01-09-2008, 10:02 AM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2006 Location: United Kingdom,Scarborough
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| Hpi Baja 5b?
Hello I am a total newbie on petrol rc buggy's. I am saving up and soon I'll have around a 1000.00 pound to spend on one and upgrades. Here are my question. 1) Do they need a lot of maintenance to keep in perfect order? 2) Do they run on oil mixed petrol? 3) What is the avergae speed of them? 4) Do they come ready to run? 5) what are the best upgrades to buy first? 6) Are there any better Off road buggy, Electric or Petrol? Thanks james |
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01-09-2008, 10:26 AM | #2 | |
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2) Oil is mixed in with the gas 3) about 38 mph or 61 kph with a totally stock baja 5b RTR 4) They can. There is the 5b RTR which is prebuilt, all you need is to charge the reciever battery, put in gas, and batteries in the transmitter. Or there is the 5b SS, which is a kit and you need to build it and supply electronics, besides the steering servo. 5) A tuned pipe is normally the first upgrade. 6) Your not going to get anything better for the money. Its an amazingly fun rc! Check out www.hpibajaforum.com for more info. | |
01-09-2008, 10:31 AM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Albuquerque
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01-09-2008, 11:29 AM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2006 Location: United Kingdom,Scarborough
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| http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/ite...ck-Radio__25aa This one is Expert built will this one come built up? I am not handy with nitro trucks so I havn't got a clue. Thanks for the time. I have read that it is just normal gasoline, then you put oil in a seperate tank? Thanks james |
01-09-2008, 11:38 AM | #5 |
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01-09-2008, 11:45 AM | #6 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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01-09-2008, 11:46 AM | #7 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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If you can build a crawler you shouldn't have a problem building a 5b, they come with instructions. You can't mix normal motor oil. You will need to mix 2-cycle mixing oil into the gasoline its pretty simple. |
01-09-2008, 12:05 PM | #8 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Albuquerque
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| I hadn't even touched the tune yet. I took some time and ran it on the lot across the street after one tiny bit of tuning, holy crap. It runs like a raped ape now. You'll like the xxx-t g+ too, 2s lipo and I almost totally balded the tires last night. |
01-09-2008, 12:20 PM | #9 |
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What Oil shall I get for the SS version? How much oil shall I mix in with the fuel? Will normal 2 stroke oil work?
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01-09-2008, 12:37 PM | #10 |
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What's a Baja 5B? :-P:-P
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01-09-2008, 01:02 PM | #11 |
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01-09-2008, 01:51 PM | #12 |
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I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: On the G-Train!!!!!
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Wait till you see mine........never mind, it'll be stock. I might strip the anno off & re-anno in red. | ||
01-09-2008, 02:09 PM | #14 | |
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I'm not sure I will be able to call mine a baja after it is all done.... | |
01-09-2008, 02:12 PM | #15 |
Adilynsdad too! Join Date: May 2004 Location: G ville
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