Anybody have XMODS rc cars?

[TROLL]

I got an XMODS STi for my bday from my sister... it didnt excite me too much, and I kinda forgot about it. After messing around with Sincere's modified one a couple days ago I totally want to modify mine too and make it more fun . I just ordered some wide metal bearings, and plan to get the AWD and Drift tires. There is also a resistor you can wire in to greatly increase the steering angles of the car, which is a necessity in my opinion. I still need to find a rechargeable battery option, but I'll worry about that later.
Anyways, anybody else into this stuff? I'm a noob to it... just trying to make the car fun without spending much.
Bryan

[chrism]

i got a fully modded supra with awd, cf drive shaft, body kit, hid's, 5 sets of rims, special lugnuts, full race suspension, stage 2 motor set, tires and a bunch of other stuff i dont remember.....havent used it in a while...also have a spare supra shell and spare civic shell

[97TSi]

I bought a Supra when they first came out. Walked out of Radio Shack and wanted to kick myself for spending that much money on it. It was fun for like....a week. I don't even remember what I have done. I think I got all the motors, body kits, lights, tires, wheels. Hmm...maybe I'll bust it back out and start modding that too.

[teh DIRT]

i want one! I actually had a dream last night that i bought one.....wierd.
-pete

[2point4DSM]

Sounds like someone needs to bring out some cones, setup a track and race these cars.

I use to be into RC cars. Back when I was 15-16 I had a Tamiya Fox, Tamiya Hotshot, RC 10 fully modded and then converted to truck, 4-5 Schumacher Cats, Kyosho Stinger MK2 gas powered 1/10th scale, and Kyosho Burns gas powered 1/8th scale and several other little cars.

I've wanted to get back into it but without any kind of regular organized racing the fun dies off pretty fast. There are only so many curbs you can jump and trees you can hit, lol.

If this works out I'll get one. Sounds like these are road cars and probably rwd. How fast are they?

Wil

[teh DIRT]

i just bid on a rwd skyline....they are that quick but they drift cool.

[TROLL]

they arent normal rc cars, and although some guys dump a lot of money into them i think they have pretty limited potential compared to some of the larger more serious rc cars out there. they are 1/28 scale i think and cost $50 to start. they are pretty slow out of the box, but the real kicker is that the steering sucks. however there is a resistor you can wire in to make the steering much more sensitive.
luckily i found a forum called www.xmodworld.com and there is a ton of info on there, i cant believe how much time and money people spend on this stuff.
anyways, once modded a bit they can be fun, but they are definitley meant for smooth surfaces. linoleum is a good way to go and so are wood floors. concrete or a relatively smooth driveway would work well too.
bryan

[2point4DSM]

One of my RC cars would do 50mph++. It was fun for about 2sec till it went out of range and I lost control and crashed it. It sat for two weeks waiting for parts, lol. I never got to race it at the track so it was more of a show car. Only pulled it out when someone asked about it. That thing was a mistake.

If we all got the same type of car then it would be fun no matter how slow or cumbersome the car. It would be all about driver skill and tuning. :thumbup:

And price of entry is not too restrictive so I bet we could get a bigger group going, eventually. Maybe setup races with stock and modified classes. :supz:

Wil
:wiggle:

[chrism]

i would be glad to sell my entire set up for $100 if any one is intersted....that includes all 3 shells, the car, and all upgrades....im sorry i know its supposed to be in the for sale section but i thought it kind of fit here...if any one is interested let me know...my car is pretty quick though...and the xmods can go up to 41mph with just the stage 2 motor if tuned properly

[TROLL]

chris what kind of battery setup do you have? if you'd 'part it out' i might be interested in one or two things... trying to keep it simple and cheap though. thanks,
bryan

[2point4DSM]

I'm interested. Bring it to Absolute Steaks and I'll bring some money just in case.

Btw, what kind of car do you have and or how do I find you.

Not sure which car I'll be bringing. The red Honda Pilot is guaranteed to take me there. I'd like to bring the DSM though.

Wil -- usually staring at other DSMs.

