Andy20xe Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 New rear wheels and tyres, hopefully get some snow to play in !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboV6 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 They'd probably be good on a lake too ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy20xe Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 ha ye ill stick to snow and mud, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The littlest hobo Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 My new hpi v groove tyres have landed. Trouble is there are no foams. Do I get some harder foams as the ones out of the old tyres feel way too soft. Checked out prices on new foams and was shocked at the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oparcell Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Had a try at mounting the Go Pro onto the shell of the Firestorm today. Footage isn't the most exciting but i think it has worked OK. Will try and get to the skate park this weekend or go for a bash! Think it might be time for a wheelie bar, having a hard job reaching max power even on a long stretch, without it flipping over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboV6 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Love the wheelie action, its like watching the Turbo R1 and hayabusa vids on YouTube. Try mounting the gopro directly to the chassis, should take out some of the shake, if you strapped it to the front shock tower the weight might help with the wheelie issue, although that could also be a negative :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oparcell Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Love the wheelie action, its like watching the Turbo R1 and hayabusa vids on YouTube. Try mounting the gopro directly to the chassis, should take out some of the shake, if you strapped it to the front shock tower the weight might help with the wheelie issue, although that could also be a negative :-) Think that is the next step Jambo, will also probably prevent the camera from taking any more unnecessary damage as it is a bit exposed on the roof! Scraped the housing well and truly when it slid down the road upside down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 i use a 808 keychain camera for that very reason, small and cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collective itch Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 shameless plug of my firestorm and go pro at the beach http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llGe2XDvLuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oparcell Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 i use a 808 keychain camera for that very reason, small and cheap. Looks great Stretch, I Have just had a look on Google, your not wrong, they are cheap. How good is the video quality, have you got any footage you could post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/181841-all-about-cameras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oparcell Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/181841-all-about-cameras Fantastic, video looks more than adequate. How did you mount it, just strap/tape it to the rear suspension mount? Are you pleased with the Hobbyking version, that looks like a good compromise? Let us know if/when you go for the waterproof one from ebay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120924596006?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649) would be great to get an opinion on that one, as you say, waterproof is always a good bet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Haven't had a chance to take the hobbyking one out yet but as soon as I do i'll post up some footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Has any one tryed a 1/8 motor and 4s in a firestorm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcoforever Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Has any one tryed a 1/8 motor and 4s in a firestorm You would have to custom fabricate the entire rear end of the truck :\ if you want mental fit a 7700kv castle motor on 3s!! Though the diff shafts and cups would explode. Mine died with a 4800 and 3s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Ok thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oparcell Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Has any one tryed a 1/8 motor and 4s in a firestorm I struggle to stop mine from turning into a maniacal wheelie machine with 3s and a standard 1:10 scale 8.5T motor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistonhead Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 You'd never be able to control or use it. If you put some lead weight in the nose to stop wheelies, you'd spin all the power away meaning you'd need to put more weight in the rear, and back to uncontrollable wheelies/flips again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboV6 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Bigbore shocks have arrived, just need to find 5mins to fit them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy20xe Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 my firestorm is for sale in sales section if anybody is looking for one!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 If I see a really cheap one come up I may try it with my st4 system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinso Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Hi all, can anyone recommend me gearing for running the firestorm flux on 3s, not too worried about top end speeds just more acceleration . Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 What combo you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinso Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 It's a new e firestorm flux, standard gears 19 pinion and 87 spur with the 4800 motor. This is my first rc car in about 20 yrs so go easy on me ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinso Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 It's a new firestorm flux, this is my first rc car in 20 yrs so go easy on me. Car is standard with 19 pinion and 87 spur. It's says on the box it can run 3s but I've read about over heating issues. I ran it yesterday with the 3s for around 5 mins and the motor felt reasonably cool. I've bought myself standard and different sixe spurs and pinion as I've already had to change the spur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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