Repost? https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...995243#1995243

 

no its not a repost one is for the pnw and one is for the world

good idea...maybe the jada toys xB model fits over the body...hmmmm

 

I'm down for the drift rc challenge.

 

Hey I found the perfect xB body for your XMods:

 

i hate you

 

Yeah, this is for us supergeeks in the PNW! , I'm not sure about drifting, but I'd love to get a race track and have it at our SL events or M&Gs.... There are different cars, you don't HAVE to get a Scion... and in researching... the mods are almost as endless as with our real cars....

 

Don't really need a track, although it'd be nice. Just an open area with a smooth, clean surface will work.

 

smooth clean bad... mine wont even move on cement... its too smooth i dont get any traction no matter what tires i use... i know i have tried them all and some of my own... i just smoke em up... and tim forget the lithium battery upgrade... USE OLD CELL PHONE BATTERIES!!! more powerful and you probably have like 6 of them like everyone else... im gonna get to work on puttin that fan in now.

 

WDS - i think its time for you to make an exmods guide...cuz i dont know ____ about em..

on the other hand i do have a yokomo s15 rc car i gotta finish building.... but yea that would be something fun to do for a MnG

 

Do they only sell XMODS at Radio Shack? Where does one get them?

 

Seeing as how they're made by RadioShack, they're only sold by them.

...and their website. hehe ;)

 

Didn't know they were only made by Radio Shack...but when I google I only come up with RS & Ebay. That explains it!

 

hah for a second there i thought it was real size until further inspection of the pics proved me wrong hah very nice tho

 

i like my drift rc car better LOL

 

You can set them up for drift well too.... I've got a few websites I'm browsing and parts I'm looking at now.... I'm wanting the full silver aluminum chassis components... they make EVERYTHING for this little sucker...

Oh, and I'm getting the lithium polymer packs (Which are what cell phone batteries are) and found an awesome site for custom wind motors and such, along with all the aluminum pieces and bearing upgrades...

GPM seems to be a great alloy part manufacturer and I'm shopping around for good prices on them... as they aren't too cheap...

This is another cool site for some hefty mods too...

http://www.undergroundxmods.com/cata...dcf325db31dc2a

 

why will no one listen to me... i have a ridiculously battle scarred xmod... "custom wound" is a nice way of saying i chopped a few winds out of a normal motor and am selling it to you for twice what i paid... and why buy lithium packs when you can use old cell phone batteries. also you gotta think about the heat those "custom wound" motors generate... they will melt the chassis and the batteries... the parts you need to get first are... sealed ball bearings.... the plastic ones are crap and the open ones seize up really quickly... awd conversion... otherwise with extra power you have no controll... and beefed up dogbones (half shafts) those things break like freakin crazy... then start chopping holes in the body to get more air at the motor to cool it and put some lead weight really low in the body so that you have more wieght on the wheels so you can control it...

 

...so is this why you haven't compiled an FAQ/guide for those puddle lights, Timbo?

Where does the time go hahah

 

Oh, I've read up... Plus, I was HUGE into RC10 truck racing back in the day as a teen and know all about heat/motors/bearings/and crappy plastic parts.

The AWD / Dogbones / Battery / Cooling Options are all on my list, along with a merry list of bling items...

Most of the motors I have looked at are ranked and reviewed by some of the super active racers pretty well, and with the correct stacking, my board will be able to effiecient kick out the needed umph... and they should stay cool enough for 10-15 minute runs...

With the alloy replacement for all the plastic components around the motor, I can soak up a little more heat and not worry about too much melting... but it's just running conservative on time and not running the motors too long... the new ball bearing motors with correct lube seem to run well and decently not insanely hot at high speeds.... 60K or so is what I want to run.

no way in hell I'm cutting my baby up... she's a show car!

I want to get all the alloy parts to make it look nifty, I'll add a cooling fan for the baby, but will run the custom lithium polymer packs on the bottom, as they look really clean with the whole chassis.

I'm thinking about buying another kit as well, to go super aggressive and not too bling with... open ceramic bearings, HIGH speed/torque motor/powerplant and super stacked ECU with all wiring switched out... it would be for the nicer days and just for plain jane SPEED, but not taken out a lot, as the open bearings, although much better, are a pain in the butt to keep clean and lubed.... I just want to see how fast I can get one of these suckers... 50 MPH????

 

I still have my set sitting in my garage.... you should come down for a visit and I can help put yours in with you!

 

Tim, you sure are making a killing standing at those off-ramps, enough to buy all these new toys!