[SpendOne]

I dont know if your 1g will make it that far. :lol:

[OutOfStock]

Some kids at my work were into them....i know the ones dad soldered an extra battery to them or something and made them faster....ill be at Absoulte the 23rd hopefully. Ill bring my car up and race if its fixed but it will be no contest....Think anyone would be pissed if i showed up with a 50mph+ nitro car :cool:

[TROLL]

chrism is up in north jerzey... so i dont know if he'll be coming to the meet although he should :D.
bryan

[chrism]

i wish i could come but they are kinda far for a weekday thing....i get up at 545 in the morning and a round trip event would be rough....i have the oem battery set up and when i get home i could list all the stuff i got and take pics if you like....im trying to get more goodies for my real car and dont play with the xmod any more....i have well over 200 invested in all the stuff and its barely used....

[2point4DSM]

I dont know if your 1g will make it that far.

Haha, damn that car. It's always giving me a good work out though when I have to push her around... lol.
No worries, I've got phone numbers of other DSMrs. ;)

Next car I get I'm going to keep stock!

Wil
:rolleyes:

[TalonTsi97]

I dont know if your 1g will make it that far.

Haha, damn that car. It's always giving me a good work out though when I have to push her around... lol.
No worries, I've got phone numbers of other DSMrs. ;)

Next car I get I'm going to keep stock!

Wil
:rolleyes:
That what everyone says about there next car.

[Aaron]

only I've stuck to it :thumbup: ...kinda.

[piratius]

http://www.atomicmods.com/

The Litium-Ion system is rechargable, runs longer, and makes the cars faster all in one :)

Anyone have a car they want to sell to me for cheap?
~B

[sisforsurfing]

I saw you all playing with them last night and wanted to jump in... those things are cool. I'm really tempted to go out and get one, but this stuff always ends up collecting dust after a month or so. If you have them at the next meet I want to take a look, see if it's worth it. :D If people brought them every week it would be badass, I'd definitely get one.

[TROLL]

i'm looking into some lithium kits... if i get 3 kits which include everything needed to install including a charger he can do them at $40 each... maybe if a couple more people get in on it we can bring it down a little more... but he said its a pretty tight profit margin.
bryan

[sesolcSTI]

Go nitro r/c! You wont be sorry. :thumbup: My roomate has an Xmod sitting in the garage, i think its an RSX or something, maybe ill check it out.

[JasterM5]

Nitros are expensive, the nice thing about the xmods is that they are relatively cheap.

[TROLL]

got my wide bearing kit today... started taking it apart but i gotta run to work now... its going to be quite an install but i can already see how big of a difference that ball bearings will make...
bryan

[2point4DSM]

ChrisM, PM sent.

[teh DIRT]

buying an sti today :)

[JasterM5]

Wired in the resistors for better steering last night. Its awesome, def recomend for anyone with one of these.

[chrism]

ChrisM, PM sent.

no worries....like i said you will see everything when i get home tonight....atomic mods is a good place to buy stuff....a touch slow in shipping but quality...i bought one of the impossible to find and discontinued red supra shell from him.....

[chrism]

ChrisM, PM sent.

you got a pm....and if any one else is interested in a hooked up rare and discontinued red supra let me know :mrgreen:

[teh DIRT]

bough the skyline today.

So far ive installed:

-Stage 2 Drift Motor
-Stiff rear springs
-Medium front springs
-3.5 steering rack
-drift tires
-headlight kit (looks amazing)

soon im gona get the awd kit because rwd with the torque of this motor just isnt gona happen. pics up soon, this thing looks hawt.
-pete

[teh DIRT]

one more thing....does anyone sell a rear lsd for this or am i gona have to throw a straight shaft in there.

[sisforsurfing]

Ehhh I had myself convinced I was going to save my money for (real) car parts, but they're pretty cool. Where did everyone get theirs? I want to check them out Thursday to see if I want to get one, if someone wouldn't mind letting me test their's out. :wiggle:

[chrism]

some crappy pics of mine :mrgreen:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2124926422

[JasterM5]

I'll be bringing mine, I need to give it a nice paint job. BTW, that gold supra looks hideous.

[teh DIRT]

hey ivan, pm me the details of that resistor mod.

