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09-14-2009, 12:48 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central
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|  Wheelie King P.O.S.
I have a wheelie king that is a piece of crap. Doesnt even do wheelies like it says. right out of box not enough power. I purchased a traxxas Stinger 20t but not fast enough or not enough torque. I want a motor that will go faster and will actually do wheelies like hpi claims. and like the video on hpi show the wheelie king doing. does any one have a idea of what motor will help me. I dont want it going 40mph, i guess around 20-30 would be good enough but right now it sucks, and almost ready to sell it so i can get my gas trucks back running. Can anyone help me? |
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09-14-2009, 01:25 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Do you have another battery to try? It is probably either battery or speed controller related. Have you contacted HPI?
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09-14-2009, 02:09 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota
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I'd have to agree its probably the battery... mine in stock form was actually quite fun.
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09-14-2009, 02:20 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Crawlifornia
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X2. Out of the box mine wouldn't keep the front tires on the ground.
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09-14-2009, 02:32 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Great Britain
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Try charging an discharging the battery a few times. When I first got mine to took a couple of cycles to get the battery to peak up and after that I could get wheelys on demand.
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09-14-2009, 03:06 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Norfolk
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Same, 45 minutes on the quick charge and I was having a blast with my wk.
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09-14-2009, 03:16 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Naples
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Never had any problems like that? I have two, and both could do a wheelie with no problem right out of the box, I stripped the rear diff gears on the first one after a couple months, and the second one is still running strong, wheelie's on demand, every time, with stock motor and electronics.
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09-14-2009, 03:21 PM
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| Just jump it!   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah
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Sounds like Operator error!!!  J/k  Volt up!!!! |
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09-14-2009, 03:40 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: alexander city
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x100 I got mine used and still had a blast. |
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09-14-2009, 05:20 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southern Arkansas
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When mine was stock, even with the cheapo included stick pack, you couldn't keep the front tires down. If it's been sitting on a shelf for a while, the battery may just be lame. |
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09-17-2009, 08:39 AM
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From spike x's picture you have the 2wd version. Mine is the new 4wd bounty hunter. and I use the cheap stick pack that came with it. 1500mah and it might not work that well. I use a dynamite sport quick charge, so maybe I messed up the battery. And i noticed that mine does not have the jolt esc. Is that the problem. Would buying a hpi 20t motor help? Maybe the traxas 20t stinger is not a double so that is why it doesnt have the torque to gets the wheels up. Is there any advice instead of just telling me yours works fine.
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09-17-2009, 08:52 AM
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| Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah
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The 20 turn stinger that i have didnt seem to much better than the stock 27 turn so i put it back in!! I did put a trinity 15 t in for a bit but things got hot!! Also drop down to a 18t pinion if your still running the stock one. Check out the wk section there is tons more advice there also! | |
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09-17-2009, 09:44 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Croydon, Surrey, UK
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mine wheelied all the time too, and when i reversed it for crawling it would wheelie and steer
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09-17-2009, 10:06 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron
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Are the bounty hunter (monster truck versions) longer?? they look longer.. Mine does not wheelie any more now that I stretched it and I have a traxxas 12 turn in it .. |
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09-17-2009, 11:10 AM
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09-17-2009, 01:31 PM
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Rotten belly, thanks. I did the same thing. the stinger sucks. I put the stock 27t back in. what 7 cell are you talking about how many mah? i just want my truck to do wheelie and act like the real bounty hunter. bashing, crashing, and jumping. any advice on what motor to get next? since the stinger is junk and a waste of money. would changing to a 18tooth gear wouldnt that make the top speed slower? I borrowed a ?t mod motor( mystery motor,dont know how mant turns) from neighbor and it had faster top speed but not enough torque to get it movingor pull it off the ground. i would have to push the truck to get it to move. I dont want to have to get a new esc to handle a lower turn motor, but if i have to. any advice or ideas of what i should try next. I'm not looking for 30+mph, more around 12-20mph. just a decent speed. would the hpi20t motor be fast enough, or should i go to a 19 or 15 mod motor?
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09-17-2009, 01:40 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Port Angeles
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When I first got mine I threw an old traxxas 23t titan from an emaxx in it and had a blast. For a 7 cell battery I'd recomend an elite pack from cheapbatterypacks.com, I run them in all my rigs and have never had a single issue with them. For your mah rating, the higher the number the longer you can play between charges, so just get what you can afford. |
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09-17-2009, 01:41 PM
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| Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah
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http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXTZF8&P=SM Dropping to a 18 will make it slower, but will give more torque to lift the wheels. You other option would be to upgrade the speed controller. You could pick up a used XL-5 for around 30 to 40 bucks and drop in a nice 15 turn mod motor and wheely till the bar grinds off!! You could post a wanted add on here for the xl-5, someone almost always selling one!! | |
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09-17-2009, 02:33 PM
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thanks I will have to try it. I seen a lot of people wanting the XL 5 because of its water proof. how many turns will it handle. i will have to wait a little while till i get some more money to buy the bigger battery, motor and esc. But now i know what to buy instead of wasting more money trying to find something that will suit my needs. I already had looked at all the wheelie king post up to page 76. with no luck of any one wanting the WK to bash and not crawl. If i could i would fit a small gas motor on it but then i wouldn't have reverse. thanks again everyone for the help and advice. I will have to try the XL-5 with the titan 12t motor. and maybe change the gear too.
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09-17-2009, 02:56 PM
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| Just jump it! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah
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