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Originally Posted by Si Coe
I don't know - you two and your doing things the hard way.....
The biggest change has been the decent RTR. This one is the most popular 2wd buggy out there, fitted with a reasonable brushless motor and esc, and also includes a nice modern 2.4ghz radio and metal geared servo. 2.4ghz is really worth it even if you have a decent 27/40mhz radio as there are no crystal clashes or interference. Whole lot comes to £220 - you'll need a factory team alloy front brace to beef up the front end on the B4 chassis and thats about it. Fit it with Schumacher Yellow minispikes front and rear for dry days, Green minispikes for the wet and you are go.
Just one of these Lipos is all you'll need - unlike NiMH/NiCd you can top up between runs, and one 5000mAh pack will probably do for 20-30 mins running anyway! Any lipo charger would do, this one is cheap and does the job like all the rest.
So thats £220 for the car, £50 for a battery, £40 for the charger, and £30 for a brace and some new rubber. - £340 all in! Leaves you a lot of money for other stuff later....... |
That is alot of kit for the money, good advice. One other thing to be aware of if you wish to compete in regional or national sanctioned meetings then the motor and Lipo that you choose need to be on the BRCA approved list. Losi and Speed Passion motors are to my knowledge are the cheapest motors on the list at around 50 quid and as quick as anything else. I would agree on the comment regarding Losi speedos though. A second hand LRP sphere is a good choice, and people are always selling them on here, often for not much reason other than money burning a hole in their pockets and changing for changings sake!
They are sensored as are 95% of sanctioned motors, so worth getting a sensored speedo/motor. The lipos can be had cheaper from HK but again worth checking the list. I would personally suggest 2 Lipos if you can as it just gives a little extra breathing space at a club meet where there is sometimes little time between heats.
Definitely B4 or B44 I'd agree, and I've never owned one. Lots of people are changing to the new Schumacher 2wd so again used B4 bargains to be had. If you want proof that the B4 is still competitive watch Neil Cragg.