sleepy306
09-10-2004, 02:04 PM
Hi
I'm new to forum. I've got so much out of reading everyones threads and have had a lot of fun. SO thank you to those who contribute. I only started on boats this past spring and got the mis bud 1/12. Did the main mods such as prop and autobailer and even purchased a cen 0.18 which really did improve acceleration, but not top speed which according to gps was 24.7mph. Slow, but still looks cool. So far no cracks on hull, but probably only ran for a good 4 hrs total. Still fun. I converted the little one to electric. Used a brushless aveox 1406 2y with an ez 30 controller which I burnt up. I then purchased a jeti 70 controller which worked well, but kept on cutting out. Using 12 cells, the motor was too small. Waiting for my hacker clone and will give that a try on a water cooled barracuda.
In the mean time, I've been messing with a thunder tiger falcon tunnel hull with is a blast! light little plastic boat with a 21 ob. Really fun. But then I purchased a miss bud 1/8. Woo hoo...my first venture into gas engines. Love the torque compared to the nitro, but whats up with the turning? My 1/12 turns right like on rail at 3/4 to full throttle. this 1/8 was not turning well and scared me. had to slow down.
now my question
the rudder is on the left side of the prop on the 1/8 and on the right side of the prop on the 1/12. Does it make a difference? Would it be better to switch to the right side?
Also, I've read that folks are having trouble with the torque of the zen 260. would a modified 23 with tuned pipe (most likely bh hanson since he is in my town) be a better avenue. I read of the "flighty" characteristic of a speeding miss bud. Instead of taking of the front wing/stabilizer/???, can putting a peice of metal angled same as rear wing be an option?
sorry for the 101 questions for a first post, but I did a search and no answers were obvious or can be inferred from the other posts.
again,
thank you
raytam
I'm new to forum. I've got so much out of reading everyones threads and have had a lot of fun. SO thank you to those who contribute. I only started on boats this past spring and got the mis bud 1/12. Did the main mods such as prop and autobailer and even purchased a cen 0.18 which really did improve acceleration, but not top speed which according to gps was 24.7mph. Slow, but still looks cool. So far no cracks on hull, but probably only ran for a good 4 hrs total. Still fun. I converted the little one to electric. Used a brushless aveox 1406 2y with an ez 30 controller which I burnt up. I then purchased a jeti 70 controller which worked well, but kept on cutting out. Using 12 cells, the motor was too small. Waiting for my hacker clone and will give that a try on a water cooled barracuda.
In the mean time, I've been messing with a thunder tiger falcon tunnel hull with is a blast! light little plastic boat with a 21 ob. Really fun. But then I purchased a miss bud 1/8. Woo hoo...my first venture into gas engines. Love the torque compared to the nitro, but whats up with the turning? My 1/12 turns right like on rail at 3/4 to full throttle. this 1/8 was not turning well and scared me. had to slow down.
now my question
the rudder is on the left side of the prop on the 1/8 and on the right side of the prop on the 1/12. Does it make a difference? Would it be better to switch to the right side?
Also, I've read that folks are having trouble with the torque of the zen 260. would a modified 23 with tuned pipe (most likely bh hanson since he is in my town) be a better avenue. I read of the "flighty" characteristic of a speeding miss bud. Instead of taking of the front wing/stabilizer/???, can putting a peice of metal angled same as rear wing be an option?
sorry for the 101 questions for a first post, but I did a search and no answers were obvious or can be inferred from the other posts.
again,
thank you
raytam