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[gloves2ali]

haha hi all i am new to this hobby... i am getting a second hand R/C car from a fren at 60 bucks... i will post the fotos within this few days.. so i need u guys to comment whether on worth it to buy anot... as you can see i am still a student got a tight budget and i have a big problem here.. my brother in law who is like me new to this hobby.. he use a RTR set which he bought at mustafa center.. and the battery pack is 7.2v 1800mA which nid to charge up to 10 hrs and oni can play for 20 - 30 mins.. can any one teach me wat to do abt this ? i wonder HPI,kyosho,tamiya, er so mani brand around, can all the parts u see at SG local hobby stall fit all brand chassis ? or is like u bought a HPI RC CAR u oni can find HPI product ?

[navlem]

2 methods to solve your problem

Firstly, buy a battery with a larger capacity eg. 4300mah... your runtime would go over an hour to around 2 hours...

Secondly, buy a better charger, i charge my 4300mah battery in around 45 mins only

[gloves2ali]

thank you navlem... =)

[qks57]

for the R/C car problem,jus like real cars,u can onli look for the parts from the same manufacturer.tamiya to tamiya,HPI to HPI,yokomo to yokomo.=)

[Nakazato]

SO not very true

for real cars, we have aftermarket parts

for r/c cars, we can use parts from other brands. Example would be like things like rims, shafts, motors... and etc.

qks57 said:

for the R/C car problem,jus like real cars,u can onli look for the parts from the same manufacturer.tamiya to tamiya,HPI to HPI,yokomo to yokomo.=)

[qks57]

fenix said:

SO not very true

for real cars, we have aftermarket parts

for r/c cars, we can use parts from other brands. Example would be like things like rims, shafts, motors... and etc.

qks57 said:

for the R/C car problem,jus like real cars,u can onli look for the parts from the same manufacturer.tamiya to tamiya,HPI to HPI,yokomo to yokomo.=)

yes there are aftermarket parts,but dun tell me u can use a mercedes benz system exhaust on a mitsubishi.wat i meant are hop-ups in the chassis of the car.can't use TA-05 parts on TT-01.wat u meant are external parts,n not really answering his question.

[Nakazato]

is mercedes an aftermarket brand? Since when? IS motor, servo and esc considered to be external? I don't think so

If u wanna talk about hop-ups, i think stuff like ball bearings, springs and shocks are quite universal too.

qks57 said:

fenix said:

SO not very true

for real cars, we have aftermarket parts

for r/c cars, we can use parts from other brands. Example would be like things like rims, shafts, motors... and etc.

yes there are aftermarket parts,but dun tell me u can use a mercedes benz system exhaust on a mitsubishi.wat i meant are hop-ups in the chassis of the car.can't use TA-05 parts on TT-01.wat u meant are external parts,n not really answering his question.

[Nakazato]

threadstarter, please list down the brand and model of the chassis u are getting so we can assist u.

[*team trixie™ | X]

no need to argue or further discuss here.

both of you defined parts differently.

motor, esc and assorted electronics; and rims, wheels etc are GENERALLY (NOT all the time) able to be used across different chassises.

as for hop ups like shafts, belts, steering sets etc; you need to ascertain compatability with your chassis. there are some 3rd party hop ups that can fit certain chassis - such as the Hobao Alu Oil Shocks which can fit tt-01s but personally, i much rather buy 'official' manufacturer hop ups designed for the chassis.

this is to make sure that gloves2ali's question is answered before discussion veers off course.

cheers. ;D

p/s: gloves2ali, based on what i deduced frm ur post, i believe ur bro-in-law's kit is like the toy kind - i.e. from Nikko or China brands? it might be helpful if u can list the brand and chassis name so we can better help u out here.

[Nakazato]

Duhz. Thats's why i asked what chassis. U are not helping either.

ximen said:

no need to argue or further discuss here.

both of you defined parts differently.

motor, esc and assorted electronics; and rims, wheels etc are GENERALLY (NOT all the time) able to be used across different chassises.

as for hop ups like shafts, belts, steering sets etc; you need to ascertain compatability with your chassis. there are some 3rd party hop ups that can fit certain chassis - such as the Hobao Alu Oil Shocks which can fit tt-01s but personally, i much rather buy 'official' manufacturer hop ups designed for the chassis.

this is to make sure that gloves2ali's question is answered before discussion veers off course.

cheers. ;D

[E3lipse]

I sense an flame war is about to start.
So if there's any signs of that, thread will be locked

[gloves2ali]

er if i am not wrong the chassis is very look alike to TB-01.. and it really look like toy kind lor.. my brother in law actually just buy a body shell to cover so it wont look so fake as the original shell is very fake as in the color and paint work not very nice.. the chassis,Transmitter and motor all olso look very budget one lol but the sales person told my brother in law dat this can be modify like outside brand, HPI etc etc.. so he bought it @ $180..

[Nakazato]

hmmm, tb-01 is a very old model... u might have problems looking for spare parts

[QuantumBoy]

so u gotten ur car already?

[gloves2ali]

still haven gotten my car.. haha sian lor.. the car image is here which my brother in law bought it at mustafa.. seems like budget budget one.. not the one we are playing and interested in... have a look..

[Nakazato]

errr... that doen't look like a tb-01... it is 4WD? If yes, then it's still possible to drift with it. Just put on some PVCs...

[gloves2ali]

okok understood.. thx !

[Nash]

oo shuld come down to wdl drift meet sometime since its nea..hope 2 cya drifting soon!