My RC's - Buggy!!
> TechSpec: Hyper 7 Pro
> Intro
Up until recently I was a die-hard 110% electric RC man. No amount of discussion would sway me from my opinion that nitro RC's where noisy, smelly, filthy, temperamental beasts that would only run when they felt like it.
Yet I could not help but be intrigued by the look of those 1/8 nitro buggy's, and the fanatical following they seemed to have. So throwing all caution to the wind, I decided that I just had to see what all the fuss was about.
A good friend helped me score a HoBao (Ofna) Hyper 7 Pro buggy kit, and thanks to my obsession with over-kill, I went out and got me an RB Concepts C5 "Buggy" engine for it. Not to shabby for a first nitro - LOL. As it turned out, none of the tuning and set-up horror stories I had heard turned out to be true. After the initial break-in period the engine holds a tune, starts great and runs like a MANIAC!
The buggy itself is truly a work of RC-engineering art; one of the best designed "toys" I have ever played with. The performance is almost mind-boggling, and after I fitted it with "truggy-sized" wheels it has become my favorite basher!
So flipping from one end of the scale to the other, I am now having a VERY hard time getting back into electrics...I think the smoke, noise and POWER of nitro has corrupted me....
I will add a section with more details on the building and break-in of this buggy soon.
> TechSpecs
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Chassis: Stock 3.5 mm 7075 "Pro" pan chassis w/ alloy braces |
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Shocks: Stock Ofna aluminum shocks w/ Kyosho "white" springs |
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Brakes: Quad disc brakes (stock for the "Pro") |
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Steering servo: HiTec 645MG servo |
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Thottle/Brake servo: Hitec 645MG servo |
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Wheels: SinTec 1/8 "truggy" wheels and rims |
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Engine: RB Concept C5 "Buggy" |
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Exhaust: RB Concept polished header, 086 polished pipe |
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Flywheel/clutch: Lightweight flywheel w/3-shoe clutch and 14T steel bell (stock) |
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Air filter: RB Concept 2-stage filter |
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Fueltank: 125 cc (stock) |
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Fuel filter: Aluminum filter (stock) |
Check the gallery for more buggy action pictures!