Looking to buy a nitro RC

dts

Only once had a problem. That was when I won my TSN4. I paid for the car but had problems getting hold of the seller when after a month it still hadnt arrived. I managed to get a fax number and home address for the guy and after a threat of reporting him to ebay he sent the car on a next day delivery at twice to postage cost that I had paid him. I left bad feedback and noticed that in the same month he had also recived a couple more bad feedbacks.
The feedback is a good way of avoiding bad sellers and I have had no problems since.
So long as you do your research then ebay is a great way to pick up a bargin!

dts

I am now thinking instead of upgrading my TSN4 of getting a CTS4. I have seen this one on ebay and for the cost of upgrading my car the CTS4 has it all already on.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19168&item=5977724067&rd=1
What do you lot think?
Do you know if there in anywhere in Ireland that stock CEN parts for the CTS4?

coolwings

First question
Looking at the page U gave I see that a "free temp gun" for measuring engine temp is provided....
Could this suggest CT can sometimes run a tad on the hot side? If so consider using a bit extra oil in the fuel to provide good cooling. Or stay with low nitro . We preferred 5-10% nitro, not 16%, when we had CENs.

2nd Question
At Green Hobby & Model in Dublin we sold CEN for several years and we would still have a reasonable CEN parts stock, especially for the versions we sold.

Coolwings
:cool: :cool: :cool:

dts

Cheers for that.
At the mo I have only run on 10% quick start.
I didnt win the ct4s as the reserve was too high. There is another one appeard today so I have asked if he will also send to Ireland and am now waiting on a reply.
Do you know what cars green hobby do stock at the moment?

dts

Well I won a CT4S on ebay. Spoke to the lad today and he has put it in the post this afternoon.
Had my TS4N out today and snapped one of the drive belts so untill a replacment arrives its only front wheel drive. All good fun!

dts

I get my CEN CT4S tomorrow. It arrived at my mum and dads a couple of days ago and they are bringing it over with them. You know I am going to heve some fun this weekend. Still no spare belt for my TSN4 though. Antics havent emailed me with a final bill yet and its been over four days since I placed the order. I had an email yesterday stating that they were sorry and will get back to me with a price for shipping. Still waiting. Last time I used them they were great and I had the parts within a week and I recomended them on the board. Now I am not so sure.

CHUCKLEZ

well i actually prefer ordering with www.modelsport.co.uk there very quick never tried antics before though.

dts

My pal has just had a load of trouble with them. He waited over a month to get a box of bits for his HPI RS4. Apparently they were waiting on the restocking of the roto starts and so didnt send the order without it. There was no communication of this untill he phoned to find out where the beep his bits were.
I supose this is the problem with having to get parts mail order.

CHUCKLEZ

if there was anything out of stock with our orders they ship wat the have and wen they get the rest they ship them then Which wasnt that bad.

coolwings

from my reply post no 2 in this thread ....

coolwings wrote:

What you need to look at carefully is how easy it is to get spare parts, cos you're going to break lots of bits if this is your first RC car. SO a source of parts near where you live is important, especially if you're getting started.

posts since then ....

dts wrote:

So now the car is back up and running I decided to buy a few extras.....I have ordered a new ss pipe and a spare pull start, just in case I break the one I fixed again..

dts wrote:

Do you think this is a good price for all these spares?

dts wrote:

I supose this is the problem with having to get parts mail order.

I still have many "unnecessary spare parts" left over from my mail order buying days. I have also thrown away many unused "never to be used" purchases of the same type. Not to mention the buying unseen mistakes where I ended up selling the stuff onto someone else who actually wanted it.

Your 1st model is teaching U how to do RC engines ... but it's also teaching you the real cost of mail order ... (I estimate about 20% extra wastage - customs - freight - phonecalls - wrongbuys- over and above the cost in the catalogues, for me, over the years. Until I woke up).
Live and learn.

coolwings

Chucklez ... Did U ever do the other video clip yet?

CHUCKLEZ

which 1?

CHUCKLEZ

well next week i should have another 1 made alright with some road cars aswell as trucks.

coolwings

I only saw the first 1 so far...

CHUCKLEZ wrote:

well next week i should have another 1 made alright with some road cars aswell as trucks.

