on road rustler...NEED SPEED

[RobotFood]

I am building my original rustler into an on-road truck. I need some suggestions on what to buy. (engine, pipe, ratio) also i would like to know how to lower the rustler. I am looking to go 70-80 mph. I will do what it takes to get some sweet on road speed and handling in my rustler. I will build it and post the sickest pics u guys have seen.

just list everything i will need to get goin that fast.

Also...is it possible to do 100mph?

[fast350x]

to lower it down to the ground just getdiffrent shocks or do it my way and just clip the springs down with a side cutter

[Po' Rustla]

What alot of pwople dont realize, is you wont need great handling at that speed, because you will NEVER get that fast on a racetrack. And it will take you about 10 seconds to get up to that speed anyways...YOu would have to buy like a 30t clutch bell, and the smallest spur gear you can find... And to lower it, just either put zip ties from the suspension arms to the shock tower so it cant go up all the way. ANd just get some proline street tires *(its pretty obvious which one they are (forgot the name)...just get the ones that look like real car racing tires.) And thats about it, but you wont even get up to 30 in even a parking lot racetrack because of the gear ratio. But in a really long flat (and empty) road, you could go that fast. But for racing, you should just keep the gear ratio srock, just do what I said about the shock tower and stuff.

[Po' Rustla]

Get buggy tires, (2WD) buggies have REALLY thin fronts and would be more aerodynamic. ANd buggy rears are still like half the width of truck rears. Those would be more aerodynamic.

[Crosse8]

HAve fun, but to hit 100 mph the guys at rc car action had to use an airport runway, and tons of custom machined parts .. which is easy for them to get but not for the average joe ...

I wish you luck and keep us posted

[RobotFood]

i have a dragstrip that i could use near my house (about 3 miles) and in the summer they use it a lot but im sure i could go in when no one is around and do some straits with it. Im not racing, im just experimenting with the car. Any tips on parts?

[WM Rustler 2.5]

ok heres my idea how bout dual 2.5s plus a two speed or maybe a 3 speed u should get to Ludacris Speed with that lemme know how it goes and maybe an aerodynamic setup would help. Defenitely lower. and for the tires , maybe foams. heavier weight oil is probably a good idea for the suspension. hmmmmmmmm then at the end of ur run have about a ten foot high ramp u should get maybe 200 yards out of that launch lol. should be good.

[WM Rustler 2.5]

i have another idea... if u want to gear really high maybe u can get another rc to give u a good push to about 30 or so.. then u can take full advantage of super high gearing and reach the ludacris speed you are lookin for.

[nrustlerman231]

Definitly don't lower it by putting zip ties to pull it down!!! That puts lots of stress on the shocks becuase they want to go up, and they will start leeking.
I have lowered my Nitro Ruslter by putting shorter springs. I got these springs: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBVF9&P=7 I use blue in the rear and silver in the front. Then you need the spring retainers by Associated also. I was able to get my NR about 1/4inch off the ground and it handles really well. I'm running the stock engine still (pro. 15) with Traxxas PFH and Associated RC10GT low end pipe. For tires I got the Proline Road Hawg 2's all the way around. I will soon be getting a 22cb to make my gears 22/70. If you want to reach those insane speeds get the biggest .15 engine you can find and gear it 24/66. Hope this helps!

[Po' Rustla]

If you have soft rear springs, and dont put any shock clips on them, they will hardly have any pressure at all (my stepdad did it to his truck and it handles GREAT).

[DarkmanXdmx]

3 speed, pro ball differential, lower the car, boost bottle, big clutch bell, dual exhaust, and cut down on the weight with things such as half a gas tank, etc.

[nitro balla]

ive heard from many sources that boost bottles really dont do much and on a car as heavey as the nitro rustler halfe a gas tank wouldnt make a wieght difrence. and if your talking about running halfe a gas tank to get that lean high air mixture effect just tune the needles

[WM Rustler 2.5]

so i guess no one is interested in the dual 2.5 setup. If u could fit it that would haul.

[RobotFood]

How could you do it?
it would be $300 just for the engines and a lot of mods.

