RC Cars!

[SteveG]

My buddy Jeff and I bought SC10s at the LOORS race in Vegas... and guess what? I burned my speed control up the second day and so did Jeff.

My speed controller did the same thing. AE sent me a replacement pretty quickly but I bought a Castle Creations Sidewinder and 4600Kv motor for it.

I put the stock controller and motor back in last week and it's been working great.

[philofab]

My buddy Jeff and I bought SC10s at the LOORS race in Vegas... and guess what? I burned my speed control up the second day and so did Jeff.

My speed controller did the same thing. AE sent me a replacement pretty quickly but I bought a Castle Creations Sidewinder and 4600Kv motor for it.

I put the stock controller and motor back in last week and it's been working great.

Why did you go back to stock? I was going to but Traxxas ESCs because they are waterproof and I'm going to put paddles on it and take it to the beach.

[SteveG]

I sent the Sidewinder in for a warranty replacement. The heat sink fell off... still worked fine, though.

The truck is sooo much more controllable with the stock ESC and motor. With LiPo batteries it's still plenty fast on the bottom end, too. Still, it's not near as much fun as the Castle Creations stuff. Stupid fast and out of control is just a lot more satisfying. It's kinda like a 10,000 horsepower Pro-2. It has a BIG appetite for rear tires too....

[Andy Jones]

the cool thing about Team Associated is that they will replace there product, hassle free!! that's why i only run Associated/LRP parts.

[Andy Jones]

My buddy Jeff and I bought SC10s at the LOORS race in Vegas... and guess what? I burned my speed control up the second day and so did Jeff.

My speed controller did the same thing. AE sent me a replacement pretty quickly but I bought a Castle Creations Sidewinder and 4600Kv motor for it.

I put the stock controller and motor back in last week and it's been working great.

Why did you go back to stock? I was going to but Traxxas ESCs because they are waterproof and I'm going to put paddles on it and take it to the beach.

you should check out the LRP short course combo. its watterproof aswell..
http://67.199.85.166/main/productdetail ... 6010jxxxxx
dont mind the price. its actually only $139.00. and if you want somthing sensorless go with this.
http://www.hobbypartz.com/ezrun-35a-9t-3650-motor.html
cant beat the price!!

[SteveG]

you should check out the LRP short course combo. its watterproof aswell..
http://67.199.85.166/main/productdetail ... 6010jxxxxx
dont mind the price. its actually only $139.00. and if you want somthing sensorless go with this.
http://www.hobbypartz.com/ezrun-35a-9t-3650-motor.html
cant beat the price!!

I didn't know about that stuff when I ordered mine. Had I thought about it at the time I would have ordered waterproof parts.

Do you know how the LRP power compares to the Castle Creations stuff?

By the way, Castle Creations was great to deal with on my warranty issue.

[Andy Jones]

you should check out the LRP short course combo. its watterproof aswell..
http://67.199.85.166/main/productdetail ... 6010jxxxxx
dont mind the price. its actually only $139.00. and if you want somthing sensorless go with this.
http://www.hobbypartz.com/ezrun-35a-9t-3650-motor.html
cant beat the price!!

I didn't know about that stuff when I ordered mine. Had I thought about it at the time I would have ordered waterproof parts.

Do you know how the LRP power compares to the Castle Creations stuff?

By the way, Castle Creations was great to deal with on my warranty issue.

Castle Creation has been around for a long time! there customer service is top notch aswell.
LRP power is just as good for POWER. they have tons of stuff too choose from. all the way from novice racer to extreme pro racer/ basher!!

[SteveG]

I like to consider myself a sub-novice/extreme amateur hack/basher.

[philofab]

you should check out the LRP short course combo. its watterproof aswell..
http://67.199.85.166/main/productdetail ... 6010jxxxxx
dont mind the price. its actually only $139.00. and if you want somthing sensorless go with this.
http://www.hobbypartz.com/ezrun-35a-9t-3650-motor.html
cant beat the price!!

Where do you get it at this price? Cheapest I have seen is $180.

[Andy Jones]

you should check out the LRP short course combo. its watterproof aswell..
http://67.199.85.166/main/productdetail ... 6010jxxxxx
dont mind the price. its actually only $139.00. and if you want somthing sensorless go with this.
http://www.hobbypartz.com/ezrun-35a-9t-3650-motor.html
cant beat the price!!

Where do you get it at this price? Cheapest I have seen is $180.[/quote]
here ya go!
http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/269495.asp

[philofab]

I just got a call from Associated, they are going to replace both controllers. Looks like there was some moisture damage from when we ran on the track just after watering.

I'm really happy with their customer service, they could have easily denied this claim.

[SteveG]

Awesome. Team Associated ROCKS!

[SteveG]

I'll be back in action tonight. I was going to get the RPM A-arms to replace my broken rear arm but I found a set of 4 new stock arms for $9.99 shipped. Now I have extras.

[Andy Jones]

SWEET!!

[SteveG]

My rear tires are so done. Just letting of the throttle with any sort of speed induces a spin. My buddy keeps telling me I need to learn throttle control, to stop annihilating the tires, blah, blah, blah. Screw that! Putting over stuff is lame. At full throttle it's like trying to aim a bottle rocket... and a blast!

[philofab]

My rear tires are so done. Just letting of the throttle with any sort of speed induces a spin. My buddy keeps telling me I need to learn throttle control, to stop annihilating the tires, blah, blah, blah. Screw that! Putting over stuff is lame. At full throttle it's like trying to aim a bottle rocket... and a blast!

I'm not real impressed with the stock rear tires, I think some of the alternatives would work better. The BFGs look the coolest though!

[SteveG]

I'm not real impressed with the stock rear tires, I think some of the alternatives would work better. The BFGs look the coolest though!

I think I'm just going to buy some stock replacements for now just because they're cheap. They seem to work pretty well on pavement which is where I use my truck most. Then again, I don't have anything to compare them to. The BFG tires definitely look bitchin'.

I also want to get some bead lock (reusable) wheels, dirt tires and paddles... this shit is adding up! Oh well. It's still way cheaper than a real truck!

[SteveG]

I got a little sometin' sometin' yesterday from the man in brown.

[Andy Jones]

your gonna love them beadlocks, i know i love mine! they practically pay for them self after the second set of tires.

[SteveG]

I like them so far. I haven't had a chance to use the car much with the new tires, but it definitely hooks up better with the Switches on the rear. I'm looking forward to taking it out to the beach with the sand tires.