I was just there yesterday and meet with Dan. Gave us some of his time which was awesome 👌! Got to look at that model plus the showroom has all kinds of displays! A must see 👀. We even talked about the videos you do which are SICKENING! Would love to see you do one on show room at Dan's new store. Thanks again for your awesome time on this!!
thank man! When you love nitros and GAs RCs as much as I do, you always have a good time making videos. Total opposite of jerks who destroy RCs just for views, sickening!!
Would love to get my hands on one of these you got a good deal hopefully when the weather gets worm could definitely meet you up you lol have plenty brand new that needs to break in 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
"The steering mechanism geometry of the Rovan F5 car isn’t correct from the factory. The mechanism isn't symmetrical, meaning the servos don't work in unison; instead, they fight each other. To have a symmetrical push-pull mechanism, the angles between the steering turnbuckles and servo arms must be 90°, or fairly close. If not, the servos will be pushing, push-pulling, and pulling, during a full deflection. To have 90° at all angles, the opposed sides of the mechanism must be the same length. The F5 is a clone of the MCD XS5 car. Checking the MCD car manual, I found the steering mechanism is correctly designed to be a symmetrical push-pull mechanism. What causes the unsymmetrical problem in the F5 is, Rovan has been incorrectly assembling the steering mechanism of the car, specifically, the steering servo saver wiper arm. To fix the problem, the steering servo saver wiper arm must be reversed. Next, the correct holes of the servo saver wiper arm must chosen. And last, the steering servo turnbuckles linkages, must be adjusted to be equal in length. After doing these corrections, a symmetrical push-pull mechanism is achieved with all of its angles at 90° The factory servo arms and the steering servo saver wiper arm of the F5 car, have their holes at the correct positions for a symmetrical push-pull setup. In addition, you will notice the servo saver wiper arm have holes for a single servo or dual servo steering setup. In conclusion, the modifications needed to fix the problem in the F5 car push-pull steering factory setup are easy with remarkable results: Smoother and stronger steering mechanism response."
thank you for the info my dude!! I will make sure the owner of this car knows about this steering issue. I should have touched the servos after the run to see if either one was warm or not, good point. I normally do check this on my primal MT truck.
Some of this video was recorded with the newest Go PRO Hero 11 (glad you noticed) lol. To be honest I like the older Hero 8 more, it's got a small body and more space efficient for on road FPV purposes like in this video. My old hero 8 has seen a lot of damage over the years, but still working well.
Thanks for the video. Do you still recommend the rovan . What do you think about XR5 by mcd? I am looking for a rally 1/8 to 1/5 but RTR electric. Can’t have that sound in my neighborhood , do you have any recommendations ? Thanks
thank you man!!! This was just the first regular run, and I was not eve at full throttle. After a couple more runs the carb will be tuned for some more high RPM with a digital RPM meter and we will test the top speed on this thing.
hey dude! I think that is a great decision!! I honestly would not worry so much about which model to get as a first nitro, only that Traxxas has great parts support, many people know how to work on them and they perform well no matter which model you get. Ofocurse the t-maxx is a legend too. Good luck man, feel free to hit me up with any questions when you pick it up.
thank you man!! Now that is a great way of looking at it! ahah! ! Who knows how long I would have been running this Rally car if the wheel literally did not fall off, ahahah!! More on this thing soon, that was not a speed run I was never a full throttle on this car.
LOl, well in this case it would be Ovals, or depending on how good the drift is an Ellipse!! ahahaha. BTW update for you on the Megatech Pro-pulse electric chassis. It's a runner. I will demonstrate it in the next few live streams for you. It's not bad, but the build quality of a wl toys is better.
Hi I’ve recently brought one and it’s probably a stupid question but I can start it but when I got to accurate it doesn’t move at all, keep in mind it’s brand new, would this have anything to do with the carb settings, any help is appreciated
hey my dude! I would love to help you out with this question, could you be a little clearer with describing the issue? Im not sure what you're explaining here. The Carb tune is a priority, but as long as it fires up that means it's not totally off.
@@hybrid32494 hello, sorry new to all this, so it all fires as in I pull the pull start and it starts but I pull the acceleration trigger on the control but it doesn’t move at all, abit confused as it’s a brand new car, do I need to set anything to make it go because I thought once started it would be good to go Thank you
hey buddy! this is located in Staten Island NY near a parking lot of an area called Midland Beach. You're totally welcome to come and RC here with me and the others (normally on Sundays 1-4pm)
No way!!! Now that is truly sickening, I’m glad I was able to connect the real car world and the RC world together at the same time. awesome car, one of my dream cars really!! Sidepipes bro!!
hey bro! YEs! you got that right, MCD for sure, but for much less cash, and they seem to be terrific for the price. I'll get some more wheel time with this thing soon and report back.
