lazer zx 5

[BanditOneUK]

i just got a lazer zx 5 yesterday an wanna no what i need to buy to make it crazy fast ???? any ideas ???

[Col]

a new set of thumbs?

[ben]

A fast motor?

[BanditOneUK]

im a new to all this so i need to no what to get would it be faster with these bushless motors ive been lookin at an what will new hubs do an what parts are thay ??

[Hobie]

Just have a look to the following forum which is the best on lazer ZX5 worldwide.

http://www.rctech.net/forum/electric...froad-264.html

[JCJC]

Have you picked up a secondhand lazer (kit) or is it the ready to run set ? where are you going to run it ?

[BanditOneUK]

its new ready to run set but i wanna make it fast crazy fast lol

[Col]

You bought the wrong one then! Everything that came with the RTR needs throwing away to make the car fast. If it's un-opened can you take it back and get a kit car?

[JCJC]

You need to search on this forum for ready to run ZX-5 tips, a lot of the parts from the original kit were changed to plastic to keep costs down, but just for stupid fast, you will need to change the motor, as the numbers get lower the motor gets more grunt, we used a 10turn brushed then went to a 5.5 brushless, only slightly faster (5.5 = approx 9turn brushed). To fit a faster motor you will have to change the speed control (esc) to something that suits the motor, I believe the RTR is limited to 15turn, some of the brushless esc's are a tight fit under the body shell.

Once you start to go stupid fast you will break parts, more fun is to find a local club and go just fast enough round the track to enjoy yourself (you will still break parts), you will also find a friendly, helpful bunch of racers who will help and give you lots of advice, motors, esc's, tyres, shocks, batteries...............

The Kyosho ZX5 is a very good place to start, will run well and will be competive. have fun

Jimmy's review is well worth reading a few times, http://www.oople.com/rc/index-reviews.html

[BanditOneUK]

so how would i make it fast what do i need as u put to thow away ???

[BanditOneUK]

cool jc just what i needed to hear man so if i got say a 15 turn motor would i see a diffrance ???

[DanW]

Originally Posted by BanditOneUK

im a new to all this so i need to no what to get would it be faster with these bushless motors ive been lookin at an what will new hubs do an what parts are thay ??

I would recommend you go down to one of your local clubs (southport/bury/batley) and see what goes on.

If you get the car on a proper track you might suddenly decide to work on driving skill, before spending on speed

I would say the RTR is a decent enough car for club level racing... have a go, then worry about hopping up.

If your not interested in racing and just want to bash around the street then a hot brushless speedo/motor combo is the route to insane speed.

[BanditOneUK]

lol id love to go on a race track with it but its been so long im 31 now i used to do that back in the day it mite have changed alot car are so diffrent now !!!!

[JCJC]

I think the limit is 15turn

why not look at http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17331
Model Images posting, MRT pro esc's are no limit, motor wise, and 11x2 or 10x2 motors were £65+ new, you will need to have and be able to use a chunky soldering iron, possibly change your battery connectors, add power caps & diode and possibly look at gearing.

MRT instructions = http://www.team-mrt.com/pdf/vxpro.pdf


the 7x2 would be bloody stupid fast, and strip the gears out of your diffs.

Find a club that races buggy's localy, best advice.

[BanditOneUK]

yes i wanna try an learn abit more about the car first like what are add power caps & diode ???

[JCJC]

http://www.team-mrt.com/pdf/vxpro.pdf

page 2.

[dasupacat]

Originally Posted by BanditOneUK

i just got a lazer zx 5 yesterday an wanna no what i need to buy to make it crazy fast ???? any ideas ???

Practice!

[BanditOneUK]

can some one tell me the limite of my speed contraller its a Perfex KA-15
as so how many turns is the stock g20 single motor in the car ???

[RogerM]

The kit motor is has 20 turns of a single wire per armature segment (normally refered to as a 20x1).

Motors with more than a single wire per pole will have a smoother power delivery and are often listed as a double (x2) or tripple (x3) etc.

Motors with fewer turns, yours has 20, will rev higher thus go faster for the same gearing ..... but in reality you will need to change the gearing to suit the motor or else it will get to hot and fail.

I think the limit for your speedo is actually 17 turns approx, although a lower current draw 15 turn may just be ok.

I personally prefer a car to run a slower smoother motor and gear it higher to give the same top end. For example when most people were running winds like a 10x1 I would be running something like a 13x3 but geared so the top end was very similar. It is much easier to drive a smooth motor and for me me fun!

[BanditOneUK]

so a 15 turn would do or would it blow my contraller up lol ???