RCJUNKY i was the one with the screws coming loose on the buggy, yes i have the elite RC mount, its niiiiiceeeeee. I have only ran it twice, any tips off the top of your head that i need to look out for. I loved it so much i bought a RC8TCEe lolol

Fortunately for me, my wife is pretty tolerant of my hobbies. :) Back before we were married, my apartment had car parts everywhere. I distinctly remember one day she came over, and I had a couple of intake manifolds, a bunch of injectors, a throttle body, and a few other parts all over the dining room table. I remember her telling me that she didn't mind that I liked doing car work, or even that I would spent lots of money on car stuff, but she just really did not like the car parts being in the house. :) So they stay out in the garage, except stuff that's new in the boxes. The RC stuff she doesn't really care about. Probably because it's a lot smaller.

Now there are times when I get a lot of eye-rolling. Like, "Honey, I was thinking about buying another (insert something here...wheels, race tires, etc etc)." One thing she never gives me grief about is safety equipment. I remember when I told her how much a HANS would cost. She didn't even blink and said "Buy it." :D Now, when she saw the quote for the brake replumbing project, that was a different story. :lol:

Need some advice. I'm away to charge my Reedy 720 (4S/14.8v/5000mah). It's max rating for charging is 10A but my charger only does 6A. Will i be good charging it at 6A 1st time or should i drop that to something lower for the 1st few charges?

Charging it at 6A will be fine.

best to start low.

i dont have a girlfriend to yell at me, probably because i play with r/c cars

Tower started shipping the 626 last week. The 5500mah.

Thanks! this is perfect. I'm keeping my eye out for a set up station but even the integy's pricey. I want to tear it down and re-do everything before I race it.

Tekin system changeover
 

I am thinking about going to a Tekin system for my rc8be. Should i go with the 1900 or 2050. all im doing is racing.....mainly at "thercasylum.com" Thanks for the responses in advance and for each motor let me know what gearing you think would be best? Thanks

I'm running the 1900 with a 18t pinion.
4s 5000mah, stock settings on the esc.
I can run over 20 min. and the hottest
the motor gets is 130. I could run a bigger
pinion or more timing but this is the smoothest
system i've ever driven.:nod::nod:

1900kv. Best motor I have ever used. I bought mine when they first came out and it's still running smooth. Great combination of speed and run time.

Ok, i think i got it now:) Thank you.

Keep it that way! I am not too crazy with those multicolour bodies. But of course they has to be some strong colours that is visible from the drivers tower:nod:

If she wouldn't have let you buy the HANS she didn't love you:cry::p

That's what I've also been told by numerous people who own the 1900kV. I should have probably gone with that instead of the 2050kV that I have, but I wanted a little extra for speed runs on 6S. :lol: Now that I've tried the 2050kV, I probably would have been equally as happy with the 1900kV.

That's what you think. I'm probably worth more dead than alive. :lol: j/k

I still have a blank body I need to paint once it warms up. I'm trying to decide on a paint scheme. Do you guys normally wear gloves when you prep the body? There were some spots on my kiddo's mini-Revo body where the paint was not sticking (the paint beaded up like water on a freshly waxed car). I washed the body with Dawn dish soap, lightly scuffed the areas to be painted, masked, then painted. However, I was not wearing gloves when I did the masking.

MERV bodies come painted for a reason :lol:

All great persons are worth more dead then alive:lol:

I never use gloves, i just wash/degrease the body with alcohol before i apply masking and similar, and then i wash it with alcohol just before painting. It has never failed on me:)