05-30-2007, 05:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-30-2007, 05:39 PM by Thirdgen89GTA.)
Well as much as I love my 1/7 it seems I can't race it at LHR because they don't offer a large scale class. The only place to race it is at the HT is crystal lake. There its pretty much anything goes. TTR/GTP/H17/IGT/HB Lightning street.... If he's got enough to fill a class you can run. When the H17 is race ready (engine is coming) I'll be racing it there.
Quality wise the IGT is the easiest to get a hold of and has the best handling of the 1:8th scales. The GTP has an older heavier chassis and can probably be made to handle just as well. The engine is a fair bit more reliable though. The stock IGT is reported to have serious air leak issues and requires a completely dissasembly and resealing.
As for 1/7th scales, the DM-1 and the Hyper 1/7 are the top choices. The Ligthning street can be had cheap, but has no parts supply. The DM-1 is faster stock, but not really. Its a kit and needs electronics/engine to run. So you can build it as you want. The Hyper 1/7 is $750 retail and its quality reflects its price. The only upgrade it needs is to get rid of the rear dual exhaust and a better radio. The stock servo's are plenty and I don't have plans of replacing them on mine. The 2spd w/reverse is the only sore point I have with it. Its very heavy. Heavier than the engine even. I'm pulling the 2spd out of mine and replacing it with a center diff and a lightweight 44 spur. That should quicken it up a fair bit because I'll be removing the entire 2spd along with the 3rd servo.
I got my IGT for $329 shipped, and I got my Hyper One Seven for $322 shipped. Both brand new in box. Of the two the IGT is quicker. But with a regular 2spd and a larger clutchbell it will run right up there with the IGT speed wise. The Hyper is better at speed though, its longer wheelbase makes it behave much better and the body is extremely aerodynamic with good down force. Quality of parts goes to the Hyper 1/7 though. Everything is 7075 and its pillowball suspension is very good. And it come with a Hyper .21 8port which is an excellent engine. The stock slicks that come on the Hyper are amazing in a RTR car. The grip and wear is crazy it has enough to grip to make my Jammin buggy to wheelie (swapped them on there for a night of parking lot racing), and the wear has been very good. I've destroyed tires in an hour with the Jammin buggy. The slicks have held up very well on all of the cars I've used them on.
Quality wise the IGT is the easiest to get a hold of and has the best handling of the 1:8th scales. The GTP has an older heavier chassis and can probably be made to handle just as well. The engine is a fair bit more reliable though. The stock IGT is reported to have serious air leak issues and requires a completely dissasembly and resealing.
As for 1/7th scales, the DM-1 and the Hyper 1/7 are the top choices. The Ligthning street can be had cheap, but has no parts supply. The DM-1 is faster stock, but not really. Its a kit and needs electronics/engine to run. So you can build it as you want. The Hyper 1/7 is $750 retail and its quality reflects its price. The only upgrade it needs is to get rid of the rear dual exhaust and a better radio. The stock servo's are plenty and I don't have plans of replacing them on mine. The 2spd w/reverse is the only sore point I have with it. Its very heavy. Heavier than the engine even. I'm pulling the 2spd out of mine and replacing it with a center diff and a lightweight 44 spur. That should quicken it up a fair bit because I'll be removing the entire 2spd along with the 3rd servo.
I got my IGT for $329 shipped, and I got my Hyper One Seven for $322 shipped. Both brand new in box. Of the two the IGT is quicker. But with a regular 2spd and a larger clutchbell it will run right up there with the IGT speed wise. The Hyper is better at speed though, its longer wheelbase makes it behave much better and the body is extremely aerodynamic with good down force. Quality of parts goes to the Hyper 1/7 though. Everything is 7075 and its pillowball suspension is very good. And it come with a Hyper .21 8port which is an excellent engine. The stock slicks that come on the Hyper are amazing in a RTR car. The grip and wear is crazy it has enough to grip to make my Jammin buggy to wheelie (swapped them on there for a night of parking lot racing), and the wear has been very good. I've destroyed tires in an hour with the Jammin buggy. The slicks have held up very well on all of the cars I've used them on.
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Little Toys: Hyper One Seven | Inferno GT | Jammin X1cr | Jammin CRT Pro | 1989 Batmobile Replica
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Little Toys: Hyper One Seven | Inferno GT | Jammin X1cr | Jammin CRT Pro | 1989 Batmobile Replica
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