phee

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the way that video is angled makes the car look like a toy

swoosh

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^^^ tell me about it....i started getting this drone at 2200 rpm...so either i have to go 70mph (2000rpm) which is toooo slow or 80mph (2400-2500 rpm) which is wayy above the speed limit....

dreem1er

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Drone a daily drivers worst enemy do you know what mods the test car had?






And that hpi is sick i am so getting one when they release it, i have a hpi sprint 2 flux, with a gunmetal/copper 69 Camaro drifter i get nothing but compliments on it

rockstar143

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...that's cause it's gorgeous!

Morgan, exhaust sounds good, man...sorry about the drone. I have a very slight drone with the RV6 but you REALLY have to listen for it to hear it.

civicdrivr

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Yea, at start up its crazy loud. Later today or tomorrow Ill get some vids with it warmed up and some static revs. If I have a chance to wash the car in the morning Ill toss the GoPro on it and go for a drive.

The tone itself of the exhaust is great. I get compliments everywhere on it, its just the cabin noise thats unbearable.

It feels good. Down low theres not much (obviously) but up top it pulls harder then stock. It also sounds great up top, not too loud, but a very nice tone.

I already want to pick up a new set of wheels for the r/c car

And , the drone is right at cruising speeds



I believe the test car was bone stock.

They don't have the r/c car listed on their site, but I heard you can get it from a Scion dealer for ~$250.

Nice Sprint! Love the body on it. I need to find pics of my old cars. I used to have two Tamiya electric cars, an HPI Nitro RS4, a Traxxas E-Maxx, and a Traxxas Nitro 4-Tec. I miss them, so I was very giddy when I got this one for free.

Thanks! I've dealt with drone in the past, but this is by far the worst. Its such a low frequency that it rattles my brain. Driving 40 miles each way to work sucks now.

swoosh

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you have had the exhaust for only a day now Morgan, jeez quit bragging....

civicdrivr

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I didn't mean it like that....Just that the sound outside the car is much more pleasant the sound inside the car.

swoosh

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i was just playing with ur _ _ _ _s

speedemon90

wow... i hate you lol, at first i thought you were joking but i looked at your thread count in the middle of the post and said he hasnt hit anything.... so then i started believing it...
did scion just deliver that to you randomly? no charge?

exhaust sounds nice, may be a tad too loud but you said it gets quieter when it warms up so thats good. Yea get rid of that drone lol, i hate exhausts with that drone sound, dunno how people live through that.

rockstar143

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How about having them add a Vibrant Ultra Quiet resonator?!? They're supposed to KILL drone.

I'm sure with a new product you might as well let THEM figure it out.

civicdrivr

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Yep, no charge, they sent it to all the First 86ers. Who knows if theres more in store

Its got a Vibrant resonator in it now IIRC. Its a small one though, 4" body, 11.5" overall length. I'm going to see what they say to my offer, hopefully they let me bring the car to them.

rockstar143

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5 fk hours of your time though...that ish sucks...
what are your other options, other than hacking up your new exhaust!?!? Sell it and buy a different one?

dreem1er

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250 at the dealer huh? Must be a striped out 2turn motor, I'll wait for body and save $220

swoosh

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Morgan, how wide is your exhaust pipe....???

4" resonator seems fine but the 11.5" seems kinda short....i think replacing it with a 16-18" resonator should do the trick...

ttribe

[Thinks about avatar, and then...]

civicdrivr

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Im going to give them a chance to fix it before I do anything that drastic. It was a pain in the ass to install anyway

Yea you could always do that.

And it is a pretty basic kit. But thats cool with me. Its a basic car

Yea, I think theyre looking a 17" resonator to use. Its a 2.5" system.



I need to change that avy.

swoosh

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dammit ttribe !!!

StreetKA

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Lol

CLtotheTL32

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Morgan you got me good with that crash post. I had my phone in hand about to text you and then I decided to watch the video

The exhaust sounds SICK! I love it.

civicdrivr

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Thanks! Im still at work so static revs and warmed up videos will have to wait until tomorrow

dreem1er

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Hey why don't you srance the E10...less traction = better drift

civicdrivr

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Srance = stance?

Thought about it There are so many parts available for these things, I just dont want to fall into the same trap as my 4-Tec

Costco

The FR-S body looks sweet, nice attention to detail. I like the Five Axis wheels.

Must be awesome to get hooked up by the manufacturers.

dreem1er

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The only reason i didn't fall for the crash post was because i saw the video first my laziness paid off

StreetKA

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I knew he was trolling lol... but i wasnt sure at first

dreem1er

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I didn't notice i put srance....my phone doesn't recognize srance or stance





O and yes RCs can be a money pit, you can put a mamba motor in that E10 for a mere $300 then that thing will really move.


Mamba

chill_dog

Exhaust sounds good.

civicdrivr

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Dont tempt me

Its got a 2000mah NiMH battery pack right now, I plan on swapping that out for a LiPo. But I really need to read up a bit more on electric cars, most of my modding experience is with the nitro cars, and even that was 7+ years ago.

dreem1er

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i thought it was a exhaust clip, turned out it was just more of Morgan's hot air

Catfisha

I saw my first FR-S Saturday, by the way...they're very pretty!

And you get the little toy version for free?! Who did you screw to accomplish all that sir?!?! Let me know!

civicdrivr

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You dont want to know what sort of filthy, disgusting things I had to do.....

Catfisha

Well "filth" and "disgust" are subjective terms.....

ttribe

Yes, we do! Yes, we do!

dreem1er

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I had this long boring explanation about lipos for you Morgan, and my phone erase as i hit reply



Breakdown would be a lipo needs a balance charger.
Lipo batteries on a motor thats not bushless increases runtime only.
You need to tune the speed control so you don't burn everything.
You can get a bushless motor, speed control, lipo, and balance charger for around 200



i have nitro and electric, and electric is cleaner and faster but i wouldn't give up my rs4 either

dreem1er

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have good credit, be first in line, and give the sales guy a reacharound?

civicdrivr

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Thanks for the break down on LiPo. I figured I'd have to get a new ESC along with a new motor to run them along with a charger.

This, but in a different order

CLtotheTL32

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Thoughts on these?

ttribe

^^^ Meh...

StreetKA

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fixed

Costco

do want on both.