I actually found soldering them up and down works better. Since the plastic of the tray lids sticks up above the battery, soldered side ways you always have to pull the ends up of the battery more.

I forgot one last thing, ... ok maybe a few things lol... get the Hot Bodies aluminum servo lever.

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-Futaba-Spline

It fits perfectly, and then you can ditch the stock plastic piece that may/may not strip on you, even if you CA the insert into it.

Then you can also use the "hard" servo saver spring, instead of the stock medium one.

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...er-Spring-Hard


Also,

- Aluminum wing mount posts:
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...unt-Post-Set-2

- Serpent Webbed bladders, or Losi foam compensators for the shocks
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-Bladder-Set-4

- Aluminum Hardware VERY IMPORTANT (washers, nutz) -- x2
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...mm-Lock-Nut-10

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...asher-Kit-Blue

or whatever color you want.. gold was my other choice!

maybe an extra body, extra decals, pinions, or other Bling like aluminum shock spring retainers or wheel nutz.

maybe the aluminum rear chassis brace that bolts onto the battery mounts.

not much else is really needed, just drive it and find out!!

Thanks man, I will definitely get some bullets and try those out. Options, options, is wut I like!

I take it that the Red shrink wrap on the battery designates the positive side there? Good thing I wasnt an electrical engineer in college, HAHA. I think I mostly majored in gurl watching... which is why my neck hurts so much today!!!

Actually its the wire holders I'm talking about, they don't fit the 2.7 wires.

Yes red heat shrink for positive. I also like to use Testors Enamal Paint marker pens and I mark the bullet holes on all my batteries with Red and Black to be double sure I don't plug something in backwards These markers are fantastic instead of breaking out paint and cleaning brushes etc..
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...arker-Red-10ml

Yes true for this car, I also soldering mine straight up. But the open bullets make it real easy to solder and some cars to require them to lay flat, such as my Schumacher SX3. All depends on the car.

I'm not positive but I think these are bigger than the stock ones.

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...l-Bar-Spacer-2

I think he's referring to the optional quick change sway bar set up.

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-Bar-Shaft-Set

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...oll-Bar-Wire-2

Oh those, ya, don't think you will be needing the 2.7 on those anyway. What I have heard is the 2.3s feel like the 2.5 on the optional roll bar mount. The 2.5s feel like 2.7s. So the 2.7 would probably "feel" like a 3.0 bar or maybe a 2.9. I haven't tried it myself and think they look a little too bulky, nice idea though. I guess if you had to try the 2.7, a little drilling would make it fit.

Going back to the 8 hole frt/10 hole rear shock piston setup. I see thinner oil than I expected. With that thin of oil my car is very soft and bottoms out to easy and gets tossed around alot. Please point me in the right direction to start out with oil/spring combo on a rough loose loamy track. I will adjust the car from that point. This is the track I race on. I am the oreange car in second spot at the start of the main. Not a good race for me lol.

http://www.elpasorcforum.com/t487-hals-off-road-racing

thanks for the help. I love this car and the Gas buggy rocks as well.

Ok so I picked up a Tekin RX8 combo for this buggy. I've never used Tekin before and am finding the hotwire setup a little confusing.

For those running Tekin, what values seem to fit this buggy best? any help with this is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Shoulda got a hobbywing 150 from CRC. :-) Cheaper and smoooth.

Tekin has a HUMONGOUS reputation, customer service and history in the RC industry.

I'll spend a few more bucks for a company that has been around since I was a kid, almost when dinosaurs roamed the earth, .. and will most probably still be around when the next age of dinosaurs roam the earth again.

It's like buying a cheap nitro motor... u gotta ask yourself, do you "really" want an expensive paper weight that badly?

but hey, different strokes for different folks I always say.

What company do you think makes orion and speed passion stuff and probably a few others? Hobbywing. :-) Its good stuff.

okay, okay... but Tekin is made in the US of A

http://www.rccoh.com/rc.companies/tekin/index.html


HobbyWing is direct from China ...

http://www.hobby-wing.com/info.html
http://www.hobbywing.com/about.asp


And we wonder why we have high unemployment in this country... just so a few can make or save a buck. just saying...