ACME CONDOR PRO ON THE BEACH

[icey221]

how do you get all the sand off your car after a beach run??

[666gareth666]

Not easy....it's a matter of drying it off, working at it with a toothbrush and paint brush, and a low pressure air supply to blow it out from hard to reach bits,it needs a good oiling after cleaning coz of the salt in the sand, really speaking, a beach is not a good place to use one, got rid of mine now and not got a replacement

[nitrodougietek]

i agree tht this engine is very hard to start but the reson your all breaking your pullstarts is cause after a few pulls wiv the glow start in the pull start gets harder to pull when this happens and you find your self pulling in back a few inchs and then it stops dont keep pulling it (cause thts wat breaks it) let go and let string go bak in and try again but remember lots of short weak pulls will cause it to keep jaming a few inchs out so big hard pulls are better

[icey221]

big hard pulls are bad for your recoil spring, thats wat snaps the spring, i use 15cm pulls and in bursts and most time it starts in 2-5 pulls

ive got a hpi mt2 3.0

[Heat327]

top speed around 65khm i think 45 mph

[beatinglad13]

top speed 35mph - 40mph

[xdark0lordxx]

no its 45mph

[MrMortjon]

Whats the top speed of this car? I go buy a condor pro too but i wanna know the top speed of it

[666gareth666]

I haven't had it accurately recorded, but it's about 45mph, and it gets there very quick,be warned tho', you'll need patience with this car if you are new to it...but when you get the start-up procedure right, it's still a buzz. You'll probably want to go for a revo max / 3.3 after this car. they look amazing

[imy2k07]

TOP SPEEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????

[doodahead1]

hey what starter are you using?

havent fired my condor up for over a year and ive gone through 3 pullstarters im sick of the unreliabilty!!!

please let me kno what type of electric start you got before i buy a revo 3.3 and chuck my condor off a cliff

[666gareth666]

Hi, I have not got an electric starter, I go through a cold start procedure...remove glow plug, prime engine til it spits fuel out, tip excess fuel out,replace plug, place car on a block, give it 1/4 throttle(move servo with electrics off) then fit glow start and pull start it.STOP IF IT FLOODS. blacksmith products have a cheap mod' to use with cordless drill. type STARTER ROD in their search box on website

[Canada1man]

k thanks

[Canada1man]

does anybody know a place you can buy new parts for this acme truck,or canyou use traxxas parts on it?

[666gareth666]

not sure about traxxas parts, but 'nitrotek uk'  and 'sri remote toys uk' stock parts for these, hope this helps

[kedwards95]

hi

have you ever had any problems when you apply throtle it conks out? any help appreciated

Thanks

[666gareth666]

Hi, yes, I have had this problem... it seems that these are very awkward to get going, but I have learnt that tuning properly is critical! After not using the car for a while I always go back to the same position to get it going, then fine tune it from there, set top screw to 2+1/4 turns out, bottom screw flush with nut, plus 1/4 turn out. Be sure that fuel is going in ok(no bubbles), let it warm up, then lean it off a bit if required, 1/8 turn in at a time

[kedwards95]

thanks for the help ive eventually got the thing going and well my carb pin thing is only open by about 0.5 mm- 1 mm will this setting rek the engine with been lean?

[cupooterluvr]

Hey, I'm assuming this is a VX-18 engine? If so, the factory settings are so rich that there is no way for it to idle slow. Lean out the HSN to 2.5 turns out from close, then the LSN 1.5 from close. That should help.

[666gareth666]

it has an acme 'go' .18 engine, i've now fixed problem, I fitted a new clutch from SRI remote toys, it works fine now, haven't had time to run it much since fitting it, bad weather...work...etc...etc.

thanks for advice

[jameshenrywatson]

thanx it did that and it crashed into a wall if it diden't it would have carried on down the road

[jameshenrywatson]

has anybody had that thing were the condor carries on excelarating when you try to make it stop

[666gareth666]

this can happen with any nitro r/c model if it goes out of range, or if interference from another trasmitter happens, fit a fail-safe, 10 quid is a small price to pay compared to a smashed-up buggy

[3DaysTillGrace]

make sure ur throttle servo is ok

[revorocks123]

they are crap!!! get a revo 3.3 there great. id race ya with mine. lol no seriosly i was thinking abpout getting one of those but then i got a revo 3.3 and ill never regret it

[stueyrandall]

hi im new to nitro cars what does idel mean is it like a real car the car just ticks over with out the wheel mooving

[666gareth666]

Yes, it should run, with the wheels touching the ground, with no brakes applied, and not whizz off into a wall or something else.

like this video... type this in youtube search  RC 1/8th Nitro Buggy idling

[Tricksterz09]

how am i lier cam u idiet!!

[geeo1234]

i fixed my condor yesterday i reamebered the ok best with a m8 and u got to hit him try it txt back

[Tricksterz09]

and mine but i dint get a new 1 i just tide it back on

[geeo1234]

iz got 1 to the pull cord snaped on it try to fix it. (carnt be assed) i went on it about 6 time and good fun but wast of money

[666gareth666]

mine broke too( well the one-way bearing did), maybe they are all crap cars?

[3DaysTillGrace]

if ur cars not tuned right you will have to pull alot and there is a high chance it will break. just get a different kind of starter

[buzzender]

yh i got one, i have electric start, starts first time every time

[Tricksterz09]

when you puting a nother 1 one ere

[666gareth666]

when the weather's a little better, very soon i hope, been burning clutch by turning idle to max and leaving car against wall for a minute or two, still won't idle with normal settings though

[mrkyosho]

wat!!! u are stupid youl weeken ya engine and ya clitch will snap and he cluch bell will break

[666gareth666]

lol, I'm not stupid, just ill-informed by nitrotek, should've bought a decent car, not one that can't be tuned to idle at low revs, thanks for comments anyway, would appreciate any links to different tuning instructions?

[mrkyosho]

erm yeh look in me favorites ill ad a video for u to show u how to tune a car right!! lol ok m8

[666gareth666]

nice one, tried to start it today and broke pull-start again, i'll get that fixed and see if i can tune it right

[mrkyosho]

ill make ya a video and next time ya try start it 1. prime it 2. once it starts turn ya thv up a bit on ya remote let it warm till ya get some blue smoke then cut it out and start it up then it should be gd to idel and dont for get down=lean up=ritch if you run it to lean you roin your engine hope this helps

and dont bother with a pull start get tiger drive

[Tricksterz09]

same as mine

[666gareth666]

yes i've been trying for ages to get it to idle, i've been told to wear the clutch down and it'll idle, let you know how i get on

[mrkyosho]

lol i take it your new to rc cars then?? you dont were the clutch down do that and it will be even worse u supost to tune it look in ya manual it tels you

[Tricksterz09]

does yours stall when u are idle