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Originally Posted by robsm
That's the inherent problem of not taking cars to a track I guess, you tend to attempt stupid things 
One thing I don't like about this RTR is the steering servo, and the annoying delay in the acceleration/stop/reverse. My HPI isn't like that, the traxxis is really bad for it as well. Steering has no response.
I wish shops had build recommendations for clueless idiots like myself. I would have bought the kit, but have no Idea what to put inside it. |
100% agree with you on the Steering Servo - IMO it's such a key aspect to the whole driving experience that it can be frustrating if the response speed does not match your expectations - and it's often a part that RTR designers struggle with in order to keep costs comparative with their competitors - because the value of a more expensive servo is not always understood until after the point of purchase.
The good news is that you can fit a decent servo for not a lot of money these days but - be aware that the more powerful servos on the market (like the race spec ones) can draw a lot of current to operate and this causes the BEC circuit (which delivers the power to the servo and Rx) to drop out as it is unable to cope. With the 22 RTR Esc, you have a 1A BEC circuit so don't try fitting a big high torque digital servo else you will end up having to upgrade even further.
You can fit a mid-range servo - like the Spektrum S6000 (£19.99 RRP) or S6010 (£27.99) and these will give an appreciable improvement on performance and feel without causing any BEC / ESC issues.
As for the forward / Brake / Reverse delay- they do that generally to help protect the motor - not great for when you want to do Starsky and Hutch style J-turns but I guess there's a logic behind what they do. For racing, you should be able to reset that ESC to Forward and brake only - and you'll find that much nicer.
As for clueless idiots and modelshops. Don't put yourself down - there's a host on support available but it's often tricky to sort the good from the bad - especially if your main source of info is the internet. That said, there are some really good-meaning souls here on Oople and some very very good specialist UK RC shops who often post support on here. I'll let them and the wider oople populous advise you on who they are but you will find decent support and very good model shop support - certainly if you are uk based.
Otherwise, get down to a local club and ask around down there. you'll find everyone has an opinion and there are countless experts (again, sometimes hard to sort the wheat from the chaff) but we all have one thing in common - a love for racing toy cars