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  • VERY VERY GOOD ENGINE I AM FROM ARGENTINA TANK YOU VIDEO .

    EYE MY VIDEO TANNK YOU.IS LEANDRO (ARGENTINA)

  • you know I don't really think these are designed to have a huge difference on speed I think there more designed to give you better acceleration because I do notice that it accelerates a little faster than with stock. Because if you are on a track you don't want to go a million miles per hour or you would have no control over it you notice that the only people that really use these are racers. but what they need is acceleration as soon as it get straight they give it all they got.

  • @Hogasofa i can see your point, but it had more power and speed with the setup i had over the buku at any rpm, especially from mid to top.

    The 2nd gear shift wheelies show it all.

    If i had to choose a setup for racing i would still use the setup i had over the buku. no hesitations, throttle response was better, power more controllable , easy to tune, even with the latest mod i had on it (very agressive) i still had over 9 minutes runtime wit the 125cc tank. :)

  • haha well that did alot lol how much does one cost??

  • so thats all u got was 2 more mph when u adjusted the buku pipe???

  • Thats all it did. :)

  • Dude AWESOME revo man I think I am gonna get one of those all I have now is an electric stampede I love the thin but its time to upgrade.

  • Thanks for the video. I thought of getting one of these to put on my .26 Jl Red Dot basher truck but I see there realy is no advantage. looks like it would be a good tool for racing. I think ill stick with my Resionator

  • thx :) with the red dot, the ofna 053 or dynamite 053 or ofna 086 work very good.

    The 053 will really wake it up comparec to a resonator.

    :)

  • i wish my revo would flip on its back. with time ill get good at this.lol so tz over 3.3. do u know if u can tune a stock revo 3.3 to have this much low end power. i need to clear my jumps.lol

  • The TZ have more low end punch, more throttle response on low end. But you can still pop wheelies with the 3.3 :)

  • i might get a buku pipe and a picco .26 max. do u think thats good, btw i subscribed :)

  • Thx for the subscription :)

    The Picco .26max really like the 053 side pipe, its the best combo imo. you can get one from ofna or dynamite. you will need a small block exhaust gasket with a big block exhaust gasket (bigblock gasket come with the pipe..)

  • Hmm, looks like my revo needs a .18tz. I wonder how well it would work with my resonator pipe.

  • daam dude do u tune your own engine? your pretty good at it!!! haha i kinda have trouble sometimes but i like it. how do u do it?

  • By tuning you mean modifying ? or just adjust the needle on the engine?  for modding i use a dremel with various cutting tool. For tuning the motor its a little difficult to explain, i mostly adjust them by sound and power and smoke.

  • oh yea i was talking about tuning, how r u soo good?

  • Ok, my last try, I TESTED THE PIPE ON EVERY POSSIBLE SETUP THE DAY BEFORE, for th video i just showed, max low end, middle, and best top end.

    Thats it :)

  • You know you have to tune the buku pipe to your engine. You can't just wrench on the adjuster and say "it should perform this way now!"

    It just does not work like that.

    And it is very brave of you to adjust the mid-speed needle. I don't know anybody who has the balls to do that.

  • Yep, i know that, and i have a good knowledge of nitro engines....2 stroke engines... I followed their instruction and it really doesnt matter, theres nothing magical, it simply doesnt match the .18TZ pulse, and you cannot adjust the low end on the pipe without affecting the top end.

    I would have liked to test it on my 3.3s, but i didnt had the time, i prefered my TZ on my revo so decided to sell the pipe... :)

    :)

  • the middle needle can be very useful, make the engine run so much better when you need to play with it or want to fine tune the engine.

    I tested the pipe the day later, with different fuel, i kept the same setup, had to readjust the mid slightly during the vid... :) but it showed teh same results the day before, it was clearly slower with the buku

  • But in the video it shows you just wrenching on the pipe as if it had a 'set here for bottom, set here for top' sticker on it.

    That pipe is designed to be tuned to a specific spot for the needs of your individual engine. When set correctly, it adds power to the entire rpm range of the engine (the whole purpose of having the variable displacement pipe) so just adjusting it on the fly like that completely throws everything off.

    It is meant to be set like a carb needle, a little at a time.

  • so if i understand what you say, you would have to tune the engine with the tuning plug after each setting on the pipe with the wrench??

    Re-read your instruction, once you have tuned the engine, you can adjust the pipe like you want, its not like re-inventing wheel, theres nothing magical in that pipe, the cone move away and toward the engine, you can alter the distance of that movement, you can even tune the engine after you setup the pipe,

    but not recommend to prevent beginner error.

  • No, you tune your engine with the tuning plug that came with the buku pipe. Once your engine is tuned, you tune the pipe, finding the 'sweet spot' that allows maximum power over the entire RPM range.

    If you just wrench it one way or the other like you have been doing, The pipe will over or under adjust itself while running and you won't see the performance increases you should be seeing.

    Once the pipe is set, you shouldn't have to adjust it anymore. Just keep your engine tuned.

