tperazzo

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I got this in a trade and I'm not sure what it is, except it says HPI on it.
Thanks in advance.

Dan

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HPI RS4 Pro 3

SteveM

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That is the HPI Pro3 chassis

JLock

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This is a HPI Pro 3. Not one of the better electric chassis cars. Chassis has a lot of flex in it if you don't get the woven graphite upper chasis brace. This helps to stiffen the car to eliminate a lot of the flex.

tperazzo

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Thanks guys! that was fast.

Which one would you keep for unorganized parking lot fun?

Xray t1R
Tamiya TA05v2
HPI Pro 3
or
I think the last one is an HPI rally car. Ride height is really high.

SteveM

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The Xray is the nicest of the lot and would be my #1 selection, but it uses a saddle battery pack which isn't my thing. I've run the TA-05V2 and found it to be an excellent car and this would be my #2 choice. The Pro3 and the RS4 Rally are 3rd and 4th.

ThePanda

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It you use the tamiya and want to run hardcase lipo you might have to grind down the sides of the battery tray to get the batteries to sit flat in the chassis.

IndyRC_Racer

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The HPI RS4 Pro3 might make a good un-prepped parking lot car since it does have a lot of chassis flex. I own one and have been meaning to set it up as a VTA car (25.5 motor).

If you run a 2s lipo in the Pro3, you will either need a shorty hard-case lipo or a soft case. Not very many 2s lipos will fit in the Pro3 because they are too long. Regular round-cell NICAD/NIHM batteries in a side by side configuration (OOOOOO) will fit fine. Stick pack NICAD/NIHM batteries also are too long to fit.

The Pro3 also lacks droop screws, so you would have to adjust droop with internal shock limiters or by adjusting the lower shock ends.

If you are looking for an aftermarket graphite deck, Penguin RC makes/made one for the Pro3. (http://www.penguinrc.com/products/hpi/p3010.html).

big al

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I believe the T1r can be set up for inline battery placement. You can use an inexpensive shorty pack to make balancing easier. I would! The V2 is a realy nice car too. it's only drawbacks are that the motor hangs out pretty far and it's a bit of a porker.