Hey man, thanks for checking out this video. These models run two stroke engines. They really don’t depend on anything other than back pressure from the expansion chamber which is the tuned pipe they use. Two stroke engines generally don’t use turbos or superchargers.
@@hybrid32494 yeah I actually found out pretty quickly that putting a keychain turbo on a RC nitro is probably not the best or easiest thing to do. Seems like it just causes more issues from what I’ve found. I know snowmobiles are 2 stroke Turbo. Small turbos but they ripp. You would have to fabricate a very elaborate and intricate turbo system for it to actually work. So the boost gets into the cylinder head only on that compression stroke. Then the whole back pressure thing these nitros run on for fuel burn. 😳Sounds like a tricky tricky puzzle to efficiently and effectively install one that would actually do anything. . 😂
hey buddy! This was running pre-mix fuel at a 25:1 fuel ratio, not likely that it was lean. There was also ample smoke out from the pipe. There will be more on this gas RC soon, thanks for checking out this video and your comment.
I was just there yesterday and meet with Dan. Gave us some of his time which was awesome 👌! Got to look at that model plus the showroom has all kinds of displays! A must see 👀. We even talked about the videos you do which are SICKENING! Would love to see you do one on show room at Dan's new store. Thanks again for your awesome time on this!!
This is THE CLASS I want to see grow.
I have one of these 2 years now. I like to find stiffer rear springs. The car leans enough in hard cornering to have tire rubbing inside wheelwell
You do the best most entertaining reviews! Can’t touch this
thank man! When you love nitros and GAs RCs as much as I do, you always have a good time making videos. Total opposite of jerks who destroy RCs just for views, sickening!!
I am happy there starting to come some rally cars 😍 that gas car is a total beast 😬
Would love to get my hands on one of these you got a good deal hopefully when the weather gets worm could definitely meet you up you lol have plenty brand new that needs to break in 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
You need to look up 'Rovan F5 Steering Mechanism Fix.' Rovan incorrectly copied MCD. It's a simple fix to save your servos.
"The steering mechanism geometry of the Rovan F5 car isn’t correct from the factory. The mechanism isn't symmetrical, meaning the servos don't work in unison; instead, they fight each other.
To have a symmetrical push-pull mechanism, the angles between the steering turnbuckles and servo arms must be 90°, or fairly close. If not, the servos will be pushing, push-pulling, and pulling, during a full deflection. To have 90° at all angles, the opposed sides of the mechanism must be the same length.
The F5 is a clone of the MCD XS5 car. Checking the MCD car manual, I found the steering mechanism is correctly designed to be a symmetrical push-pull mechanism. What causes the unsymmetrical problem in the F5 is, Rovan has been incorrectly assembling the steering mechanism of the car, specifically, the steering servo saver wiper arm.
To fix the problem, the steering servo saver wiper arm must be reversed. Next, the correct holes of the servo saver wiper arm must chosen. And last, the steering servo turnbuckles linkages, must be adjusted to be equal in length. After doing these corrections, a symmetrical push-pull mechanism is achieved with all of its angles at 90°
The factory servo arms and the steering servo saver wiper arm of the F5 car, have their holes at the correct positions for a symmetrical push-pull setup. In addition, you will notice the servo saver wiper arm have holes for a single servo or dual servo steering setup.
In conclusion, the modifications needed to fix the problem in the F5 car push-pull steering factory setup are easy with remarkable results: Smoother and stronger steering mechanism response."
thank you for the info my dude!! I will make sure the owner of this car knows about this steering issue. I should have touched the servos after the run to see if either one was warm or not, good point. I normally do check this on my primal MT truck.
New camera? I like the 1080p 60fps.
Some of this video was recorded with the newest Go PRO Hero 11 (glad you noticed) lol. To be honest I like the older Hero 8 more, it's got a small body and more space efficient for on road FPV purposes like in this video. My old hero 8 has seen a lot of damage over the years, but still working well.
Thanks for the video. Do you still recommend the rovan . What do you think about XR5 by mcd? I am looking for a rally 1/8 to 1/5 but RTR electric. Can’t have that sound in my neighborhood , do you have any recommendations ? Thanks
I want it since a moment... It is difficult to find ii in France ! You're the best !
Nice! With these Rovan cars from Fearless Rc, have you found that the differentials come dry, with no loctite on the differential diffs?
Looks like it is a solid buy!!!
Nice brother seems like a great car!
Sickening!
Thank you dude!!
Dude that thing is Rad
Great video mate!! With some mcd upgrades the car will be better..also new tyres..best regards from Portugal 🇵🇹
Sickening, it is fast!
thank you man!!! This was just the first regular run, and I was not eve at full throttle. After a couple more runs the carb will be tuned for some more high RPM with a digital RPM meter and we will test the top speed on this thing.
wicked cool dude, does this version comes with an inbuilt gyro?
I saw these on eBay and was very curious about them, looks to be quite the machine!!
Good video bro nice rovan f5
thank you my dude!
finally getting caught up on videos. I'm about ready to get my first nitro. tmaxx 3.3? will see
For my first nitro I got 2 years ago was a revo 3.3 !!! One of the best purchases I made !!
hey dude! I think that is a great decision!! I honestly would not worry so much about which model to get as a first nitro, only that Traxxas has great parts support, many people know how to work on them and they perform well no matter which model you get. Ofocurse the t-maxx is a legend too. Good luck man, feel free to hit me up with any questions when you pick it up.
Yo sick car love your content keeping gas and nitro alive sickening
Sickening 🔥
Good video bro. Its faster than i thought it would be. It's not a good day until you lose a wheel or two in my opinion
thank you man!! Now that is a great way of looking at it! ahah! ! Who knows how long I would have been running this Rally car if the wheel literally did not fall off, ahahah!! More on this thing soon, that was not a speed run I was never a full throttle on this car.
Hi is it normal for these engines to make a noise like rings rattling when idling its a new engine
Sickening 1/5 scale 💪👍👊
Awesome
thank you dude!! more on this rally car soon.
Bro, I have that 36cc engine and for an RTR stock engine it rips especially with a good pipe
Do you ever feel like your life is going around in circles lol
LOl, well in this case it would be Ovals, or depending on how good the drift is an Ellipse!! ahahaha. BTW update for you on the Megatech Pro-pulse electric chassis. It's a runner. I will demonstrate it in the next few live streams for you. It's not bad, but the build quality of a wl toys is better.
Great petrol power rc it's a beast bro looks great runs great 😃👍👌
cool vid, but heat cycles are 100% useless on 2 stroke gas engines, they are different to nitros!
Hi I’ve recently brought one and it’s probably a stupid question but I can start it but when I got to accurate it doesn’t move at all, keep in mind it’s brand new, would this have anything to do with the carb settings, any help is appreciated
hey my dude! I would love to help you out with this question, could you be a little clearer with describing the issue? Im not sure what you're explaining here. The Carb tune is a priority, but as long as it fires up that means it's not totally off.
@@hybrid32494 hello, sorry new to all this, so it all fires as in I pull the pull start and it starts but I pull the acceleration trigger on the control but it doesn’t move at all, abit confused as it’s a brand new car, do I need to set anything to make it go because I thought once started it would be good to go
Thank you
Where is this rc track.located at ?? I know it’s in New York but what’s the name ???
hey buddy! this is located in Staten Island NY near a parking lot of an area called Midland Beach. You're totally welcome to come and RC here with me and the others (normally on Sundays 1-4pm)
Bro wi need some shirts and sweaters with 3 speed baby on dem
I got a 79 stingray
No way!!! Now that is truly sickening, I’m glad I was able to connect the real car world and the RC world together at the same time. awesome car, one of my dream cars really!! Sidepipes bro!!
Lindo carro 🏎 🔥 👏🏻 🤩🙄👏🏻👍🏻🤛🏼
O and 3x bro iam cannt big boy 😂 😂😂
These cars are awesome! They're MCD clones.
hey bro! YEs! you got that right, MCD for sure, but for much less cash, and they seem to be terrific for the price. I'll get some more wheel time with this thing soon and report back.
@@hybrid32494 yeah! They're quite literally 1/3 of the price of an MCD and have 100% parts compatibility with them also.
I want one then fabricate a turbo into it.
Hey man, thanks for checking out this video. These models run two stroke engines. They really don’t depend on anything other than back pressure from the expansion chamber which is the tuned pipe they use. Two stroke engines generally don’t use turbos or superchargers.
@@hybrid32494 yeah I actually found out pretty quickly that putting a keychain turbo on a RC nitro is probably not the best or easiest thing to do. Seems like it just causes more issues from what I’ve found. I know snowmobiles are 2 stroke Turbo. Small turbos but they ripp. You would have to fabricate a very elaborate and intricate turbo system for it to actually work. So the boost gets into the cylinder head only on that compression stroke. Then the whole back pressure thing these nitros run on for fuel burn. 😳Sounds like a tricky tricky puzzle to efficiently and effectively install one that would actually do anything. . 😂
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So exhaust just dumps on the left rear tire? Makes no sense to me….
Sounds abit lean imo
hey buddy! This was running pre-mix fuel at a 25:1 fuel ratio, not likely that it was lean. There was also ample smoke out from the pipe. There will be more on this gas RC soon, thanks for checking out this video and your comment.
Bro...why you deleting my comments that are trying to help you? ☹
hey bro! how you doing! All your comments are here, I see your other ones I will go right now and respond to them! Appreciate your input as always!!
I love these 1/5 gas cars I would definitely get one😊
@hybrid32494, great video, sound great!
thank you dude!!