Mr P!nk

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That makes sense if you were running blades on them, you probably wouldn't notice the slight size difference.

Glad we got it all straightened out in the end. Hopefully it helps some people out.

Thanks for likeing my workshop, I'm an organized person, lol. And a bit of an HPI collector.

SagadSetup

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Yes I'm sure this will help Sport 3 owners find a solution for their front dogbones through reading our posts.

I am more of a Tamiya person and had only one product of HPI/HB which is the TCX. The sport 3 appeals to me because of it's design.

Emaculant

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Does this chassis replace the Pro 4?

SagadSetup

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Considering the specs of the Pro 4 I would say no I don't think so. Mr. Pink what do you think?

Mr P!nk

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I'd say no, the pro 4 was a full blown race chassis. The sport 3 is more of a Sprint 2 replacement. I would also say the Sport 3 is a much better car than the Sprint 2.

The Pro 5 would be the Pro 4's replacement. But they chose to go belt drive with the Pro 5.

Where as the sprint 2 was belt, and now the Sport 3 is shaft.

I guess it makes more sense this way, the sport 3 is going to get used more on dirty parking lots, where the Pro 5's are going to see mostly carpet.

SagadSetup

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Mr. Pink, Can you interchange TCX parts with the Sport 3? Arms, suspension blocks?

Mr P!nk

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I haven't tried TCX arms yet, but I think I already tried suspension blocks and they do not fit.

I think the TCXX had a newer style split block design, and perhaps those might fit as this chassis uses split blocks at the inner hinge points. I however do not have any split blocks to confirm this.

kongluc

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man i was heart broken...i found a pro 4... had never seen one before..it was FULLY modified and it was artr for $200...once i figured what i was looking at..i went back(100 miles) to purchase it...it was gone..almost every exotic materials that were made for the kit was on it...looked brand new

SagadSetup

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I feel you there. I had almost the same experience with a T3 '12 selling for $120.

peter george

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ok I am a HPI nutjob and back in the day thats all I used to race, remeber you could buy the HPI Pro or the Pro-2 or the Pro-3 and 4 in a kit? Will HPI ever sell this car in a kit form or only ready to run with non race lagal motor and esc ?

SagadSetup

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I do hope that HPI steps it up with their kits/cars. They have a following. I would, without thinking buy the Sport 3 in kit form.

peter george

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Heck yea! Not only do I wanna built it but also I don't want to have to worry about selling the useless ESC and motor that comes in the rtr . Bring back the kits!! It's the only way I'll buy it

Billy Kelly

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I would be very surprised if Hpi released it as a kit. Other then the Baja, the Savage XS SS was last kit. It didn't sell. Still don't know why Hpi lists RTR vehicles as kits on there site. Must be a European thing.
I've had mine since July 1st. Also had front dog bone issue. Using a piece of bumper foam to hold it in place.
According to hobby stores Hpi rep there is no current date for the upgrade axles.
Tried running today with body off. Starting to think the Porsche body is just too heavy. And the oversized tires so far don't fit with another body without cutting wheelwells.

Mr P!nk

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My sport 3 came with two O-rings on both sides of the diff, I haven't had any issues with my dog bones yet, fingers crossed.

But on that note, I was checking out HPI's website and they finally have a few of the option parts listed with part numbers. A quick search in google and I found some UK online shops already have the option parts in stock and are selling them (including the CVD's). If I remember correctly when I was searching to see if the car itself was in stock anywhere, the UK shops had them about a week before the U.S.

So if I had to guess I'd say another week or two and we should have access to some option parts. The CVD's are definitely on my list as well.

They also list that "high speed gear set" on their site and give an explanation. It is in fact a spur/pinnion that is used on the Flux for running a 3S battery. So nothing really that special, just something for speed runs.

racinmason

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That's interesting to hear you had extra o-rings on each side of the diff, that must be their remedy for the problem. I called hpi and told them about my axle issue. The only solution they could provide me was to send a new set of axles out. Which I will take and put back as spares. I'm thinking the extra o-rings will fix the issue like others have suggested. I happen to find a new pair of 47mm hpi dogbones on ebay for a sport 2, we'll see if they help any.

As for the large tires, I actually had to dremel out the wheel wells to keep the tires from catching on the porsche body. I'm surprised HPI let that leave the factory like that. It was completely undrivable until I trimmed the body. I still enjoy it though!