Very good driving ! Congrats , you got that new truck under control ! I am getting close to buying one of these , but will be setting it up for turf / carpet . Currently have a Losi SCTE 3.0 .
Thank you very much! Wow, I'd love to chase a setup on turf or carpet with this truck. I've raced and won with a Losi 3.0, MIP Losi and SCT410.3 but the SL is my favorite! I'm even thinking of reaching out to Prostar just to try out their chassis. But for now, I'm super happy with the SL as it is. Wait til you see race 5! It happened yesterday (April 23rd), spoiler alert! I got that 5th win in a row! I'll post that race in the next couple of days. The truck was on rails! I destroyed all of my previous laps and lap times! I appreciate your support and thank you very much for watching!
Hey :) So I do something that's probably not initially good for the bearings although they are rubber sealed. First I take off the wheels and brush all the excess dust and dirt chunks off and use an electric blower (look up x power blower on Amazon). Then I take full strength simple green and spray the front and rear end and as close to the rear diff as possible without getting any on the motor. I never spray the electronics. Then while it's wet with simple green, I brush all of the areas, especially the shocks and drive shaft/ outdrive areas. I use a $12 long bristle paint brush from Home Depot to reach all those areas. Then I blast all that away with the electric blower until it's dry. I wipe the bottom and some of the top area with a cloth wet with simple green. Then I grab WD-40 and douse all of those areas liberally. Especially the output drives. I can go through a large can of WD within 2 races with two cars to clean. Okay, so with all that WD-40 dripping off, I set the car to drip on a flat surface (not tilted at all) and let sit for around 10 minutes or so. Then I hit all those areas again with the electric blower. Air compressors are ok but usually carry moisture in the tanks and if not using a moisture filter, will spray water mist on your car. Not good lol. So after the drip dry, I wipe it all down with that same rag and put in a carry bag. Later on when sitting around I take a micro fiber cloth dampened with simple green and wipe the whole inside area of the car. I use a wood or plastic pick with the cloth wrapped on the tip to get to the tough spots. Sometimes I even use q-tips lol. But that's my process :) I do the same for the tires/wheels minus the WD-40 of course lol.
Thanks Franky :) I'm not sure what to say because me and my buddy Luis got the SL at the same time and neither of ours are nose diving. Maybe the 450 cst oil in the front? I rarely have to correct the car in the air. 90% of the jumps I've made, I just hit the jump and just let off throttle once I hit the air. A lot of the time, nose diving happens when the front of your car bottoms out at the face of the jump. I'm guessing the heavier shock oil plus my 22mm ride height and 85mm droop is keeping my truck flying right. Luis (the black truck with silver nose) runs exactly the same setup as me and hasn't had any issues either.
I'm guessing you're near Tampa? Yeah, that's a haul lol. Just watched your truggy video. I mentioned SS to a friend and we want to head up there to race someday. The tracks look awesome! Hopefully you keep posting videos. I subbed btw :)
Outstanding runs Dante!
Thank you very much, Tony! I appreciate you watching!
absolutely awesome race
Thank you!
Awesome video! And congrats on the win 👌🏼👌🏼💪🏼
Thanks Francisco! I appreciate the support :)
@@in4bliss all good 👍🏼
Very good driving ! Congrats , you got that new truck under control ! I am getting close to buying one of these , but will be setting it up for turf / carpet . Currently have a Losi SCTE 3.0 .
Thank you very much! Wow, I'd love to chase a setup on turf or carpet with this truck. I've raced and won with a Losi 3.0, MIP Losi and SCT410.3 but the SL is my favorite! I'm even thinking of reaching out to Prostar just to try out their chassis. But for now, I'm super happy with the SL as it is. Wait til you see race 5! It happened yesterday (April 23rd), spoiler alert! I got that 5th win in a row! I'll post that race in the next couple of days. The truck was on rails! I destroyed all of my previous laps and lap times! I appreciate your support and thank you very much for watching!
Congrats!!! My next question is, how in the hell do you keep this thing so clean
Hey :) So I do something that's probably not initially good for the bearings although they are rubber sealed. First I take off the wheels and brush all the excess dust and dirt chunks off and use an electric blower (look up x power blower on Amazon). Then I take full strength simple green and spray the front and rear end and as close to the rear diff as possible without getting any on the motor. I never spray the electronics. Then while it's wet with simple green, I brush all of the areas, especially the shocks and drive shaft/ outdrive areas. I use a $12 long bristle paint brush from Home Depot to reach all those areas. Then I blast all that away with the electric blower until it's dry. I wipe the bottom and some of the top area with a cloth wet with simple green. Then I grab WD-40 and douse all of those areas liberally. Especially the output drives. I can go through a large can of WD within 2 races with two cars to clean. Okay, so with all that WD-40 dripping off, I set the car to drip on a flat surface (not tilted at all) and let sit for around 10 minutes or so. Then I hit all those areas again with the electric blower. Air compressors are ok but usually carry moisture in the tanks and if not using a moisture filter, will spray water mist on your car. Not good lol. So after the drip dry, I wipe it all down with that same rag and put in a carry bag. Later on when sitting around I take a micro fiber cloth dampened with simple green and wipe the whole inside area of the car. I use a wood or plastic pick with the cloth wrapped on the tip to get to the tough spots. Sometimes I even use q-tips lol. But that's my process :) I do the same for the tires/wheels minus the WD-40 of course lol.
awesome race bro! too bad bokchoy is not there to give you a bit of competition :)
Haha thanks bro! Bokchoy would have lapped me fosho!
Car looks good ..How did you stop the Infamous Nose Dive?.I'm avoiding it by Throttle Control but I tend to over do it when I want to go faster
Thanks Franky :) I'm not sure what to say because me and my buddy Luis got the SL at the same time and neither of ours are nose diving. Maybe the 450 cst oil in the front? I rarely have to correct the car in the air. 90% of the jumps I've made, I just hit the jump and just let off throttle once I hit the air. A lot of the time, nose diving happens when the front of your car bottoms out at the face of the jump. I'm guessing the heavier shock oil plus my 22mm ride height and 85mm droop is keeping my truck flying right. Luis (the black truck with silver nose) runs exactly the same setup as me and hasn't had any issues either.
@@in4bliss can be caused also by the body, poor air vent on the rear of the body causing the air to push up there and lowering the front?
Cool 😎 😮 ?
Nevermind, found it. Over by Pompano Beach, FL. Too far for me to drive.
I'm guessing you're near Tampa? Yeah, that's a haul lol. Just watched your truggy video. I mentioned SS to a friend and we want to head up there to race someday. The tracks look awesome! Hopefully you keep posting videos. I subbed btw :)
@@in4bliss C’mon up! We have 4 tracks in the area. SS, Epic, Lake Park, Triple Nickel.
Where is this track?