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I will not be buying this. Thanks for the video review that us noobs need. I don't know if the company is going for the enty level hobbist or not, i dont care. If they were, they failed. Thanks again for the hoest and real review.
Brother been; doing nitro since early 90’s last 10 years i have been brushless, however i love two stroke RC’s have a few we enjoy! I think you would love them as well 😉👍🏽💯
This video brought back memories. My 1st nitro was an rc10gt way back in the day. I liked it because the performance was a lot better than the electric cars back then, but boy was it temperamental at times. Thanks for another awesome video.
When I got started in the hobby over 20 years ago I only had nitro thinking they were far superior to electric. Since I got back into the hobby I've only had electric but keep thinking about getting another nitro. After watching your video, I no longer want a nitro, and they may be why I left the hobby for 20 years😂 The smell and sound are so great, but just so finicky to keep running well.
It's a miracle the hobby survived past the nitro dominated days but no wonder why the push to electric happened. As a kid i dreamed of a nitro RC car. I'm so glad i never got one because it probably would have turned me off the hobby altogether. I have been riding and tuning 2 stroke atvs and bikes for 25 years. I learned on my first Banshee. This video made that look downright easy. In conclusion, thank goodness for lipos!
I appreciate this video and the struggle within😂 I was definetly laughing with you. All of us non nitro users definetly understand the struggle we wouldn’t do much better on our first go. It looks like once you got it going it was a lot of fun 🤘
I can tell you this from previous experience, Blue lock tight everything going into metal fried my spur gear on my redcat back in the 90s oh and you need to break in the engine
It's a good idea to drill the exhaust holes through so you can put a nut on the back because even with threadlock they'll work loose.! I did it on all my Force engines & it works a treat.
Don't pull the pull start so far out, you'll definitely snap the cable.... Ask me how I learned that lesson.! 😂 😂 Do shorter pulls, you'll thank me.! 😉 😉
Absolutley this. Nothing worse when you've driven 30 mins to somewhere to then have the starter snap the first trime you try to start it then pack up everything immediately and go home again.
You can't beat the sound of a Nitro RC! I have a few of them now and even though there's a bit of a learning curve to get them tuned right, once they are set up, they are a lot of fun to bash around. Just make sure on full throttle you don't run em too lean or goodbye motor 😂 i always like to run em a bit rich so i see smoke on WOT and haven't killed any engines 🤟😎 running them in properly as well helps the longevity and reliability of those nitro engines! i plan to take mine out more soon since we are heading into summer soon here!
I used to drool over nitro cars as a kid in the late '90s/early '00s. I never would have expected electric to get as good as it has. I'm still pretty tempted to get one just to live that experience I couldn't afford. I'm also surprised how affordable they are now. That said I have gone from zero cars to 4 in the last month, so maybe I'll give it a breather.
I enjoyed your test and review. I understand the frustration that you and a lot of people go through when they get into nitro. They are fun and the sound is neat. For me the big problem of nitro is the cost of the fuel. This is an excellent review and will help people thinking about nitro.
20 quid in AA batteries to use it was what made me not use it anymore. Plus the cost of nitro, the mess but they are coolio when they work. Problem is the noise and how much time you spend faffing about trying to get them to run rather than just switch it on an enjoy. Welcome back to the 90s! Some tips: - To shut it off quickly just put your finger (or something less burny) over the hole in the exhaust pipe. You also want to do that and pull the rip cord a couple of times to prime the fuel system then go for a first start. - You should adjust the idle screw first so it idles nicely, and dont think it idling slightly high is aporblem. AS long as it pulls away ok when you plan the throttle. When i started, most of my issues were trying to have it ruuning quiet which basically meant i could never start it as it was usually fuel starved or back then the glow pulg starters yo uused were shit and were always going flat way too fast. - make sure you haven't turned the idle screw down too much as it will die once you are braking and stop. Not enough fuel. - Then once done, then do the top end screw to ensure it isn't running lean (not enough fuel). You want about 8-10 inches of noticeable exhaust coming out when its at full throttle (that was always what worked for me anyway). Anymore and it'll be rich likely bog down when you try to accelerate any less and you'll destroy the motor as it'll overheat. Just a couple of quick tips. - You also need to break engines in. This is REALLY important. I used to do one tank and keep it at 1/4 throttle, let it cool completely. Then do a tank with 1/4 to 1/2 throttle, let it cool completely. Then one at 1/2 with burst to full. Then you should be ok to run a normal tank with some brisk driving. After that you can go as gung-ho as you want. - def don't leave fuel in it as it will also cause the rubber hoses to degrade over time.