  • You are funny, you talk like i dont know what i am doing, ive been tuning that buku pie for an hour the night before that vid, trying small increment, switching cones...

    It simply doesnt have the same top end,, to get the best top end you just need to adjust it toward top end adjustment... simple as that, even setuped for the highest top end, it had clealrly less top end than the pipe setup i was using.

  • What tell you my engine is not tuned right? other than when i readjusted it slightly, 1/16 of turn... it make no difference, it was performing the same the day before when i followed the instruction that you praise about.

    You sound like theres a secret combination that will unlock crazy power, ...............i suggest you to get a TZ and test it by yourself. :)

  • I didn't say your engine wasn't tuned right. I said you are using the buku pipe incorrectly.

  • I've tested alot of pipes, trinity, vantage and THS. All the pipes stated above, have their advantages and disadvantages depending on the application. But none of the pipes that were mentioned during testing ,. would out perform Traxxas dual chamber resonator pipe( bored stinger)with big block header. This combination gave the 18 aggressive power through out the entire rpm rage!

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  • wow was looking to buy buku pipe but after looking at this ...make me wanna think again...lol

  • hahahaha! wow, the guys who make buku must hate you for this! ive heard so many people claim that the buku gave huge performace gains... wow.

  • Yeah probably lol

    This test was honest though, i paid full price for that pipe!! 109$US + shipping to canada! doh! lol

  • when are you gonna upload new vids? there awsome

  • Thx man :)

    I will be back very soon, winter are long here and weather begin to be good enought and snow is almost all melted.

    Got also to finish my RCs build :)

  • 1st you didn't pay for shipping, no one does.

    2nd you used a header with a bore of 143mm and a pipe with a bore of 93mm, you choked the exhaust flow. No bias Hmmmm. I will take Mike Battaille and John Schultz's word on the pipe performance. I also know Adam. Change the header.... But you have already shown your hand so any comparison you do is contaminated. Seeing how John Schultz ran an OS.18TZ with a buku on a Savage and beat Steve Slayden running a T-Max that says a lot also.

  • 1st i paid custom fee on that pipe, i should since im the one who paiod from canada...

    2nd, i dont care who tested the pipe, i did my own and paid full price for the pipe, i think if i was satisfied id say i am.

    The "proper" header for that pipe is the revo header wich dont fit the .18TZ.

    The TZ needed a bigger header and thats what i had, as far as exhaust flow,i used the same header with the revo pipe....

  • I used the same header for the revo pipe (wich have about same inner diameter as the buku.) and you can see the difference. Didnt had money to spend on multiples headers to see if that could help the pipe... i was clearly satisfied with my own setup. i also tested other pipe and i always came back to this setup.

    I have a couple of people who tried this setup and were very happy with the results.

  • I also never said this pipe was junk, this is a video of the results of a test with this pipe using that setup. For the .18TZ i doubt it will be better, ...sponsors can do wonder for advertising you know.

    like the .18TZ in savage make it faster because of the buku. Do you think they tested every single pipe combination??

    Is the setup i run the best out there?

    probably not and ill be happy to know of a better. thats what i like to do, testing.

    The fact you know Adam also mean nothing.

  • if the revo pipe set up is so good get your money back. it says that on the site. as for the header if your choking the buku then it isn't going to perform right. so it does matter on the header. your talking about a 35% decrease in bore size. that will hurt the pipes performance and to say hey this revo pipe out performs this buku that is suffering from the header combination I'm using is still not a fair assessment.

  • import tax isn't shipping. should have asked him to commit fraud with your government and said it was a gift. Mike and John aren't sponsors. They run what works for them. I think the buku is great on the .18. I have it on a modded novarossi .21, and a .28 better than the jp pipes and the sts 702 I ran with it. My Modded RB928 likes the Buku also. But I did have to have a custom cone done.

  • Thats good for you man, you like buku and thats what count, but ill have to ask you to stop leaving that kind of comments where you seem to say i downgrade the buku... its not fiction, with this particular setup the buku does suck, the video say i tested it with this header, thats it.

    And seriously i dont think it make anything to the flow, the exhaust port of the TZ is already bigger than the buku inlet... the stock revo pipe was also smaller than the header and it made no difference.

  • DO you understand that a small block header will not fit the TZ?

    I had no other header to run, i try to use english when i typed, it was a test using this setup exactly, no other header, i never said the pipe couldnt perform better with another setup, and the stock revo pipe have a bout the same inner diameter as i said.

  • Man i hate going throught that kind of arguing for only videos and toys...

    the revo header is smaller than the TZ exhaust port, you HAVE to run a bigger header than the buku pipe intlet, so even this magic savage had to run a bigger header.

    Thats all with this calisse de tabarnac de niaisage.

    Thx for your opinion and im done now for all this. :)

  • Edit: yes there is the TM header or similar, but its still bigger than the buku intlet...

