Buggy Tip's for a Newbie

[enmar]

New to the nitro cars I have bought a Hyper 7 sport.

I currently running a Futaba standard servo on the throttle with batt and interference failsafe and a high torque servo on the front. I am use a 6v NiMH battery pack and 16 percent fuel.

The problem areas are:

Running on after the throttle is released.

Securing and maintaining a good seal between the pipe and manifold cable ties don't seem to cut it. I have tried cutting grooves around the pipe to aid mechanical grip which has helped.

What diff oil or lubricant should be used. The information with the car stated 10,000 on the centre, 5,000 on front and 1,000 or lm grease on rear. If this accurate and what are the best brands to go for.

Thanks

[ImBroken]

I'm kinda new to the buggy scene myself, but as far as the diffs go... I used the Kyosho Silicone oils as recommended by some knowledgable RCNT members:

Kyosho #5000 - Front
Kyosho #3000 - Rear
Kyosho #50000 - Center

For the pipe to header connection, you can try flaring the end of the pipe & header with a pair of needle nose pliers or dykes to make a better, non slip, connection. Then put your wire ties back on.

The run on after throttle is released, could be just the fact that the fuel supply is cut off abruptly causing the mill to run lean for a second or two. My mill did this also during the first dozen or so tanks..
Hope this helps ya out. Welcome to the wonderful, expensive, world of Nitro R/C....

[GilBeQuick]

Are you talking about your pipe falling out of the coupler? If so, you can either A) Insert a phillips head screwdriver into the pipe and bend a flange around where the exhaust enters the pipe, then put a zip tie around that. Or B) Get a new pipe, like this one THS pipe , which solves the problem all together.

As a general rule, many people go with either 3k or 5k in the front, 7k or 10k in the center, and 1k or 3k in the rear. Whatever you choose, make sure your front is heavier than your rear, and your center will always be the thickest.


woops, sorry bout that, wasn't trying to repeat you ImBroken....we must have been working on a reply at the same time and you beat me to it...you bastard

[ImBroken]

LOL... been there, done that.... I finally beat someone... I'm one of those 1 finger typist's too...

[Error401]

The only other advice I could give is be careful with that buggy. If it's your first, learning to drive can present some problems. Bugies are fast. Last weekend I saw a new guy driving an X-Terminator, and I was definately watching the track. he ended up running into the rear of a buggy killer and loosing his whole front shock tower. Just be careful.

[GilBeQuick]

buggy killer = monster truck?

[Error401]

The super truggy. Wayne got a barely perceptable dent in the bumper, buggy lost the front shock tower. Thr super truggy is a tank, but a whole lot faster.

[enmar]

Thanks for the pointers.

Another thing any advise on engine tuning and removing dirt from around the plug before you take it of.

[Error401]

Q-Tips (cotton swabs). Canned air. A small stiff paint brush. And if worse comes to worse, dousche with a little nitro fuel. I usually try to avoid the fuel thing, but a small brush and/or a q-tip will get most if not all major crap out of the area.