The *Unofficial* GPF RC Thread

[Govna47]

A new one is probably 25-30 bucks, if you can't find your original one.

Also have to figure out why the engine won't fire

[PurpleGuy]

Glow plug? No compression? I don't really know much about nitro cars. I've strayed away from them for this exact reason haha.

[Matt Palm]

put your finger over the exhasust outlet when you try to start it

[Govna47]

that would be easy to do if my dad hadn't needed to use the bench I was using to work on the thing. He tossed the car on the ground, upside down no less, and I haven't seen the body nor the exhaust itself since. He also ****ed up my steering, which I finally got fixed.

[02NavyBlue]

Also have to figure out why the engine won't fire

My 2.5 cranks slow when you haven't used it in a while, but a tiny squirt of wd-40 in the cylinder speeds it right up.(helping pull gas from the tank to the carb) Also putting your finger over the exhaust while cranking is known as a priming technique. With those two things done, mine starts up in seconds.

[Matt Palm]

im getting my brushed emaxx monday. should pick up a few bulk heads and a arms before i smash them lol

[PurpleGuy]

Might as well order RPM

[ItHurtz]

the nitros sound best when mounted on a bench and u rev it F1 ftw! (pop goes the rod soon after). Sounded great though.

I has this. 53" any idiot can fly helicopter. Bunny ate the charger so until I buy another charger it sits.



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Tamiya twin detonator. fried the MSC , going twin brushless, but the lrp system I have wont even let me finish programming so it sits doing nothing until I figure out if I fried the receiver or the system I got is ****.



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Xtm mammoth nitro I used to have. Custom aluminum roll cage, alum parts all over. 2.6hp motor 1/4? scale buggy wheels adapter to it etc etc. Thats the motor I made the F1 sound with, after that I ordered a O.S. engine, put it in, then parted it out. WHY i did that I dunno. Thing was indestructible.



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[Matt Palm]

the boat my grandpa built. It stopped working for him about 3-4 years ago and he gave it to me. It has been sitting in my garage since then. im thinking about upgrading all the electronics new servos, motors, and receivers. considering swapping in brushless motors

[Scottydoggs]

that looks a lot like my first real boat. it was a 14 foot 1967 fabuglas with a 40 hp Johnson from 1958 on the back. that ran well.

[Matt Palm]

this one is based off of a inboard idk what brand but. it has a brass prop and everything the motors are under the middle seat

[Scottydoggs]

gotta love how the old timers rolled back in the day.

[Matt Palm]

so got my emaxx today.




but my old charger took a poop. so now im in need of a new one. i was thinking about just getting the traxxas lipo charger.
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[Neil98gt]

the boat my grandpa built. It stopped working for him about 3-4 years ago and he gave it to me. It has been sitting in my garage since then. im thinking about upgrading all the electronics new servos, motors, and receivers. considering swapping in brushless motors

This is way cool. I've always been a huge boat guy. I had a few cheaper RC boats when I was younger.. and I broke all of them within a few weeks haha.

[Neil98gt]

that looks a lot like my first real boat. it was a 14 foot 1967 fabuglas with a 40 hp Johnson from 1958 on the back. that ran well.

Sounds like fun. I'm still waiting on my first boat. It might be a few years but i'd like a ~16ft Bayliner runabout. I/O or outboard I haven't decided yet.

[Matt Palm]

id stay away from bayliners

[Scottydoggs]

Sounds like fun. I'm still waiting on my first boat. It might be a few years but i'd like a ~16ft Bayliner runabout. I/O or outboard I haven't decided yet.

heres a tip for boats, what ever you think is big enough, well its not. i wound up getting a 24 foot cuddy cabin walk around, it was good for 3 adults fishing, 4 made it tight for sure. after spending 8 hours or aka all day on the water, you wish it was bit bigger all the time lol

bigger the boat, the smoother the ride too, that 14 footer busted us all up pretty good if the water got rough.

[Scottydoggs]

id stay away from bayliners

so i guess everyone knows bayliners suck lol they rock back and fourth more then any other boat out there when drifting or anchored up, even tied to a dock they rock a lot.

also heard of the tops coming off the hulls.

[Matt Palm]

They have a very poor quality build. They use cheap materials. We have a few at the marina that are like 5 years old. The interior is falling apart and the rear eyelets are pulling out

[Matt Palm]