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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....
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The tone itself of the exhaust is great. I get compliments everywhere on it, its just the cabin noise thats unbearable.
Sounds ok but pretty loud. How does it feel?
0 & bowroffle at the drift crash. RC car looks cool, how long till you have 100 rims for it????
It has been my experience drone always happens right freaking at cruising speeds where I spend most of the time. I finally got a bigger muffler and with the cutout when I want powa I open it making that exhaust note in your vid sound silent.
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0 & bowroffle at the drift crash. RC car looks cool, how long till you have 100 rims for it????
It has been my experience drone always happens right freaking at cruising speeds where I spend most of the time. I finally got a bigger muffler and with the cutout when I want powa I open it making that exhaust note in your vid sound silent.
lol
I already want to pick up a new set of wheels for the r/c car
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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![Big Grin](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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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
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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.
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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.
The tone itself of the exhaust is great. I get compliments everywhere on it, its just the cabin noise thats unbearable.
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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.
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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.
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Yep, no charge, they sent it to all the First 86ers. Who knows if theres more in store ![Wish](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/wish.gif)
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.
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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.
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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...
4" resonator seems fine but the 11.5" seems kinda short....i think replacing it with a 16-18" resonator should do the trick...
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And it is a pretty basic kit. But thats cool with me. Its a basic car
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I need to change that avy.
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dammit ttribe !!!
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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 ![rofl](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
The exhaust sounds SICK! I love it.
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The exhaust sounds SICK! I love it.
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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
Thought about it
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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.
Must be awesome to get hooked up by the manufacturers.
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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.
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You dont want to know what sort of filthy, disgusting things I had to do.....
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I had this long boring explanation about lipos for you Morgan, and my phone erase as i hit reply ![Annoyed](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/annoyed.gif)
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
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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
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Thoughts on these?
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^^^ Meh...
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