HPI Savage XL Break-In

[1RCMASTER1]

how long dose each tank last

[camolads22]

my savage is running at a high tempreture how can i adjust it so it isnt so high

[canonphoto]

@camolads22 Sounds like your just running too lean, at idle and take off you should see some good smoke but not a huge cloud. While full out you should see a trail with good power, if you see little to no smoke you are just making noise frying your engine.

Running on the rich side will make your motor last forever, 1 really lean run can mean never running right again and needing a new 1

[Dec0dog]

I got mine doing over 65mph on NOS and 25%nitro running 47x20 gearing..The one way bearing thing has been a problem but only when cold...Quick hit with the heat gun and they come good...Have replaced a fair few parts..The clutch bell needs to be set up perfectly to ensure smooth running but apart from that they have been pretty good..Squatted the shocks to about 1inch ground clearance with std wheels to get it to handle..Beat my mates Jato 3.3 in a drag race over 250ft on nos...Takes a beating!

[Dec0dog]

@Dec0dog On my 3rd engine now from pushing the limits of the nitrous...but found the RB nozzle 2 works best..or 3 (if ya wanna run hard) Thats about all the 5.9's can handle..(The nos kit is desinged for the Baja..lol)..They run super hard on nos..Just be prepared to blow a few glow plugs if you wanna boost it for too long!...LOL

[MaxBeejax]

Where is that?

[liqwon1151]

why the fuck do people say "you have no idea your doing it wrong" we know its wrong becouse we have done it a few times or alot of times if your like me .. but to someone new to rc it tells them in the dam instructions to do it this way... most of them are only folloing the instruction that came with the car... i myself lernt the hard way that this methood is crap as it fucked my first rc car ..

[soverato3]

thats to cold it need to be at least 100'C at he first tank or the engine will lose commprasion whan its at his operating temp. and you got tuning issues

[SuperAiden101]

why did u buy 2?

[DirtRider045]

ya your using the old school method

[RM250D8rzr]

i dont see what good idleing and runing it cool does? you need to work the motor and have it runing warmer so the sleeve and piston will expand and seat better. i think the traxxas method is way better. or squirrles method

[mstreamer9991]

You have no idea do you? That motor needs to run around 200 farenheit for break in.....And drive it, don't just idle it.

[skyrovers]

Well, when breaking in your nitro/glow engines, I like to keep the temps around 200 farienghit, or a little less than 100 celcius

[EvvyThomas]

Your temp was way too low for break in. You should be at 200 degrees F ASAP and driving it on the ground. You are also adjusting idle with throttle trim, another no-no. Your rotor start issues likely occured because you never lost the engines 'pinch' due to too cold of a break in. It never really kroke in.

[UnreleasedWKR]

it's in celcius and plus different engines have different temp ranges

[EvvyThomas]

It's still way too low of temp for break in. Conver 200F to C...

This applies to HPI engines as well, sorry.

[kubotaboy123]

its c

[TeamTraxxas37614]

YOUR IDLE IS TO LOW UR TO RICH

[phonesRcomedy]

guyz can someone help me on my new savage xl everytime i hit the brakes the engine just shuts off i dont know whats wrong plz someone let me know

[JasonHam41]

linkages not set correctly, read the manual!

[sniper50cal2]

your carb settings arent tuned right

[tonelok0]

how do u guys like ur savages so far

do they break alot?? or are they pretty reliabe

[Stigern]

We both sold em.

Mine because the one-way kept bugging me, rotorstart would just spin freely. Even after changing the problem came back after a few runs.

[TheRockisSmokin]

@Stigern whats wrong witha roto start ? im going to buy 1 soon my first rc

[RetroFingerboards]

@Stigern what do you think might be better i want somthing fast but i have been looking at both revo 3.3 or hpi savage xl what one do you think is better overall

[TRXtuner95]

@RetroFingerboards overall fun id say the revo but if you like to jump the savage is your truck..

[360fanboy360]

@Stigern you could have converted to a pull start that is what i did and now i have no problem with my one one-way

[TheRockisSmokin]

@Stigern why didnt u just get a pull start ?

[iTzSL33PY]

@tonelok0 mines has never had problems its really hard to break

[MsFreighttrain]

@savages are the most reliable cars ever...

