Nitro RCs

deanx0r · 27th June 2001, 7:56 AM

Hey all, thought I'd post something about my latest hobby, Nitro RC's.....some of you may of heard of them, some may not. You remember those radio controlled cars at Tandy electronics, well these Nitro RCs are a million times better! As in out of the box they will go about 50Km/H. What makes them even better is the fact that they run on nitro fuel, you can attach a big ass tuned pipe to them as well, among heaps of other upgrades you can do to make it reach over 80Km/H! It's not a cheap hobby, but I highly recommend it to anyone with time and money to spare. This is the kit that I just bought, cost me about $600 with various upgrades and accessories:
http://www.hpiracing.com/k-n2-m.htm

Just spreading the word on my new obsession.....

Thanks for reading

Lauhead · 27th June 2001, 5:37 PM

just a pity that im broke enough with just overclocking

BelGarion · 27th June 2001, 7:46 PM

yeh i love em

specially my WRC '99 WRX

shaft driven 4wd nitro goodness, when shes tuned up nice and hard i can take down my brothers electric buggy but usually its nice and rich mix and awesome top speeds, even more awesome jumps

yep Great toy to play with....

Xizor · 29th June 2001, 9:11 AM

They sound awesome. Are there 4WD sorta ones. I live on an acreage...don't exactly have much smooth flat ground.
It's the bush!

deanx0r · 29th June 2001, 3:33 PM

Yep, there sure are 4WD ones....my HPI car is actually 4WD, handles awesome! (On-road tho, you're after and off-road right?)If so you can definitely get the sort of thing you're after. The two most popular in the nitro's are the HPI RS4 MT, and the Traxxas T-Maxx. Each one will set you back around $800 but are pre-built with radio and all electronics and parts you need to get it running. Alternatively you can buy the RS4 MT in a kit which allows you to build the kit yourself, this will be cheaper as it doesn't include the radio and receiver. The T-Maxx is not available in a kit tho! I get all my info on these at the HPI Forums. Of course the replies will be biased towards HPI products, but you will be able to find out the pros and cons of both! Hope I've helped

Also, IMO the T-Maxx would probably be more fun and is apparently a lot stronger than the RS4 MT. The good thing about the MT is that its good for off-road racing and that sort of thing

27th June 2001, 7:56 AM	#1
deanx0r Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gold Coast, QLD Posts: 828	Nitro RCs Hey all, thought I'd post something about my latest hobby, Nitro RC's.....some of you may of heard of them, some may not. You remember those radio controlled cars at Tandy electronics, well these Nitro RCs are a million times better! As in out of the box they will go about 50Km/H. What makes them even better is the fact that they run on nitro fuel, you can attach a big ass tuned pipe to them as well, among heaps of other upgrades you can do to make it reach over 80Km/H! It's not a cheap hobby, but I highly recommend it to anyone with time and money to spare. This is the kit that I just bought, cost me about $600 with various upgrades and accessories: http://www.hpiracing.com/k-n2-m.htm Just spreading the word on my new obsession..... Thanks for reading

27th June 2001, 5:37 PM	#2
Lauhead Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 538	just a pity that im broke enough with just overclocking __________________ Everything will kill you, it just depends on the dose.

29th June 2001, 9:11 AM	#4
Xizor Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,859	They sound awesome. Are there 4WD sorta ones. I live on an acreage...don't exactly have much smooth flat ground. It's the bush! __________________ Xizor

27th June 2001, 7:46 PM	#3
BelGarion Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: In a pit that only gets d Posts: 202	yeh i love em specially my WRC '99 WRX shaft driven 4wd nitro goodness, when shes tuned up nice and hard i can take down my brothers electric buggy but usually its nice and rich mix and awesome top speeds, even more awesome jumps yep Great toy to play with....

29th June 2001, 3:33 PM	#5
deanx0r Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gold Coast, QLD Posts: 828	Yep, there sure are 4WD ones....my HPI car is actually 4WD, handles awesome! (On-road tho, you're after and off-road right?)If so you can definitely get the sort of thing you're after. The two most popular in the nitro's are the HPI RS4 MT, and the Traxxas T-Maxx. Each one will set you back around $800 but are pre-built with radio and all electronics and parts you need to get it running. Alternatively you can buy the RS4 MT in a kit which allows you to build the kit yourself, this will be cheaper as it doesn't include the radio and receiver. The T-Maxx is not available in a kit tho! I get all my info on these at the HPI Forums. Of course the replies will be biased towards HPI products, but you will be able to find out the pros and cons of both! Hope I've helped Also, IMO the T-Maxx would probably be more fun and is apparently a lot stronger than the RS4 MT. The good thing about the MT is that its good for off-road racing and that sort of thing