crazydave
08-09-2005, 06:01 AM
I don't hate it, but I'm not really impressed either.
Fresh out of the box, I liked it's solid feel, and I noticed the metal steering pins, and fat steering motor. I was impressed with suspension, and it's adjustablity.
Now the bad. Had an issue with the diff out of the box. Which made me realize how difficult its gonna be to take this rear end apart. I was warned that there's no motor options, but for some reason I was shocked by the lack of gearing options too. I think that's important to track tuning. The stock tires were off round. The radio felt really cheap, but I think that was mostly due to the adjustable handle being really loose, and making the radio feel like it flops around in your hand. The controls did have a nice smooth feel, and the steering a good amount of throw. I thought maybe if I screwed the handle in place it might work for me.
So I was a little disapointed, but figured if its a driver's car, and its fast, then I'll still be happy with it. Well at first I was just trying to get it to go straight. It kept going left. I kept adjusting right, and it kept going left, with no change, until I ran out of adjustment, so I thought maybe I was turning it the wrong way, and tried adjusting the trim to the left, and it just went farther left. I got fed up, and whipped out the ol' Iwaver digital radio, and what do you know, it tracked dead on straight with the steering trim centered. I was just starting to get into driving the car with my nice radio when the battery died. I think I got 2-3 minutes of running time.
So I gave one more go today. Meantime I lowered the suspension, leaving the back a little higher than the front, so the arm is about level with the chassis, set the wheelbase to the shortest setting, and switched to the high grip tire set. I went ahead and gave it a double charge, and this time the batteries warmed, like they should. Upon my second try, I was really impressed with the handling, and how my adjustments effected it. It now turned on a dime at full speed, and threatened to break the rear tires free. It seemed a bit faster with the batteries getting a better charge, but I could still use more top speed and more punch off the line.
So I'm kinda digging it. I'm seeing potential in it with a 4th cell, and maybe a FET mod, but in all honesty, if I was Joe Smoe, and I didn't have the resources, such as the radio, or the know how to fix the diff, I may have chucked it through the wall, before I asked for a refund or an exchange.
Fresh out of the box, I liked it's solid feel, and I noticed the metal steering pins, and fat steering motor. I was impressed with suspension, and it's adjustablity.
Now the bad. Had an issue with the diff out of the box. Which made me realize how difficult its gonna be to take this rear end apart. I was warned that there's no motor options, but for some reason I was shocked by the lack of gearing options too. I think that's important to track tuning. The stock tires were off round. The radio felt really cheap, but I think that was mostly due to the adjustable handle being really loose, and making the radio feel like it flops around in your hand. The controls did have a nice smooth feel, and the steering a good amount of throw. I thought maybe if I screwed the handle in place it might work for me.
So I was a little disapointed, but figured if its a driver's car, and its fast, then I'll still be happy with it. Well at first I was just trying to get it to go straight. It kept going left. I kept adjusting right, and it kept going left, with no change, until I ran out of adjustment, so I thought maybe I was turning it the wrong way, and tried adjusting the trim to the left, and it just went farther left. I got fed up, and whipped out the ol' Iwaver digital radio, and what do you know, it tracked dead on straight with the steering trim centered. I was just starting to get into driving the car with my nice radio when the battery died. I think I got 2-3 minutes of running time.
So I gave one more go today. Meantime I lowered the suspension, leaving the back a little higher than the front, so the arm is about level with the chassis, set the wheelbase to the shortest setting, and switched to the high grip tire set. I went ahead and gave it a double charge, and this time the batteries warmed, like they should. Upon my second try, I was really impressed with the handling, and how my adjustments effected it. It now turned on a dime at full speed, and threatened to break the rear tires free. It seemed a bit faster with the batteries getting a better charge, but I could still use more top speed and more punch off the line.
So I'm kinda digging it. I'm seeing potential in it with a 4th cell, and maybe a FET mod, but in all honesty, if I was Joe Smoe, and I didn't have the resources, such as the radio, or the know how to fix the diff, I may have chucked it through the wall, before I asked for a refund or an exchange.