Hi, all - great to see a resource like this for these great trucks still active, great community!
So around 13/14 years ago I bashed the truck and put it away, life took over, had kids, moved house and it has been stored away ever since. Kids are of an age where they are showing an interest in RC so I am using this as an excuse to rekindle my own interest and get the Savage running again. Would be really good to get them interested enough make a hobby of it.
The truck is in pretty good shape considering it was not put away clean but will need a full strip down and rebuild. Have a rusty driveshaft, clutch bell, fuel sludge in the tank and who knows what else awaits. Installed a bunch of Alu replacement parts back in the day - shock towers, hubs, upper suspension arms, fuel tank guard and did the 4 gear diff upgrade and cf brake pad - not sure if that was stock or not... Few pics:
I want to switch to either .28 or .32 with a tuned pipe but am concerned at costs of going .32 - not so much the cost of the engine but the costs of all the hop up parts needed to withstand the power, yet alone source them.
Already on the list regardless of engine option are:
Radio box, radio & Savox waterproof servo's, 6V Receiver pack.
Throttle linkage replacement (found THIS from Fastrax which will help with that)
Full bearing replace - should I go ceramic like: THESE from Acer or are non ceramic good enough?
Hardened Clutch Bell and Spur - Needed? See conflicting advice around.
On the maybe list: Fiorino Sliding Clutch, Dual Brake, Steering assembly (bearing upgrade already covered) - should I upgrade the whole assembly to alu?
Looking through the mountain of info on these very forums I have made a list of additional needs if I went with a .32:
BP diffs, alloy diff housing (not sure if I have these already until I strip it), alloy cups all round, hardened dog bones, 3 speed?!? Extended TVP?!? Shocks?!? - Is this all overkill, have I missed anything?
If I go with a .28 - is any/all or none of the above necessary or recommended?
Engines on the shortlist I can get stock of:
LRP ZR.32 Spec 4 Pull Start
LRP ZR.28 Spec 4 Pull Start
Hong Nor Force .28 Pull Start - can this hang with the LRP? It is considerably cheaper.
Pipe - JP-3 looking the most popular recommendation and I can get stock too which is a bonus.
I am leaning towards the .28 as it gets the truck running faster, will cost less and drink less fuel, but will I regret it later!??!?! Million dollar question I guess.
Any advice on this stuff would be great, thanks in advance!
MooGoCow!
So around 13/14 years ago I bashed the truck and put it away, life took over, had kids, moved house and it has been stored away ever since. Kids are of an age where they are showing an interest in RC so I am using this as an excuse to rekindle my own interest and get the Savage running again. Would be really good to get them interested enough make a hobby of it.
The truck is in pretty good shape considering it was not put away clean but will need a full strip down and rebuild. Have a rusty driveshaft, clutch bell, fuel sludge in the tank and who knows what else awaits. Installed a bunch of Alu replacement parts back in the day - shock towers, hubs, upper suspension arms, fuel tank guard and did the 4 gear diff upgrade and cf brake pad - not sure if that was stock or not... Few pics:
I want to switch to either .28 or .32 with a tuned pipe but am concerned at costs of going .32 - not so much the cost of the engine but the costs of all the hop up parts needed to withstand the power, yet alone source them.
Already on the list regardless of engine option are:
Radio box, radio & Savox waterproof servo's, 6V Receiver pack.
Throttle linkage replacement (found THIS from Fastrax which will help with that)
Full bearing replace - should I go ceramic like: THESE from Acer or are non ceramic good enough?
Hardened Clutch Bell and Spur - Needed? See conflicting advice around.
On the maybe list: Fiorino Sliding Clutch, Dual Brake, Steering assembly (bearing upgrade already covered) - should I upgrade the whole assembly to alu?
Looking through the mountain of info on these very forums I have made a list of additional needs if I went with a .32:
BP diffs, alloy diff housing (not sure if I have these already until I strip it), alloy cups all round, hardened dog bones, 3 speed?!? Extended TVP?!? Shocks?!? - Is this all overkill, have I missed anything?
If I go with a .28 - is any/all or none of the above necessary or recommended?
Engines on the shortlist I can get stock of:
LRP ZR.32 Spec 4 Pull Start
LRP ZR.28 Spec 4 Pull Start
Hong Nor Force .28 Pull Start - can this hang with the LRP? It is considerably cheaper.
Pipe - JP-3 looking the most popular recommendation and I can get stock too which is a bonus.
I am leaning towards the .28 as it gets the truck running faster, will cost less and drink less fuel, but will I regret it later!??!?! Million dollar question I guess.
Any advice on this stuff would be great, thanks in advance!
MooGoCow!
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