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  1. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    I haven't done one personally, but here's a few pics from the listing for the conversion kit:
  2. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    Here You want the one 4th from the bottom. I'd recommend saving a copy of the .pdf since there's no knowing how long that site will host them.
  3. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    It turns a little tighter, and spins out under power more a little more easily. Here's the shortened wheelbase:
  4. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    Nice! Great color. There's a very minor mod I did to one of mine that you might like- if you flip the rear A-arms (the same ones you posted about), it'll shorten the wheelbase by about 5mm, from 260 to 255, and that will fit most body shells perfectly. Ironically, even the stock GTR shell was...
  5. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    It should be fine, you'll still have plenty of control over the ride height if you so choose. The stock setup uses the lower hole, and I usually switch mine to the upper one for a little more ground clearance. Right in the middle should be just fine. I use M3 washers to shim up loose pin-joints...
  6. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    Yes, it is.
  7. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    No worries. It's worth noting that the aluminum hubs are also applicable to the electric model (HSP 94123), and there are a lot more of those out there, so you can broaden your potential buyer pool. In fact, one of diffs you've bought specifically has the electric-version driveshaft, (the...
  8. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    That's not a spare Flying Fish transmission, that's the reduction transmission for their monster truck, HSP #94188. I sympathize with your desire to recoup your investment, but whether someone is just getting into nitro or an experienced collector, they are going to want to go through the...
  9. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    The VX-18 maxes out at around 28k RPM. That'll get it to 39mph with stock gearing, at least that was my personal best before any upgrades. With the K18, you should be able to hit 45mph or even a little more. Sorry I never got back to you on this one - Just weighing the diff cases, the aluminum...
  10. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    The vast majority of the screws on HSP cars are M3-thread machine screws. The ones in plastic are coarse thread m3. I bought a few multi-kits with lengths between 5mm and 25mm, makes maintenance easy. You can probably put the car you bought together without having to buy more screws. The roller...
  11. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    Good luck! Also, you can upgrade just the radio tray on your 94102 to the 94122 version, which fits the receiver + batteries much more easily. All the screw posts are in the same place.
  12. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    I would recommend going with a partial 94122. Here's where I got mine for under $100, the ones on ebay are all jacked up 50% in price. I tried doing an up-conversion and it's just too many separate parts to order individually, and then assemble from an exploded view, to be worth it, and you'll...
  13. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    You may want to know that there are two versions of the Nito Flying fish. One is nearly identical to the electric version, with identical diff cases and C-link suspension arms, but there's an improved version with pivot-ball suspension that's a lot more durable and also has less play, and also a...
  14. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    For a road car, you don't need all that much torque. You're turning small wheels on pavement, not knobby truck tires in grass. If the steering mechanism is slowing down the servo, it's probably binding up, and overpowering it with a stronger servo is just masking the issue. You should be able...
  15. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    I used an HSP flywheel, but not the stock one - the 3-shoe one intended for their 1/8ths. I had to grind a bevel onto its edge to make it clear the carb. Steering servo, same as throttle - PDI-4408MG. I edited / added to my original reply, see some of the notes / challenges about swaps at the...
  16. tudordewolf

    Flying Fish Nitro Upgrades

    All of the above: With a Thunder Tiger Evo-12, I was able to hit 50mph with one I built from a bare roller. Thread here. I just finished one with an Sh.12 that I'm hoping will hit 60. I'm still breaking it in and was going to wait for more footage before posting, but since you've asked...
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