hyper 7 good and bad bits

[bobmebob]

iam thinking about buying a hyper 7 for some bashing and racing against some guys ive started to bash with at a bmx track nothing serious ive had nitro cars before so i have a good idea if anything needs replaced on how todo it. but was just wondering if anything should be replaced before i start running it after i get one and i should say it would be a secondhand one not brand new.

i know the mach engines arent the best but i suppose it all depends on how good it was when it was brand new and how long its been ran for now so any advice would be great.

[lardy37]

i had a hyper 7 that i used for bashing about and apart from the crank breaking the car itself was pretty indestructable dont think i broke a thing on it and it had a really hard life

[Dec]

The Hyper 7's are pretty much indestructible, except that is, for the Shock towers, the best upgrade for this is the Hyper St Pro ones which can be purchased from Apex Models,

Front - http://www.apexmodels.com/gbu0-prodshow/H86201.html

Rear - http://www.apexmodels.com/gbu0-prodshow/H86212.html

Have ordered in some for myself, although you can go for a cheaper option (which is what I am doing at the moment until my Hyper St ones arrive) for the meantime by doubling up your existing shock towers with a set off of eBay-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HYPER-7-TQ...item3cc8b836ba

Also, the hinge pins are a must to be replaced, you can go to your local B&Q and buy these-

M4 Rod - http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/hardware/...ia-4mm-9283907

M4 Nylock - http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/hardware/...0-W-M4-9708501

So much quicker and easier to work with compared to using hinge pins and e clips!!!

Also, the shocks, if you get a Black Edition, it will come with Big Bores although the ones to get are the Hong Nor Big Bores, if you keep an eye out on eBay you can sometimes find a full set for around £30-£40, well worth it!

Hope this helps?

[Supercoolnothing]

Hyper 7's are great cars and pretty much bomb proof but there are a few mods you can do to them to make them go a lot better. Here's a list of what I did to mine
CNC Steering knuckles the standard cast alloy ones are made of cheese and I found they broke if I even looked at them funny.
T Bone Racing front bumper
Hobao white springs up front and 45w associated shock oil in the front and rear shocks mainly because it was the only grade of oil I had at the time
3k diff oil up front 5k in the middle and either 1 or 2k (can't remember it was a while ago) in the rear.
Proline high downforce rear wing
CVD's at the rear
Ditched the pullstart mechanism and fitted the replacement backplate, this meant I had to start the engine with a starter box but that's not really a hassle unless you don't own one
Savox 0252 servo for steering coupled to a metal servo horn
I fitted the CNC wheel hubs, I couldn't tell you if they made one bit of a difference but they looked cool and are a few grams lighter than the stock ones
I only ever had one shock tower bend on me once and it was easy enough to re-straighten and I never bothered to replace it or get the uprated hyper ST ones.
There's a long bolt that goes through the bottom of the rear wing mount (if I remember correctly) and these bend if you manage to send the car cartwheeling along so I'd keep an eye on that.
I used to run my car on Astro so I ran yellow Schumacher mini pins in the dry and Spirals in the wet (possibly silver compound again I can't remember 100%)
Other than that all you should need is fuel, a couple of spare glowplugs and keep the receiver pack fully charged and you'll be laughing.

[bobmebob]

thanks for the info guys its helping me make my mind up now i just have to get the dough together