Search results

One of the neighbors picked up a mini Wildcat for his son to run after he saw my boys out running on our pond. MW doesn't actually run too bad with 8 cells in a straight line but handles goofy with the props rotating the same way. Twitchy but tight turns to the right, smooth but broad turns to...

Thank you Mr. Dunlap for at least making an effort to innovate around the noise issue. It appears many have their heads so far in the sand that they can't hear that excess noise is not beneficial to the long term viability of nitro power. I am working two programs to get back to running nitro on...

Did you have an article about how to improve the ABS Hotshot? One of mine is done but I still need to do the other and would be very appreciative of your input on the best course to take.

I guess I will have to try them and report back. My guys have tons of 1/24 slot car experience so even my littlest has developed a nice smooth trigger finger. He just can't see a line through a corner yet. As a backup plan I can always combine a little exponential on the transmitter and/or a...

Still looking for feedback and real world experiences with the OSE mini outboards.

I would be surprised if he has tried the mini outboards from OSE.

The one that has been run has CF running pads, squared edges, and stumble blocks. The blueprinting solved most of the handling problems but they were too short to handle the usual ragged water at our lake house. This new pond is protected and almost flat even in a stiff breeze, I think they will...

Short and sweet. I am a long time nitro sport runner and full scale OPC tunnel racer. We moved and our new neighborhood has a super water retention pond, new neighbors don't groove on nitro except on Saturdays when they can't hear us over all the lawnmowers, weedwackers, and leaf blowers being...

Right on! Noise isn't cool its a dangerous nuisance. Need proof? Spend the afternoon trying to converse with somebody that has suffered profound noise induced hearing loss.

We and every one else in full scale use supertrapps so we can run/test on public waters but the liability is such a concern that we should drive 60 miles to the nearest IMPBA pond to run toys? I already carry a $10M all causes umbrella liability policy, I suspect models would be quite a ways...

I am going to try one of the Quickdraw style silencers and see what happens. A carbon quiet pipe plus a secondary external silencer sounds like it could reduce noise to FE levels without adding too much weight.

Not to ask a silly question but doesn't the Nitro side of this hobby get that FE has just about completely eaten their lunch and the frickin' ridiculous noise is a big part of the reason. Like I tell my boys every time I have to boot the S8 past some fool with stupid loud exhaust on their...

All relative I guess. We were running an OS when the law showed up last time, so as a frame of reference a stock XM.21 OS is too loud. I have both 3.5 and 7.5 K&B's with Irwin setups but they can't be the quiet pipe versions. Where/who is Cooper? What about the carbon fiber Gadjet pipes...

I realize this is not the usual question but I need to appease the neighbors. I need something that is on par with FE setup. Has anybody ever tried a European Merker pipe? I have collected all the usual suspects over the years in both 3.5 and 7.5. So far a K&B 8950 with some custom water...

Re:K&B MOVING FORWARD ?? I heard MECOA isn't manufacturing anything right now for K&B or any of their other engine lines. They are just selling from stock and jobbing out production one engine family at a time to some Mexican manufacturer. A friend of mine was there and said he saw no sign of...

DPI Leisure Sports American Dream Hydroplane new in the box with decal set. Complete top quality brand name hardware set in place of the cheap stuff usually included consisting of: Trinity 13T triple Ball bearing motor Hughey 4 position mechanical speed control Octura OC4STR-CA Strudder...