Losi215

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thanks for the information on the wheels and tires, I will keep all of that in mind. I’ve ordered quite a bit over the last few few months, haven’t had one issue until now. Waiting on Lunsford titanium lst turnbuckles first three weeks now, and 2 separate eBay orders involving novarossi exhaust stuff that says it was “delivered” Saturday and now today, nothing in the mail box at my apartment complex either days. I’m really hoping it wasn’t delivered to the wrong mail box in my apartment complex. Anyway, glad you got some run time buddy, I’ve been rocking out with my losi 8ight truggy and I actually just received a serpent 811b RTR I’m waiting to break in. I can always throw the stock exhaust back on and run it Whenever which I may just do. Still wondering where my 125$ eBay order is though. Hope you get you’re order in soon as well!

ChampionR6

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I have a couple LST 2’s and love them. Prob going to sell the one and keep the other. They are fun trucks! Always loved the sound of Nitro but I am not a guru at Nitro engines. Sometimes the LiPo is easier to deal with. Def the LSAT is my favorite nitro truck I have had.

Losi215

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hey that is awesome to hear! Hold on to at least one, from what I hear these will be future classics and I’ve heard of people truly regretting letting these baby’s go. Nitro engines can make you want to rip your hair out and chuck the truck across the lawn, but once it’s tuned and you “understand” how to tune properly, I find they are almost trouble free. Just takes time to get it there. Most annoying thing about nitro to me is getting your kit covered in oil and grime haha. Even so nitro is wonderful, LiPo is insane I’ve driven a few of my buddy’s lately and my god do they rip. Awesome to drive, I still prefer nitro though! Glad we have options in general in our hobby still

Losi215

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Hey guys! Hope everyone is doing well. Figured I’d do a small update! My Lst runs great tank after tank and it’s been a real pleasure besides my crappy brakes. I finally have to to a point where I can take it out, run a few tanks,and have no problems with breaking, glitching, or something going wrong. Anyway, I’ve been running the stock header with a reds 2104, and while I got my engine running good up top and down low with good temps, I could never quite get it to drop to idle quick enough, or have a super stable idle. Other then that it ran good. But I wanted to explore options that would enhance my power and and ability to properly tune my engine, so I did this:

Novarossi 41017 long on road header


let me tell you guys, it’s a night and day difference. First of all, it’s much, much quicker. So much quicker that it now shifts way too fast. Also, the idle is 10x more stable, and it drops instantly after full throttle runs time and time again. Can’t believe how much smoother,quicker, and more reliable the engine is. And I had it good enough before, but it’s just so much better with this novarossi 41017 and really goes to show what a poor match the stock header was for this novarossi engine. Also this header and pipe combo fits much better in terms of the seal of the gasket to the engine block, and pipe to the header. Before it was kind of wonky(still sealed with no leaks that I could detect) but now it fits perfect. Everyone, if you have an lst with an aftermarket .28 or bigger, please give this header or similar on road header a try. I think you will be amazed and the difference in performance . At least it works for this particular novarossi engine and I’m glad I tried it out!

rigelkent09

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That’s the header I have in mine, I experimented the 41015,16 and I’m settled on 41017, it has a little torque over the 2. Lst looks familiar in YouTube, by the I’m MTB&RC good to see you here bro👍👍💪💪

Losi215

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holy crap bro what’s going on! Glad to see you on here too man, I’ve been a part of these forums since April but I’ve been lurking on them for 15 years or more haha. Good call on the 41017, I was thinking of trying the others too but I figured the 41017 was already short enough compared to stock, didn’t want to lose too much bottom. Anyway, if you haven’t seen it already, DavidRc on YouTube has the exact same setup as me and a running video. It’s crazy how much better this header helped my engine perform. I tinkered with the shift point yesterdAy, looking to run the LST tomorrow and test it out. Take care brother thanks for the holler

frontedge

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Haven't been on in awhile and just read through your journey here. Once dialed in the LST is probably the best most reliable truck out there. I've had several over the years currently have 3 LST2's. 2 of them are elec converted and one is sitting without a power plant. Wish I would of never got rid of my XXL. I put a Big Red in it and was never happy with it after that. Anyways keep it up great looking truck.

Losi215

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thank you for checking out my thread man! Yes these trucks are awesome. I was 14 years old when they came out and obviously I could not afford one at the time. I’m so glad I finally got one though because they are absolutely nuts. I got mine to a point where it’s been dead nuts reliable the last 8 tanks or so. The only problem I still have with mine is the brakes, I can not for the life of my get them to work properly and I’ve tried everything I know. Other then that I love this truck and I’m never letting it go. Make sure you hold on to yours! Maybe give the nitro another shot, I heard most people like those big red engines and I was actually going to get one. But I got a killer deal on the novarossi I have installed and it was only like 30$ more then the dynamite big red. Thanks again for checking out the thread!

Losi215

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A short running video of my LST

biglor

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Looks and sounds good bro

Losi215

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thanks buddy, checked out yours on YouTube, loving that novarossi .15 you got in there and your truck in general. Congrats on the sick build and hope you get to run it soon

Losi215

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Hey guys! Hope everyone is doing well. I got a little something in the mail and i figured I’d post a picture and nerd out a little bit.




That’s right folks, found a brand new flywheel, nut, and collet for the LST. Clicked on eBay a week ago and was looking at lst parts, this popped up and I clicked the buy now button with the speed of lightening. Anyone who has an LST knows how rare it is to find one of these brand new. Glad I was able to score one!

Anyways, haven’t ran the truck since October. It’s sitting there quietly waiting for the full lst2 suspension conversion, lst2 axles, lst2 wheels and tires, rc raven dual rate springs, Lunsford titanium turnbuckles for the front, and some general freshening up. Can’t wait to rip it again but I won’t be running it when it’s too cold, just not worth it and well, I dislike the cold weather.

snowman49

awesome! good find!!! cold definitely slowed the running of nitros for me as well, but soon enough will be warm and can really get out to enjoy it. good list of parts to install there!

Losi215

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thanks man! Yeah it was awesome to find that, can’t wait to work on the lst and get it freshened up. I was lucky enough to have at least 1 or 2 warm days to run up until last week, now it’s too cold.

biglor

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I feel bad for you guys , here in California I get to run almost every weekend if I want lol I couldn’t go months without that sweet sweet smell!