one by a country mile even with 6v. 

    On 2017-7-3 at 20:42, bertberr said:

    Be interested to hear how you get on with these... I still have a CRC spur in mine, fine at the moment, but can't seem to get them anymore so another option would be good to know about, well other than the AE spur and top shaft mod.

    still waiting. slowest plane ever....

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    Hpi blitz thread

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    I forgot to add she sports one of the bluebird full ally case servos. BMS 23a. Very fast on 6v. I havent had the chance to run it on 7.4 yet.... And it'll take 8.4v too... 

     

    BTW I noticed 3 racing make some upgraded spur gears for this and the firestorm so I've ordered a few (5) to see how they fair. Cant be any worse than the stock hpi ones surely?! Should be here sometime this week so I'll report back once I've given it full 3s beans for a few packs....

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    Hpi blitz thread

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    I've just realised I haven't really posted any up to date photos of my blitz since I bought it 2 years ago. Here she is as she stands today....

     

    Proline Ford F150 Raptor Flotek shell

    Exotek front brace

    Titanium lunsford links with ESE rod ends

    STRC front and rear shock towers

    STRC hinge pin retainers front and rear

    STRC CNC castor blocks

    HPI Aluminium Steering set up

    RPM In line Steering knuckles

    RPM Rear Hub Carriers

    T Bone Racing SC Racer rear bumper

    Proline Badlands all round

    Hobbywing SC8WP esc with Hobbywing 3400kv motor running 20/88 gearing and 20k diff oil

    Custom aluminium esc mount

     

    I'd like some better shocks but the stockers are holding up ok still surprisingly! 

    So to the pics.....

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    Shes my baby, the only rig I've brought brand new and added everything too.... and she never fails to bring a smile to my face!

     

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    Hpi blitz thread

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    23 hours ago, Ash59fifty-uk said:

     

    I couldn't bear to imagine these things on 3s!

     

    I managed to rip the ESC from it's tape at the weekend, shortly after my son gunned the throttle from standstill which ripped a tyre straight off

     

    Going to see how the steering and servo upgrades help with the control, and then look at lower gearing I think 

    I dont give her full throttle very often but its very useful for a quick pass or surprising mates lol.

    I made my own esc mount out of some ally sheet. Another useful tip is to swap the steering knuckles out for the included in line ones, makes a world of difference to handling!

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    What did the postie bring you today?

    in General RC

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    2 X Turnigy 3s 4000mah lipos for me. 

    2 X Nanotech 3s 5000mah lipos for a work friend

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    An Arrma Nero for the work friend.

    needless to say not a lot happened at work after the nero turned up....

     

    First Arrma vehicle Ive seen in the flesh. I must say I'm impressed! VERY fast out the box..... 

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