Looking forward already

CHUCKLEZ

might be a bit later as i have to get a new sets of bulkheads for my maxx after yesterday. lol Might still make a roa car 1 though.

dts

True you do live and learn. The problem is if you live outside Dublin then you are stuffed. Mail order is the only way! Oh and there are bargins to be had on ebay. Now we have ebay.ie!!!!!
I have finaly had the final shipping bill so the parts should be in the post tonight. So all being well they will arive some time early next week.
At the end of the day I am enjoying the hobby, (taking apart, putting back together and trying to fix) and I am sure that the CT4S wont be the last car I buy this year.

coolwings

dts wrote:

...At the end of the day I am enjoying the hobby, (taking apart, putting back together and trying to fix) and I am sure that the CT4S wont be the last car I buy this year.

It's true ... if U don't enjoy makin n fixin it's a tough hobby.

CHUCKLEZ

very tough. lol ;~)

SLIM19198

CHUCKLEZ wrote:

very tough. lol ;~)

The cheek of him ^^^

I do all his friggin repairs, and he goes out and breaks it all again!!!

I know more about RC engines now than I do about real engines! ;-)

SLIM

SLIM19198

CHUCKLEZ wrote:

ya but every repair i helps with

The last repair was to fit a forward only conversion and a new set of diffs on a t-maxx, he put in 1 ( I repeat, 1) screw, some help!!!!

coolwings

SLIM19198 wrote:

The cheek of him ^^^
I do all his friggin repairs, and he goes out and breaks it all again!!!... ;-)
SLIM

Ha Ha
I had a time when I was building for another "driver" ..... I couldnt get them repaired fast enough ! :eek: After a while I just took a bit longer to get round to doing the repairs. I would say " aonther day and I'll get to it" .
You know what? He started driving it a bit more carefully from then on.

The arguement between the driver and the mechanic, is just like the fights between sales and accounts, workers and bosses, cats and dogs....
part of life I guess .

dts

Got the parts last Thursday. Fitted over the weekend and took the two cars out for a bash on Sunday morning. Managed to get through the day without a major crash so no new parts now needed.
I did have a problem with the tyres rolling off on the CT4 but that nothing a little more super glue wont fix.

Plug

Are they a model shop who do traxxas, I need a suspention arm (5132) and the problem is the shop in waterford dont have it, the owner siad that theres a problem with traxxas in the uk they wont reply to any of his faxs and the phone is always engadged. Ive been waiting about 2 months still no sign of it.

dts

You should try Antics at http://www.rccarsandtrucks.co.uk/ or
Modelsport at http://www.modelsport.co.uk/
Good luck and let us know how you get on?

dts

Back to fixing my car again. I have damaged the CT4, one of the suspension arms has cracked where the shaft runs through it. Didnt know I had done it until I noticed that one of the rear wheels wasnt pointing in a straight line. Managed to get a full brand new rear off ebay for £14 so should have a few spare bits to keep me going.
Quick question on the two speed. If you tighten the two clutch screws should this make the gear kick in at lower or higher revs? I am finding it hard to tell if the two speed is working or not.

SLIM19198

You should be able to tell if the second speed engagaes as you will actually hear it changing and see the speed jumping!

for more info try :
http://www.cenracing.com/

or:
http://www.cenracing.com/faq.html

coolwings

DTS
Screwing it in increases the speed it operates at....
(but some are a real pain to get just right)
It varies from car to car, no pattern, possibly some variation in the strength of the springs....
How's the car going, that is a powerful engine, but that .16 sure runs hot, doesn't it? Is your CT eating glowplugs for breakfast? Or did U cut the nitro right down to 0 or 5%

dts

I am running 10% with the carb set nice and rich, it still runns a little hot but its not that different to mt TSN4.
I LOVE IT, its one fast car. The problem seems to be getting the traction to the wheels, as it shoots off the steering gets light as the wheels loose grip, thats when I am most likly to loose control. Also the carbon disk break strugles at high speed. I am still going to have to play with the two speed, the problem is if you get it all wrong it eats the smaller of the two spur gears.

dts

I havent got the two speed setup yet but fitted the new rear end with a new diff and brek pads. I have set the two speed clutch so the second gear should just spin free then hopefully I can slowly adjust the two set screws untill it starts to change. Used the time to strip the car down and clean and lube everything. I have fitted metal wheels with new rubber so I will see what differance that makes to the handeling. Its looking good now just need to get out of work so I can go try it.

SLIM19198

Metal wheels?

where you get those and how much they cost?

I need a new set for my TR4!

SLIM