  • i'm not messing with you anymore. you don't understand how the pipe works or what necking down the exhaust like that does to it. I understand you are limited on what you can use. But you don't have a clue what it does to a pipe that works on a pressure differential. Revo pipe has a sweet spot for a particular rpm range easy to tune for it. buku is a lot harder especially with the gasses hitting a wall. Magic Savage, well when steve got beat buy it he couldn't believe it. TZ was stock two

  • Like I said I would listen to Factory drivers before you. "calisse de tabarnac de niaisage". Here is an American saying. Can't take the heat get out of the kitchen bitch. So I guess if you can't take criticism you call people fucks..... Mature.

  • "Calisse de tabarnac de niaisage" is not an insult toward you, it meant im REALy tired of that waste of time (subject)

    You insulted me though, since you are so mature. And you just have no idea of what i know and dont.

    I also said in french in an other comment that it was working good with a 3.3

    So you will be happy to sleep well..., your the one that dont understand, it was a video of THIS setup, not the BEST setup. Is it too complicated or i have to say it over and over again.

  • Its clear to me you are a buku fan (no offense) sorry if that video offend you that much, but again, it was just a result of a test, not the ultimate buku test to downgrade the pipe.

    The TM header designed for the TM and TZ is very close to the trinity one in diameter, i doubt it would really help...the reason why i didnt spent moneys just to see if it change something.

    I just didnt liked the pipe in general, dont mean i suggest to not get it, never said that.

    Cheer.

  • that wing get worked

  • you would get a lot more street grip if you werent running badlands but i bet there sick in dirt:p

  • Who did your engine mods?

  • I did them myself, the TZ is now updated, you can look for my latest videos.

    :)

  • how did you bore the revo pipe? i want to do it to mine. Please reply!

    great vid 5*****

  • You can use a drill and a 15/64 bit.

  • sweet :)!!!

  • Who would've thought, a tuned pipe you can actually tune!

  • do you think overall the buku is a good pipe???????

  • Cvec came-out with a new self tunable racing pipe, is way more cheaper than Bu-Ku and probable better. pretty soon Ill be doing a vid of the new Cvec as (Vortice-BR)

  • haha great revo, shows traxxas quality, over after market, i just love 6:55 to 7:00 classic!

  • Very Cool!! I hope the brushless E-Revo guys don't see this video, they may cry!!

  • needs a wellie bar very bad

  • is the tz better than a 3.3

  • Yes it is a better engine :)

  • what kind of wing are you using

    because i heard that they help for whellies and i was wondering if you can set it any lower

  • Its a tekno wing mount, the wing is a proline, it adjustable a little, mine is set to lowest position already... :)

  • ca ces du vs une belle comparaison! je voulais savoir si buku fesait une bonne difference j'ai bien fait de ne pas en acheter une 5/5

  • Merci Phil :) il parait sur le 3.3 elle fonctionne bien... mais jai été tellement decu sur le TZ ca me tente meme pas de lessayer :D

  • you should really have a body on that so you dont fuck it up when you flip it over

  • The cooling head of the engine is intact, only thing that wear out is the front body post, the handle bar, and the wing... :)

    And dont really care about the wear hehe

  • Its an hobbico handheld bumpstarter, normaly used to strat planes at the prop, but you can install an ofna starter box disc on the end of the shaft.

    hobbico torqmaster 180 heavey duty, you can get one with a powerpack or simply plug it on your 1:1 car batery, like i do :)

  • Very good video :).

  • how much did that pipe cost?

  • 109$ + shipping :( lol

  • hey, where abouts in canada do you live? im near toronto and would like you to mod my tz in the spring.

  • Im near Montreal. :)

    Just send me a PM when your ready for the TZ.

  • cool, my neighbour goes to montreal alot for work, ill send it with him, along with a little somthing for you :)

  • Sounds good :)

  • do you have the bump start or pull start version?

  • I have the .18TZ-p bumpstart.

  • do you think the extra money is worth it between the tz and the 3.3?

  • Definatly, you can get the TZ for 150$ on towerhobbies, , i got mine for 143$ shipped on ebay. :) just have to wait for a deal...

  • where did you get that starter?how much, does it run on betteries?

  • Nice very nice... Do you like .18tz over the 3.3 ?

  • Thank you :) stock for stock i prefer the TZ, and modified i like both. But the TZ have a better throttle response.

  • I have the lrp( i modded it slightly), and will post some videos of it running on my engine when  I get it figured out

  • Good to know man, keep me posted about it :)

  • stock pipe is really tuned well to that engine, now lets see that pipe on a bigblock, I just bought one so Id love to hear and see some footage of it.

  • I have to test with the 3.3, id say it will work better on some engines, depending their powerband... :)

  • that means the stock pipe is faster.

  • Which one is better for speed. High end or low end.

  • wtf!!! damn that revo has got some power!!!!! 2nd gear flying on the rear wheels ahahahaha and i thought revos didnt do wheelies haha that proved me wrong hahahahaha

  • It come with the revo. I think you didnt read while the video was playing :D  the fastest setup was stock pipe+ trinity header. :)

  • woo that pipe looks awesome! performs well too, whatr does it cost?

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