Just installed:
AWD kit
Metal Bearings

I WANT LITHIUM BATTERIES....get on that shyt bryan!
-pete

[teh DIRT]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/96imprez/skyline/DSC02168.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/96imprez/skyline/DSC02169.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/96imprez/skyline/DSC02170.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/96imprez/skyline/DSC02171.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/96imprez/skyline/DSC02172.jpg

[chrism]

here is my better pictures of the supra :mrgreen:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/791000-791999/791712_87_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/791000-791999/791712_88_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/791000-791999/791712_89_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/791000-791999/791712_90_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/791000-791999/791712_91_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/791000-791999/791712_92_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/791000-791999/791712_93_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/791000-791999/791712_94_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/791000-791999/791712_95_full.jpg

[FeeJ]

I've had a R34 for 1½ yrs now, did most of the upgrades, did a nice mettalic blue paint job to it, but I neer take it out anymore lol, I need to find a nice big smooth area to take it out on

[JasterM5]

Pete, You just need to go to radioshack and get the 1/4Watt 3.3K Ohm resistors. Then you wire 2 of them to the servo motor. BTW YOU BOUGHT THE SAME SKYLINE AS ME YOU BASTARD!!!


Ah whatever, i expected an STI outta you. Brian, Matt and myself are going to get our lithium kits from another place. I just havent ordered them yet. If you wanna get in on the order it will only make it cheaper for us. It will come out to be lik $32.


If you arent that great with the soldering you can come over sometime and i can wire in the resistors.

[TROLL]

yeah lets do those lithium kits soon... i'm ready for whenever if i can get two sets of batteries and a charger for under 40
bryan

[JasterM5]

I have it the batteries in my shopping cart all ready to go I'm just waiting on pete to see how many of them he wants. If each of you get 4 batteries or 2 sets then it looks like it will be $34, pete if you wan 3 sets or 6 batteries it'll be $40.

THe only thing that you guys would need to buy in addition would be to go to radio shack and get 2 single "AA" battery holders for the car, and 1 dual AA battery holder for the charger. They cost $1 and $1.5 respectivly. I'll do all the wiring for you guys and I have the the wires and everything else needed.

So all i'm waiting for is you pete, just let me know and I'll put the order in.

[S4toSTI]

yeah lets do those lithium kits soon... i'm ready for whenever if i can get two sets of batteries and a charger for under 40
bryan
Another thing that you may want to look into that the guy from radio shack at the mall where i work at told me and showed me is that u can use a electric tooth brush motor in there he showed me his and it is the same thing he said it has lots of hp and revs alot higher i made this face :rolleyes: but whatever the thing was way fatser then the stage 2 i have.

[teh DIRT]

im in for the batteries...ill give you the 40 at the meet.
-pete

[TROLL]

nice, yay for lithiums... too bad it wont give me an advantage over the local competition since the competition will all have them too, haha.
anyways, this will be a good upgrade especially at the price... the RS rechargeables i got were $25 plus tax... i'll be taking them back as soon as the Li-Ions come in :). Lets do this... :D
bryan

[JasterM5]

Just place the order, Stuff should arrive around next week. I do need the cash at the meet though so i can cover everything. Brian and Matt, I need 34 from each of you and 40 from Pete. This should be a cool upgrade. I may stop at radioshoack while at work and I'll pick up som of the battery holders if they have enough.

[howielong]

I got one. Silver Rsx. Its in pieces. I don't run it anymore. I find my other rc's are better. Even the small mini z.

[180sxDrifter]

i have a supra right now but someone ripped up the wires so i need to re sauder them and it will be up and running agien

[Buster]

I just got the Black GTR. I have the stage 2 drift motor in with the AWD. I also have the medium spring set up with hard tires and a drift set. The body is so beat up already and I have no headlight and my rockers are falling off.

[180sxDrifter]

lol, keep running into things i take it, i have to buy bearings, rims, and engine kit to get mine up and running agien

[BlackBulletTSi]

I just bought an acura nsx from Radio Shack before I went to Florida. I love the car I played with it the whole time. I haven't gotten around to getting any toys for it yet though I do plan to get me some parts. I wanna get the lithium batteries and then probably stage 2 motor stuff :)

[180sxDrifter]

i would be carefulw ith the lithium batts i have heard stories of them blowin up on the chargers

[Buster]

haha if all else fails on july 4th just leave the batteries on too long!!

Yeah i run into everything. I cant steer worth a ****.

