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roadrunnr43
03-12-2008, 09:04 PM
has any one tried to mak a nitro crawler????
pedeboi364
03-12-2008, 11:16 PM
y would u ever....???
OldSchoolRC
03-13-2008, 09:02 AM
Thought about it, just for the fun of doing it. performance wise, i highly doubt it would hold a candle to elec. power but it would be a neat experiment. I think a 4 stroke with water cooling would be most impressive. :)
pedeboi364
03-13-2008, 04:02 PM
that would be cool, but you'd be wasting very precious nitro fuel (what is it like $30 a gallon these days??) but ya, traxxas did a revo crawler that was designed well enough to go through a course without stopping too much... i'd check that out for starters...
dale_gribble
03-13-2008, 04:23 PM
The XTM X-Factor and Mad Force could be nitro crawlers quite easily. They already have solid axles with great articulation. You would just need to reduce the gearing down a lot.
pedeboi364
03-13-2008, 06:09 PM
^^^^^ those are probably ur best options...but i don't know anything about crawling so listen to dale :D
jonelzoe
03-13-2008, 09:04 PM
that seems kinda odd a nitri crawler and nitro at pedebio and my LHS is $25
pedeboi364
03-13-2008, 11:23 PM
lol, ^^^ it depends on fuel quality my friend... i take it u use blue thunder? that's a sport fuel, where as O'donnel fuels still come in sport models, but have more high quality ingredients in them... a gallon of O'donnel g2 (i think it's g2, idk) goes for arboud $30 give or take $5
jonelzoe
03-18-2008, 09:08 PM
too much i hate buying $25 nitro
pedeboi364
03-18-2008, 09:50 PM
^^^^ and that's why novak invented the BL crawler system...
KID
03-19-2008, 06:58 PM
Bryons is is the g2 for around 26.99 (30%)

O'd cost 24.99 I just bought a gallon

Traxxas cost the same I just bought some.



Nitro crawling in really hard on clutches and all other drive train parts.
roadrunnr43
04-11-2008, 01:14 PM
I just kinda like the Idea of a solid axle-nitro Rig (sorta like a 1:1).

Ive got a magnum NX and a niro evader BX and
Ive been thinking of combining the two to make solid axle MT of sorts
with the NX .18, and the transmission from the evader (its already got brakes and a slipper, already on it!:D ). it wouldnt be that hard its just I'd have to convince my dad to help me. (hes the guy to convince, hes a machinist)