[Huw444444444]

At the moment i am breaking in my savage and the wheels are spinning alot shud i ajust the idle or just leave it

[XTMHow2]

2 savage xl's? damn u guys are lucky! i dont even have 1 lol

[burtonkidd]

Hey how much was that temp gun ??

love the savages =P

[Joeyrcbmx]

not a big fan of this method

[mikomijay]

what did u just do then?.. no break in?

[Joeyrcbmx]

no i like to use a diffrent method which evolves leaning it to 200 F

[mikomijay]

so break In is just making or achieving 200 F for the first time having an rc?.. after that tuning :D cheers m8.

[dotbadburn]

alright thanks alot!!!wich one is better 3 or 4 tanks?

[Stigern]

Just do 4 tanks then ure sure :P

[dotbadburn]

hi i just wan to ask if i need to repeat my break in procedure if i stop in 2tanks?because i was trying to break-in my savage then after two tanks suddenly the rain fall!!!!!

[Stigern]

No, that shouldn't do anything. Just continue where you left.

[mikomijay]

do u prefer nitro or gas if money is not a problem. personaly what do you think?.

[karrar55]

gas is loose term for nitro! their is probably a hand full of gas powered hpi bajas!!

[MainVuper]

++ at the high speed

[fatpat141]

nice trucks... for my rc bugggy im currently using 25% yellow race feul.. my engine does heat a lot but peformance is amazing

[leemyis]

what is break-in.....is it for the engine

[theqman13]

yea

[nath0987]

its to loosen up the engine......crazy the bastards at the manufactorers dont do it coz they have to test them lol

[mac777daddy]

Is there a way to set the high speed needle and idle screw back to factory defaults?

[ovdirtbiker]

of course duh

[mac777daddy]

Well boil the tires off dude!!

[ovdirtbiker]

what the fuck does that men?

[mac777daddy]

Watch your mouth little boy. It means drive the car so hard you boil the tires off, have fun, etc etc......

[ovdirtbiker]

........what ever

[suddy07]

hi there im running at 270 and the performance is ace

[mosher111]

^ the imperial system

[loggydoo]

whats up with the pink fuel? my fuel is yellowy orange, like dehydrated piss

[chimaira1001]

lol there are different fuels.

[xxjosh360xx]

it depends on brands and wat percent like my nitro percent is 20 and i get trinity fuel its like purple and xtm fuel is blue

[mrdragoman222]

doesent need to be tuned more lol, just raise the idle abit

[suddy07]

hi pals lovely savages you have got. do they pull wheelys out off the box or not.

cheers steve

[Aaron247911]

the wheels need to be moving whilst idleing especially in the break-in period

[GTAIV93]

he,s runnin that nitro monster truck to hot a rc car heat should only hover between 210 degrees or at the very most 220

[Caxapin]

210 degrees F = 98.9 degrees C

His readings never exceeded 60 degrees C. So where's the issue?

[racermix]

yeah! caxapin is right

[gunmaster45]

TORQUE MUCH

[burtonkidd]

your just doing the idling stage =) cool!

[EatMyGiberish]

Why would you save for an XL?I'm saving to buy a k5.9 for my Savage X...Let's see who has the better truck then.Haha

[CrysisFX]

the savage xl handles a lot better than the x. dont take me wrong i have an x and its great but the xl smokes it in handling. you also geat steel spur gears and harded axles over the x plastic spur and normal axles.

so for 150 bux more than the x, the xl is better

[hypa7mach28]

do you reckon the savage x ss is better than standered x 4.6 cuz it has all the hardend stuff on it diff cups axels and spur gear

[CrysisFX]

it is better than the x rtr but not the xl rtr.

as long as the its the X 4.6 SS

[hypa7mach28]

yup thats the one savage x ss k4.6 thx for your opinion m8 and yeah il back ya up on the xl business its alot better than savage x on the handeling front

[JohnZ28R]

the temp gun when you take the temp from the pipe is wrong because temp guns can not measure polish things such as pipe!

[LikeAVideo]

DUDE!!!

that second video of the savage pulling a whellie is in break-in ???

[Stigern]

No, the second video is after breaking process. 4-5 tanks of fuel.

[spitfireMK22]

Dam u lucky u got 2 of them im lucky just to be getting 1

[Stigern]

Only one of them is mine. Other is my neighbors.

[spitfireMK22]

oh well ur still lucky im still saving for won