@@DerbyCityRC anytime my man, love your videos and like to comment and help out where i can. My experience is hopefully less frustration and initial pain on your part. First, if you are having running issues always check the screws are at factory settings then try again. Only then start fiddling else you'li will be making it worse before it gets better and for most novice users it wil ruin the whole experience. Back in the day often the screws were off from the factory settings (crappy QA basically) so you'd adjust one thing that wasn't actually the problem in the first place, then you get into a spiral of troubleshooting rather than using it. If you do need to tweak them don't do more than 1/8 of a turn before retrying. They are very sensitive so anymore you can easily over shoot and end up with the opposite problem you initially had (which if you don't have the experience you may not know how to gauge lean/rich. Then you end up going backwards and forwards with the screws, trying to find the middle ground and then everything is off. For idle screw i'd start there and set it purposefully high (so its idling too high) then turn it down to suit then the higher screw start low (ie running rich) then lean it out until you get the right amount of exhaust. Then both endpoints should be in safe tolerances. That way you will keep in safe limits of both 'ends' and hopefully using that order will set them both correctly and quickly. Once set and running its pretty much a 'one and done' thing unless you change the nitro you use as that can throw off the "tune" depending on the nitro (ethanol i think) content in it - I found not all fuels are equal so once i got one at a decent price that i could buy regularly and easily i just stuck with that.
I think if you like engines and how they work and have lots of time on your hands nitro would be cool. Buying fuel and the smell and tuning I just don’t have time for when with a busy life. Great vid as always!
I let it idle for a bit off camera when I first got it started. Did not do a break in otherwise but it wasn’t on the instructions 😂. I did inspect what I could see of the cylinder and piston through the exhaust port when I had the exhaust pipe off and it looked perfect! Woohoo lol
That went a lot better than I thought it would! I got my first nitro around the late 90s. I had no clue what I was getting into and it went a WHOLE lot worse than this video. I think you done great to have had no tuning instructions. Mine came with a VHS and in depth instructions and I failed miserably!
Your entire video just demonstrated why I never go near nitro RCs. It's just a different world of volatility, tuning and messin around with what's supposed to be life sized engineering bits scaled down to what's practically a toy. I can see why you would get into it with your background of engines and such - would be nice to see how far you could take it
I’ll be honest , I’m not going to ever get into nitro but it is kool ! Definitely love hearing them little things scream but to much tuning for me , was awesome to watch you ! Great video like always thank you Evan!
I don’t blame you at all lol once you get through the frustration it’s a lot of fun but then the frustration keeps happening. For me, something I’ll definitely continue to do on occasion. Thanks bro!!!
Ive always been into cars. Just recently getting back into rc after my last one was the tyco speedwrench in like 2002. Might try out a nitro and see how its like. I bought the hbx 16889a pro and 2997a so far and have really enjoyed them. Your channel is really good man hope you keep it up.
Awesome!! My last one before a few years ago was probably around 2013. Just a toy grade truck from Walmart 😂 Had no idea yet that such amazing was was out there. Nitro is different but some people love it. Definitely not everyone! Thanks so much man!!
if you like to take an entire toolkit, spare glowplugs and starter, bottles of nitro, and a lot of messing about (sometimes getting to where you wan then to have the thing not start and never run it as sometimes they just don't start) its annoying. You'll spend half your time fiddling with it whereas electric you just turn it on and go. You also need to be away form any houses so you are also limited where you can run it without someone moaning. My advice would be stick with what you have you'll have more actual fun driving it and maintain the flexibility of also being able to run it anywhere you want and at whatever time of the day you want. They are cool but don't underestimate how much work they are and the cost of nitro just to use them.
Really appreciate the parts list. Its pretty difficult sometimes to know for sure what parts are compatible and which aren't. Especially if someone doesn't have the same level of experience you do. So many of the channels out there do builds and never make a parts list or even show part numbers on screen. They just assume everyone knows exactly what they are talking about. It makes getting into the hobby quite a task starting from nothing.
Just came back to watch this video again cause I'm thinking about grabbing one of these. Just wanna say this was a fantastic video! Great camera work and really great durability testing. My biggest worry is parts availability, but i think I'll be far gentler on it than you! 😂