[teh DIRT]

new super street motor on the way along with the lith ion kit. Oh and she got painted.
-pete

[howielong]

Thought i would post a picture of my RSX. Nothing done to it. Here is a old photo. I think it was when i got it. Right now i cut the thing up a little bit to make it lighter. But it still sucks. Plus I need to solder some wires back up again. Well here she is.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/StevenCole/My%20rc%20cars/DSC01074.jpg

[TROLL]

pete shouldnt you be saving up for that swap?
bryan

[DoubleOughtCel]

I almost bought the STi starter kit at Radio shack today, but I realized that I had bills to pay. :roll:

[Blue32]

Finally got one.. Yellow NSX, I also got the AWD kit, not installed yet.. and i got the rechargable batteries... Took me a while to get the damn thing together, I dont think the body is sittin right... anyway It rides nice, very straight and quick.. rolled it 2xs already,, Think i'll probably get the stage 2 engine upgrade next..

[S4toSTI]

Finally got one.. Yellow NSX, I also got the AWD kit, not installed yet.. and i got the rechargable batteries... Took me a while to get the damn thing together, I dont think the body is sittin right... anyway It rides nice, very straight and quick.. rolled it 2xs already,, Think i'll probably get the stage 2 engine upgrade next..
Oh god when u said u were gonna get one for some reason i knew u would lol... bring it thursday get a damn drift kit too lol

[freshie]

i bought a civic a month or 2 ago, until i saw this thread i completely forgot i had it. i think i got the upgraded motor and the body kit for it

[Blue32]

Here are some pics.. I can't get the ass to sit right at all.. every screw is tightened, i snapped the body down all the way.. still sits funny like this??

http://forum.vwsport.com/pics/data/500/2110IMG_1374-med.JPG

http://forum.vwsport.com/pics/data/500/2110IMG_1375-med.JPG

http://forum.vwsport.com/pics/data/500/2110IMG_1376-med.JPG

My girl has to work tonite.. anyone want to hang out and run these things somewhere.... :banana:

[2point4DSM]

Ewww. I know a kid whose DSM looked just like that after he got springs from Pepboys. :roll:

[Blue32]

Ewww. I know a kid whose DSM looked just like that after he got springs from Pepboys. :roll:


HAHAHAHAHAHAHH

ya my camber rocks :thumbdow:

[S4toSTI]

Ewww. I know a kid whose DSM looked just like that after he got springs from Pepboys. :roll:


HAHAHAHAHAHAHH

ya my camber rocks :thumbdow:
U gotta click the thing in what are u doing bring it tomorrow

[Blue32]

U gotta click the thing in what are u doing bring it tomorrow

I FIXED IT!!

[TROLL]

heh, i blew up my stage 2 motor this afternoon. i guess the lithium ion batteries combined with the stage 2 motor are throwing off a lot of heat, and i dont have a heat sink to disperse it well enough... woops.
sorry for blowing your motor matt :rolleyes: :cry:
bryan

[2point4DSM]

Are you sure you blew up the motor and not the speed controller. I've never seen an electric motor fry before the electronics took a dump. Of course I've never had xmod cars....

Back in the day, I smoked a $200 novak speed controller with a crazy fast motor. It went about 200 feet and the car just stopped. Like running oxygen instead of nitrous, haha.

[igo4bmx]

we should have tst xmods racing events

[TROLL]

well i swapped the stock motor back on and everything is fine. i dont know a lot about electronics or rc cars but common sense led me to believe that i fried the motor...?
bryan
p.s. i tried pulling it apart cause i thought it was a junker, dont know if i messed anything up already or not but you can feel free to take a look at it.

[180sxDrifter]

Well consider urself lucky that u didnt fry the electronics like I did to my last two x mods, thier are tiny fans that you can buy that might help with your cooling prob

[TROLL]

yeah there are two electrical things wired into the outside of the motor... maybe a cap and a resistor? or something... i have no idea. maybe i fried one of those.
either way i need a heatsink so i'm just gonna go buy a stage 2 motor upgrade from RS and be done with it... its like $15 so its no big deal.
bryan

[UGotSchooledByaGirl]

I have the Skyline GT-R R34 V spec in yellow with a few mods done.Hmm we should have a Xmods Tourney sometime..I didnt realize so many people had them.

[Blue32]

Looks like rain tonite we should meet up at someones house that has large area with nice flooor :thumbup:

[Buster]

The search for the bearing is on! :rolleyes: