Revolve RC first caught my attention when they were sponsoring the Psycho Nitro Blast earlier this year. I spotted their logo on some of the coverage and went to check them out. Their website had a stand on it, unlike any I’ve seen in recent memory. Where most stands allow you to spin your car […]
Archive for the ‘Pit Tips’ Category
Organize those Oils!
This is just a really quick pit tip idea for you guys like me that might have shock oils & diff oils laying all over the place. Or, perhaps they are in one place, like mine were.. in a greasy Ziploc bag that you always dreaded digging into. Maybe it looks a little like this? […]
Professional Tire Gluing – Walk Through
Tire Mounting… Ever wonder how the pros do it? Well, it’s time to find out. We headed over to local pro, Jarodd Goedel‘s shop (home of Canalside Racing Products) for a little demo on how he keeps his tires mounted to his wheels. Using these methods he claims he’s never had a tire blow out […]
Converting Your Front Hubs to Hex – Losi and Team Associated Short Course
While we are preparing our trucks for Motorama next week, we started to look at what tires we were going to run. While looking at tires, it became obvious our wheels needed to go. My Losi XXX-SCT and Kevin’s Team Associated SC10 were both still utilizing the stock hubs. These are the versions which require […]
JConcepts Hi Flow SCT Body Install
This week, RC Soup will be attending Motorama in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This is a very large motorsports event, with several different events all taking place at the same time. I needed a new body for my Losi XXX-SCT, and I’ve wanted to try the JConcepts High Flow body since it was released. Do I smell […]
Bearing Cleaning Basics – R/C Car Maintenance
A few weeks ago we had a practice night at our local track, Buddyboys R/C. When I wheeled my car around the track it didn’t seem as smooth, or as quiet as it had in the past. It sat all summer while outdoor season was going on. I hadn’t touched the car in months. I […]
Spice up that Transmitter – Wraps and Grips
Are you bored by your current radio? Does it seem dull? Tired of having the same looking radio as everyone else? I was.. I bought a used Spektrum DX3R transmitter a few months ago and love it. It already had a black anodized aluminum wheel from Dynamite on it. I think that was a great […]
Killer Bee CNC Soldering Jig Review
I first found this little gem on RC Tech’s For Sale forum. So glad I did too. What we have here is a soldering jig by a small CNC Operation in Georgia called Killer Bee CNC. The jig is CNC milled out of solid aluminum and has 3 clamping areas with thumb screws. There are […]
How to: Remove Glued Tires – Baking
Ever break a wheel or strip a hex and wish you could get that tire off to reuse it? Well here’s your answer. This trick will allow you to remove your tire from the rim. The rim should still be usable unless like in my case, the wheel is damaged and the reasoning behind debonding. […]
Novak Ballistic motor- changing the stator
One of the really nice features about the Novak Ballistic 540 series of motors is the ability to change the wind of the motor, simply by changing the stator, You can go all the way from 21.5t to 3.5t with the same 540 motor. You’ll see the process below, as I change a 17.5t into […]