The Fastest 'Cheap' RC Car you can buy! Brushless WLToys 144001 Speed Build Part 1 

Hey man need some help a buddy told me to come here

Still subbed with both accounts to your channel. Is that spoiler the one i put you onto ?? Should have tried the old drag racers solution to running to hot..... Taken the bonnet off.... Would be interesting to see if running it shell less actually helps the cooling and if it would have wind resistance drag.....

I noticed a couldn’t find you today I was kicking in your channel and would take me somewhere else. I had to search for you today bud.

@@willdunn3594 good luck

@@mehimrc1314 Thx man

Haha... maybe you mentioned some key words... the world is listening 👂🏻😎

Yt algorithm has its ways

I'd say get one, but be warned it's an addiction! 😂

Get one you won't regret it I'm trying to get back into it myself

Get a set of them it's much more fun when you have a set of them running vs alone. Your son well love rc never met a kid that didn't

Thanks dude lol

Cheers mate. Glad it arrived ok! I actually had 2 bodies for this, first one was green and black, but I didn’t like it... so went red to match the shocks and the motor 😎👍

Thanks Tony

Yeah... bit of a squeeze!

Haha... cheers dude.

yup, they're VERY progammable, you can set up current vs time too so it'll ramp up to full power at 1 to 1.5 seconds in ms time increments you set. very cool if you're setting up a little dragster, more control over how it'll launch.

Good info here mate.... cheers 👍🏻

It’s one of my best looking buggies 😎

So fast aren’t they!

Thanks Mate

Thank you

Yes... really impressive

Yes lol...random isn't it!

Yes, going to get a different ESC before I try 3s, cutting out on 2s is enough to tell me it’s not up to the job. I added some droop screws and lowered it a little, forgot to mention that in the video. Will look at aero next. Cheers for watching 😎

No worries mate

Thanks dude

Thanks for the tip on the tyres mate :)

45 is good for that small motor 😎👍

Tomley RC I thought so and that’s on a 35a ESC so there might be a little more. The ESC is rated for 3s so I’ll try that as well. Be safe my friend! Cheers!

really great choice there, a little higher top speed and likely 20-25% longer run time too if not constantly flailing it. dropped a 2840 5000kv into my OLD Graupner Cobra boat, lots faster than it was with a 32k rpm 16D brushed motor. using a cheaper water cooled 50A brushless ESC and a cooling coil on the motor, feeding it with 3000mah 6 cell NiMh rated for 15C (45A) output. know it'll do a little better running 7.4v+ of 2000-3000mah LiPo... would take a little weight off it same time voltage+current get bumped up a little.

Not on that...but I have 2845 3300 and 60 amp ocday esc in 1/12 fyo3 or Kt12 The fy03 has stock metal ..Kt 12 has plastic part. I got redcat blackout brushless and volcano brushless for $110 I get used 1/8 nitro buggie for under $100...slapp 4076 2200kv ( $35) 120A 4s ocady ( $30) 4s 50C it'll do 50-55 mph easy..depending how i gear it and what wheel ( $200 average ...but they're Hobbie grade...rc8..lois..XTM..or extend kingmotor... got side tracked...I upgrade the kiddies powerwheels with 48V 2000watt brushless, now..lmao ( it'll do 15-20 mph....depend how i gear it) You need a CRAP load of BATTERIES.lmao my grand is only 4 years old...He's powersliding and doing donuts i have the 2 year old on 5s 50 C lipo....it'll do 12-15 mph becuase she's lite. you all still messing with kiddie stuff.... I'll have to build a 60-72v gokart in about a year. when he truns 5..lol

Thanks mate. I like a nice clean build. And apart from a few minor issues this one turned out well!

Hopefully. I need a bigger running area, so just trying to sort it out

So smooth 👍🏻

@@TomleyRC mines the opposite to smooth. The steering seems to have quite a lot of play and wobble. Also you drive train sounds sooo much smoother then mine 🤣

No worries Jason

I have heard lots of bad stories on the 144. But my experience has been good so far 👍🏻 Cheers for watching dude

Cheers mate

Haha yeah... really quick!

