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  1. dizzy_des

    anyone put the 5.9 in a pre xl?

    dude i just read your thread sorry about your 4.6, but like you have been told i to am jealouse. i am thinking of stuffing that mill into my savy. let us know how it goes.
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    anyone put the 5.9 in a pre xl?

    lookin at the hpi website it appears that the xl fits the mold of savys of the past. looks like basicly to me most parts are interchangeable. i have an old 21 which has been upgraded to an x over the years of abuse. hpi lists the k5.9 as an option for the 21 and has the tvp's for the xl as...
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    X won't pull a wheelie.

    i have the same prob. i just choked it up to oversized tires and elevation.
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    alloy clutch shoes

    what...no little frustrating springs to capture. sweet how long will they last with oversized tires? seems like i'm changing shoes twice a year using stock hpi 3 shoes.
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    axial .28 question?

    well i got about a gallon and half of 20% through the motor and then reset the needles and ran two tanks of 30% and lean it down was runnin good till last weekend. put another half gallon of 30% thru the motor. again after the first start it was a real booger to refire. sounded like compression...
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    axial .28 question?

    here we go, got an axial .28 spec 1. darn thing fired right up last weekend when i had friends down at the house who never seen a nitro truck run. well i gave the radio to my buddys girl friend who proceeded to hit dang near everything on my street (a landscape boulder, a tree support, and the...
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    Hot bodies shocks made for Savage

    darn wister, don't tell me yours are leakin. i just bought the integy mrs 5 heavy dutys. lhs went out of business just before x-mas so i stuffed my own stocking. lol
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    about to trash my savage...THATS RIGHT TRASH!

    destructive, wa2ruff has your answear for the brakes killing your motor. you can also cheat by removeing your air cleaner, with your savy not running turn on your radio gear go from full thottle to full break. your carb should have atleast 2mm of opening. if not udjust your idle screw untill...
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    Hot bodies shocks made for Savage

    i have never used the hot bodies shocks, but their cv's are working well for me. i am surprised that they have been refered too as junk. i may be wrong but i thought hot bodies was a higher end divison of hpi. kinda like jammin is to ofna. in other words i would fiqure the hot bodies are the...
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    anybody runnin hot bodies cvs?

    lhs closeing i bought some for $25 i figured what the heck. i also bought some integey msr-5's shocks $60 i don't know i kinda went goofy buying stuff, i now know what my wife means when she says " but honey, it was on sell." any feed back on the cv's or shocks would be helpful. thanx in advance...
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    How much do you have invested into your savage/s?

    ok, when i started reading these posts i had to smile. i know that i am not alone. as i got to page three my smile was gone, i realized we are ALL SICK. my savage is an old .21 savage, the only things that are original are: the tvps, engine plate, and the sf-1 throttle brake servo. i already...
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    3-speed trany help needed oversized tires

    hop it where you going to post a link? zach 406 with the early shifts could you hear them? my savy will out run my revo 2.5 even with the tires. but when it was a two speed and just like the revo it was so darn obvious by sound and speed of the shift. does anyone have a starting point for the...
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    3-speed trany help needed oversized tires

    the truck has good snap and great speed. i live in reno nv it's like 4600 ft above sea level. so wheelies for me are kind of out of the question. lol. add the 7" tires with a good tune i can pull the left front off the ground. i have tuned my revo and a couple of t-maxx's with the 2.5 and 3.3...
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    3-speed trany help needed oversized tires

    ok, i've read all i can now, but i still need help. i have the three speed in an old 21 savy box. it dosen't sound like it shifting. i picked up a new x box for easy tuning. can you guys help me out with a starting point for the set screw postions? i'm running oversize hot bodies wheels at 7"...
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    dogbones

    broke my first dog bone sat. front left tottally twisted the end off. that was the cheapest of the crash damage from the weekend lol. my revo well thats another story. so far i have parts coming from nitronuttz, tower, and i'll finish up at lhs.
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    nitro engines

    thank you sami, my foreman always knows when i have my savy, or cough cough revo with me. when i start making whoop de doos and then sand the tops with a water truck. thats ok though he has a hellfire and another guy on the crew has a raze
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    nitro engines

    oh my god crash we must be brothers from another mother.........lol your right what she don't know after 10 years won't hurt her. fxstrongside i like my lil .28 axial spec 1 don't get me wrong. the whole point of this build is to try something else. i will prob build this x with 21 lowers so i...
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    nitro engines

    cmon, welcome to the most expensive hobby next to guns! i haven't bought a new pistol in a year. the last was a kimber .45 ultra compact that went through kimbers pro shop. momma didn't ***** about that $1200. oh thank god. maybe i will get this new savy under her nose too. we will see gota...
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    nitro engines

    chris420 i would be leaning towards the .32 over the .28. jester a gallon of fuel is also a turn off to me! as far as my wallet i don't want to spend as much for the engine as the kit. i'm looking to spend about a grand on my next basher. the only parts i already have are the jr marked spektrum...
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    nitro engines

    ok,jester i read after a gal of fuel people are just starting to lean out their sts. and chris420 i have a spec1 .28 i hate to double up on anything unless it's the best i have seen. i'm looking for good input, on options like i said every fourm has their preferances. i want to know what you...
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