Kyosho's I've Owned
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Kyosho's I've Owned
Here are some Kyosho's I have owned, And some I still own.
This Kyosho Turbo Raider was given to me by my dad who bought it new back in the late 80's.
This is a Kyosho Turbo Raider I used to run a 5.5t brushless motor in on 3s li-po.
This is just a plain jane Kyosho Raider I used to own.
And this is my Shelf Queen Kyosho Raider ARR, It has only ever been ran 3 times.
This Kyosho Turbo Raider was given to me by my dad who bought it new back in the late 80's.
This is a Kyosho Turbo Raider I used to run a 5.5t brushless motor in on 3s li-po.
This is just a plain jane Kyosho Raider I used to own.
And this is my Shelf Queen Kyosho Raider ARR, It has only ever been ran 3 times.
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Re: Kyosho's I've Owned
Looks great.
Never knew that the Raider was a mid mount 2wd. Interesting.
How did it go compared to others?
Never knew that the Raider was a mid mount 2wd. Interesting.
How did it go compared to others?
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Re: Kyosho's I've Owned
Thank's.Mad Racer wrote:Looks great.
Never knew that the Raider was a mid mount 2wd. Interesting.
How did it go compared to others?
Honestly, I have had newer buggies and the Turbo Raider was always the buggy I went back to. It is so smooth and stable, The only time mine wasn't stable was when I was doing a high speed run down my road with it using the 5.5t brushless motor on 3s and the body acted as wings and caused the buggy to take off. I should have an RC10 here by the end of the week to compare it too hopefully.
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I loved the Raider I had...of course it was my first hobby grade car. I'm SO glad I went with it instead of a Ghopper or Hornet. My only disappointment was the discouragement at the local track because everyone one had RC10s or Jrx2s. My car was a toy in their minds. I don't really have the desire to acquire a raider now, but am in the concept stage of a raider tribute buggy. It all wear a Raider shell, and be mid motor, but sport Ultima roots...
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The normal raiders are good but they defiently lack in handling compared to the Turbo Raider with the gold oil filled shocks. It sound's like your buggy will be a cool project.losiXXXman wrote:I loved the Raider I had...of course it was my first hobby grade car. I'm SO glad I went with it instead of a Ghopper or Hornet. My only disappointment was the discouragement at the local track because everyone one had RC10s or Jrx2s. My car was a toy in their minds. I don't really have the desire to acquire a raider now, but am in the concept stage of a raider tribute buggy. It all wear a Raider shell, and be mid motor, but sport Ultima roots...
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Re: Kyosho's I've Owned
I would think 5.5T--on 3S LiPo, no less--would grenade your gearbox. The Raider certainly wasn't meant to handle the hot brushed motors on 8.4V back in the day, let alone a super-powerful modern brushless motor on 11.1V. You'd need a helluva slipper gear setup, I imagine.
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Re: Kyosho's I've Owned
I've never had issues with the gearbox besides stripping it when I was out jumping it one day.Coelacanth wrote:I would think 5.5T--on 3S LiPo, no less--would grenade your gearbox. The Raider certainly wasn't meant to handle the hot brushed motors on 8.4V back in the day, let alone a super-powerful modern brushless motor on 11.1V. You'd need a helluva slipper gear setup, I imagine.
I replied to your PM's. Only thing different on it is metal dog bones and when I stripped the diff jumping it I locked the diff, Other than that it holds up great. Oh, and I also switched it from bushings over to bearings.Snaab9-2 wrote:Wow! What did you do to the drivetrain to allow it to take so much power?
That's pretty much the best thing for it.j0pp3 wrote:Or maybe just a throttle finger that isn't binary
And here is a quick video of a couple of speed runs with the 5.5t motor on 3s.
[youtube]rtxYJwkR6o4[/youtube]
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Re: Kyosho's I've Owned
Can't see the pics anymore but i also had a Raider at one time. I also had an Ultima Pro (first high end car), Ultima Pro XL and I think that's it (at least from what I remember). Oh and an Ultima II.
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