[nrustlerman231]

Just becuase it might have two engines, doesn't mean it's going to go faster. Think about it, one enigine will make it go about 50mph, so with 2 it won't go any faster, it will just have TONS more torque. The top speed would be the same. I could go into this allot further, but the point is that 2 engines will not make it go any faster than will one, with 2 you will just get allot more torque. Hope this helps.

[ama]

ok this is what i plan on doing with mine im going to
get the fantom engine because it has lots and lots of rpm
hook up a nitro 4-tec tranny to it to make it a 2 speed
zero friction berings
foam buggy tires and rims more arow dynamic
top end tuned pipe
street car shocks make it sit really low
low profile body more arow dynamic
gear it like 18-72 in first
gear it like 24-66 in second or if i can find a bigger cluch bell ill go for that
that should get me up to at least 70 if not 80

[nitroracer3]

Could someone please email me and tell me how to make my Trx Pro .15 rustler go 60 65mph.I am going to drag so could anyone help?

[Jeff-B]

I'm not an expert, but I had a thought. Could you get or make shorter shock towers and use on road shocks? You would definitely have to customize the front bumper for aerodynamics. Can you say liftoff?

[Jeff-B]

About the 2-engine deal, I'm thinking about doing the 2.5 conversion to my Rusty and taking the old pro-15 and making my T-Maxx dual engine. If it works, then it wouldn't be too hard to go with 2 2.5's in the Maxx.

[topkart23]

unless you are VERY good at tuning engines, having two motors will make you slower. Reason is, both engines have to be tuned exactly the same, this doesnt mean the same settings on the carb, it means they must be tuned equal in power, and since no two motors are the same, you can't just put them at the same carb. settings.

[Po' Rustla]

Street car shocks are WAY too small (trust me I tried it when I was a noob driver). Just do what I said with the zip ties. And why would you gear it so low in firsT??? STOCK gearing is 20t-70t Unless you are changing your mind and going for off road too....But if you are trying to go really fast you will need it like 22t-70t in first, and for second, use this clutch bell http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBMJ1&P=7 , and a spur gear like this http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXEY69&P=7 . If I was going for 70-80 MPH I would use those gears. That should get you up to speed.

[ama]

NRUSTLERMAN231

i dont agree with you if you had 2 engines you would be able to go faster because you would be able to gear it higher and if you used regular gearing you would notis 2 to 5 mile an hour difrence

why do you think .21 engine with the same rpm #'s as a .15 with same gearing would beat beat the .15 because of more power to push more air and pull more weight

in nascar they run restrictor plates. they are normaly at around 700 some hp without a restrictor plate, and with the restrictor plate on they only get around 400 some hp. they make them do this because without the restrictor plates the car would go around 220-230 mph without the restrictor plate in stead of 180-190 mph with it on. its because with the extra hp the engine is able to push more air and pull more weight

[Po' Rustla]

Restrictor plates??? What does that have to do with what we are talking about?? And you could gear it higher so you COULD go faster, but it would be REALLY hard to tune them exactly the same, GET FUEL TO THEM BOTH AT THE RATE RATE, ANd actually rig the 2nd on without it falling off or interfering with somethin else. Just try and make it fast with one engine first...

[Po' Rustla]

Originally posted by ama
why do you think .21 engine with the same rpm #'s as a .15 with same gearing would beat beat the .15 because of more power to push more air and pull more weight

Whaa? Are you agreeing with him? From the paragraph above the one Im quoting right now, it sounds like you are dissagreeing with him. But Im not sure. And it wouldnt be faster, it would jsut get off the line alot quicker (if they had the same gearing). These cars are so small that it doesnt make THAT much of a difference, so why spend $200 dollars to push a little more air out of the way?

[hoodiegadoo]

There was a guy i was talking to that was getting up to 80 with the .21 conversion a 360 stinger low end pipe and really high gearing.....i would suggest something like that....21 engine so you get a lot of torque and then REALLY high gears. or go the 3 speed approach....either way i hope you are expecting to spend some cash on this little project because it is going to cost you.

[Po' Rustla]

Yeah...if you wanna do this without just gearing it up really high with your engine, tis gonna cost you.