Cheers dude

Yeah... pretty quick, but really stable at that speed.

Yes, better than plastic, but still not the best

Yes they are!

they DO focus too much on top speed for sales, at the expense of motor and ESC failures. its good practice to use a 2-3 tooth smaller pinion gear and put a heat sink onto the tops of the MOSFETS of their stock ESC's, if you want them to live for a while. its much better to give up some top speed in favor of snappier acceleration AND pulling less current through the battery+motor+ESC, especially if you're going to run a shorter course dirt track racing. quickness exiting one turn down a straight then entering the next turn is more important (lower lap times too) than top speed it'd never reach in a short straight-away. even if there is ONE long straight section, the quicker jams through all the short sections will get the lower lap times... its a lower top speed yes, but it reaches that top speed in a shorter distance, is much more advantageous on a short track, more fun for just bashing around because it'll also run a couple minutes longer on a charge. FAST is fun but there is a point where more of the power is just wasted making HEAT, with efficiency going right down the toilet. epoxy insulation of motor windings can burn away to short out causing ESC failure, battery pack over-heating, and heat also bakes out the strength of the motor's magnets.... way back when, running the jagged edge to go fast, we had "motor zappers". big electromagnets to restore the motor magnets field strength. put the motor in it, switch it on and let it run overnight to give the motor its torque back. on road oval racing 4 minute races we'd set up for the pack being DRAINED in 5 minutes was really hellish on battery packs, so hot you couldn't hold one with a firm grip. even the best NiCad's didn't like having 40+ amps yanked out of them. it was even worse with some of the 6-7-8 cell scratch built hydroplane boats I used to race, a race was only two minutes where pack fully drained in 3. water cooling coil around the motor, an air scoop pushing air directly into the motor's brushes trying to keep THEM cooler... crazy fun like that did get expensive!

I want a 1:14 wltoys truck! 👍

Thanks Mark

Certainly is!

Thanks Billy. I've heard a few horror stories, yet to try mine on 3s!

@@TomleyRC I'm glad someone is finally having good luck with it. I don't know if I'd push it on 3s though.

Yes...pretty quick!

Thank you

Yes, I put a small 'zip tie' through and around the shock tower to keep the back down. It also means you can just unclip the front one and lift the body up to access underneath

They are pretty good! Not made for bashing about though

Not sure what you mean by axles? Do you mean driveshafts?

Thank you

Not sure that big one will fit lol... I have a couple of other options 👍🏻

Thank you

Them foam tyres are out of stock. I'll keep looking mate. 👍😁👍

Thanks Tony. Try eBay for the wheels/tyres mate. They should be about £6 a set 👍🏻

What ESC do you recommend

Thanks mate. I've seen a few of your runs... some crazy speeds there! Cheers for the tips ;)

Thanks Luis. I’d like to get close to 100mph..... but certainly need to sort out the ‘aero’

@@TomleyRC Yes Phil; from what i've been seeing of speed passes, (namely with the 144001), there isn't a "particular" and pertinent aerodynamic issue ... the rear wing can be better but overall, (and for me), is more the weight of the car and being balanced, as well the ground clearance; it must be "glued" to the pavement 🤔... and that brings other "issue": a nice clean and smooth road can make all the difference 🙂

I have 2 of these, this is build specifically for speed but I’m also a big fan of ‘twisting & turning 😉👍

Yes, good value

Thank you

Yes, I really like them

Yes...I'd read some reviews on it before buying. I'd never intended on using it in this... but will avoid 3s until i get a different one!

yes. mine was burned at 3s with no loud. just testing and mosfets gone. they are junk.

Hope it arrives soon mate

Well I didn't read it correctly... it can do up to 6s apparently lol

Should be ok, they are only very slightly larger. Width will not make a difference

I dont think so... The controller can control any rc car i think

Thanks dude. Appreciate it

If you can get one, it will certainly help