Pattojnr

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i am running the mongoose. but i have modified it somewhat. moved battery pack to where G4S is, reciever is where battery used to be. and now have completed the G4S steering instalment. each change i have made has been improving the car, but due to modifications, some teathing problems which have been sorted out now. the best improvement made is the steering alone. no belt rubbing issues at all, and an increase in akerman gives the car a whole lot smoother feel and improved steering. unfortunately looks like its gonna rain this round, but i have managed some track time to test and setup the car after these mods. very stable now. but yes i could have baught a G4S, but i had invested in 2 mongooses, so i had to make the most of what i have.

Car Breaker

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I think someone is selling his G4S for USD 310 on here , you might want to check it out.

Monggose is alright, 2 of my friend drive monggose and have not much complaint of it. I switch to G4S just because the bling bling stuff

PS: I prefer silver Alu part over blue

twan

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pattojnr how did the gs4 steering fit in?? i wanted to do the same thing but just didnt get around getting the g4s steering yet & trying it. & i wanted to try the le mans top plate too. i think it will fit.

Pattojnr

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i resized the hole in the chasis, countersunk it, and i use the 3racing graphite front top bulkhead brace, i machined the hole out (depth) for the post, and tapered it to fit the top of the taper on the tube. fits quite nice, but did have a problem with the l/h ball conector touching the oneway pulley, but i have sorted that out with some grinding.

twan

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sounds good. you got any pics of it??

Pattojnr

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hey i got those pics for you, http://www.users.on.net/~dianellacc/index.htm
havent gone into huge detail, once you see the pics it self explanitory.

skengines

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what are good upgrades for the mongoose? Is it good out of the box?

I will be purchasing one soon. Does it already include tires, and wheels?
What will I need to complete besides motor, exhuast, and electronics?

wallyedmonds

i know guys that run this car and its good out of the box but there are tons of hopups for it that are good too.

skengines

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Thanks Wally.

What receiver pack do you guys recommend?

Car Breaker

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make your own from AAA cells, Duracell and Sanyo offer 1000 MAH
hand solder is the most reliable of all, cuz you don't cheat youself

skengines

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sounds good.

Will this connector work?


http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LX0958&P=7

Any tips on holding the cells together? Do you guys use battery bars to solder batteries together? Last of all any of you use heat shrink to wrap all cells?

razzor

Superglue batts together first and then you can solder ends together using some high strand wire and the batt wire in kink above.
Put shrink wrap on batts and if you like fill open ends with some silicone sealant to prevent moisture or fuel going into pack.
This works for me.

Car Breaker

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Don't use that, get the one for Servo, that one you've shown is way too short. use this one:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LX0955&P=7

personally I don't use Superglue, ShoeGoo is good enough and more vibration resistant.

Remember to shrink wrap it

Below is a picture of What I did. it is soldered using RadioShack Desoldering Braid (spell checlk please )

skengines

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Thanks for the help guys.

Last question. My first time trying nitro on-road.

What is an ideal body choice for racing?

Car Breaker

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it is hard to say which body is THE BEST,
just see what people use in your place. it seems like Stratus 3.1 are quite popular out there