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Old 04-04-2007, 09:57 PM
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I just bought a Hellfire SS kit today... just couldn't take the curiosity of all this controversy over whether or not the thing is good or bad... I personally like HPI products for the most part. I've always had good luck with HPI's "SS" kits, although, the RTR versions I've owned have been pretty bad for breaking.

So... I'll document the build, and the subsequent running of the kit... and will do a running review of the Hellfire SS kit for ya'all as I race it at our outdoor track in Grande Prairie (Alberta, Canada) this summer!
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Here's the start of my summer adventure with the Hellfire SS...

1st mistake... taking over the wife's kitchen table with an R/C project... again... LOL!
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shall be an interesting review im sure, maye it wont be as horrible as "they" say....
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shall be an interesting review im sure, maye it wont be as horrile as "they" say....
Time will tell...

And just who are those "they" people, anyways??!!?? LOL!

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Good thing the wife isnt home... (snicker)
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If no one tells her what I'm doing with her kitchen table... then she won't know... and I won't get in trouble... so SHHHHHH! (for those of you who don't know "I'llBreakThat"... otherwise known as "Jay" is a blabbermouth!)
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Hes going to tell on you in hopes of forming a bond with your wife! hahaha J you homewrecker!!!
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Hahahaha! Are we getting off topic already??? LOL!

Update... I just ordered an Airtronics 94758 from Tower for the Hellfire. I think that .06s transit time and 115 oz in of torque will wiggle the front wheels back and forth fast enough for me!

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDAM5&P=7
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I wont tell her (unless i talk in my sleep) And by the way I am quite interested in hearing about the build and the acctual performance of a truggy built by Horse Poopi Incorporated. Main thing is they dont have anything that they developed it from unlike every other truggy out there.
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Originally Posted by DiscoDan
shall be an interesting review im sure, maye it wont be as horrible as "they" say....
I knew it from the start
Everybody did warm up to this Truggy
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Originally Posted by Illbreakthat
I wont tell her (unless i talk in my sleep) And by the way I am quite interested in hearing about the build and the acctual performance of a truggy built by Horse Poopi Incorporated. Main thing is they dont have anything that they developed it from unlike every other truggy out there.
LOL
Hope you dont talk in your sleep
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Not me lol... I can think of many other ways to waste $400.
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Originally Posted by MadHacker
Hahahaha! Are we getting off topic already??? LOL!

Update... I just ordered an Airtronics 94758 from Tower for the Hellfire. I think that .06s transit time and 115 oz in of torque will wiggle the front wheels back and forth fast enough for me!

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDAM5&P=7
Is that enough torque
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Originally Posted by DiscoDan
Not me lol... I can think of many other ways to waste $400.
I cant
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Go for the ACE S1015 servo ... GREAT servo, almost bullet proof and cheaper than others ... look it on amainhobbies.com

cya,
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