CEN Racing? Anyone familiar with their stuff?

[Project MadMaXX]

Any of you guys familiar with CEN Racing engines or equipment?

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Shane
Project MadMaXX
www.4x4LA.com/madmaxx/ (http://www.4x4LA.com/madmaxx/)

[yr4_m2_racer]

I live a walkable distance from them

[JASONINAUGUSTA]

Shane, I'm using CEN fuel tanks on my T-MAXX, and I use a CEN 2-speed on my RS4. I haven't had a CEN car, but if you want more info, e-mail me and I'll give you a number to a bud of mine that owns a hobby shop, runs a CEN and loves it.

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[lalala]

CEN HAVE KICK ASS PRODUCT. i start RC because of its TR-4 and i couldnt quit RC because of it too. ITs too damn fun.

[violator757]

this is a old post but cen cars are pos i hate them i had a very bad experence with them

[lalala]

this is a old post but cen cars are pos i hate them i had a very bad experence with them

uh. sorry.. i am new. Anyways, i dont agree u calling CEN car pos because i love mine and it kick ass. JASONINAUGUSTA also have good experience with them. I actually did a serach on CEN on this board because i am new to this hobby and i want to know more about my CEN car. Anyways, It seems like u talk **** about CEN a lot not because car itself is no good but because u dont know how to drive and take care of the car. Just FYI, CEN does warrnty the car unless its user error.

[violator757]

nope its not like that i ake care of all my stuff its just that the cen car i had was a pos bottom line im not a newbiee and when i had the car i wasnt it was very brittle and wouldnt make a good race at all mabey a ok basher for the parkinglot but thats about it and as far as driving goes im a great driver and i never have had a problem with any of my other cars compared to the cen like i said imo it was and still is a pos btw i had a cen sp1 2wd on road car it even came with a stick radio

[lalala]

What other cars do u have? I hope you are not compareing a $100 dollar car to a top of the line race car. BTW, mine come with a pistol grip radio.

[violator757]

mines was a older model but its all good as long as you have fun with it im not bashing cen im just stating that my cen car was a pos and im basing my experence on that one car the sp1 i have 5 cars rc10gt rc10t3 rc10b3 a losi xxt and a durtrax axis 1/8 buggie what cars do you have? do you race or just bash lmk thanks

[lalala]

In that case, u just did what i said. U comparing Ferrari to Mustang. Then of course, Mustang is pos. Anyways, i have the TR-4 and love it. I go to local track once a while with my friends

[violator757]

lol ok

[nitroracer911]

CEN cars suck. My friend and I bought one and they broke or lost parts every week because of poor construction. The meat of the cars are designed pretty well... the gears suck (stip out all the time) and the suspension sucks and the CVD's lose pins and screws no matter how much lock thread you use.

I then bought a T-Maxx and have not replaced one part.

We are all entitled to an opion... mine however is fact... I own one... they suck....

As far as Jason using CEN parts for his two engine monster.... he used CEN Gas tanks... I will admit... I never had a problem with the Gas tank.

nitro

[lalala]

The cars itself is made very tough. If you placed it next to some of the other popular brands (traxxas, HPI, Associated, etc.) you would see that the guys at CEN really thought about this car and put some really good workmanship into it. I can say the engine runs great and has a plenty of power to spare

I DO THINK that in the next year CEN will get great reviews and break through as a good competitor in the nitro market

I had placed a pretty negative post a couple of weeks ago about CEN and I wished I would not have done that. I was just mad about the gears striping out. FACT IS: It's a pretty good car

This is what u said last year. Now its straight out crap? I guess you are no different from the violater who try to convert his on-road into a off-road Ralley. Only in U.S. Kids do stupid things to a product then blame the manufature for quality reason.

[lalala]

lets see. How much did u pay for your CEN SP1? Less than $150? Then how much did u pay for your T-MAX? Around $350? IF your willing to pay some more money like me pay $225 for TR-4, i am sure u wont have any problem, at least i dont and its my first nitro car. U cant just blame manufactue for everything, sometimes its user error. Besides, CEN have warrenty, damn it. I got a free stuff from them when i crashed. You and violater are same kinda of peson. Askng Mustang to perform like Ferrari. Its not going to happen. U dont see me bitching at my HPI low low low cost electric car because i break it in an hour. You dont see people bitch at Honda cuz their civics break down.

[violator757]

hey i said i was gonna leave it alon plz let my name rest i have said anything to you so plz dont put my name in a flaming debate thanks also


you said" I guess you are no different from the violater who try to convert his on-road into a off-road Ralley""


i never said anything about turning my car into a rally

and you said" You and violater are same kinda of peson"

i am in fact my own pesron with my opinion and how o you figure us kids only break stuff lol where are you at anyways btw im not a kid and most people in this hobby have plenty of experance with rc its not thing to be classified by your country whats up wih that but with all that said just plz stop putting my name in stuff since im no longer in this covo thanks man

[lalala]

do you think i could convert a cen sp1 .12 in to a rally car e-mail or post thanks

http://www.radiocontrolzone.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17155&highlight=cen

Dear Violator. Please dont deny and please dont lie. Above is the exact word u said and the link to that thread. I am sorry if i mention your name but i have to. Unless your defination of rally car is on-road, not off-road. Which is possible but i hope u know rally car do not go on street. Anyways, the point i am trying to make here is that You cant blame manufacture for user errors. I just dont like how u guys bashing my car cuz i think its great. Me as a nitro begineer have absoulatelly no problem with CEN car so i dont know why you "pros" cant handle it? well, its pretty obvious but anways, you and him are same kind of person. You both deny or change what u had said.

BTW, i do live in U.S. just FYI. So yes, i do know how kids in U.S. act. I used to live in Taiwan and thats how i got all the inside stories u guys should never know.

[-=ADA$=-]

FYI rally car can go on-raod, and off-road, i know this cause rally is really popular here, so i know some about that sport, and dont bash people for bad experiance with XXX (here CEN) mark cars, its personal thing if you like it or not, some cars can be durable while same cars from wont, and its not Violators or Nitros cause that they had bad kits, if someone wants to know if its good or bad, he wants to know both sides, and if car crashes every week, than i think he would like to know that, not only good points

[kartrun]

CEN= Cheap Electronic Nothing

The words "CEN racing" is the biggest play on words i've ever seen in my life. These products are junk. Want to argue the issue with me? (i'm sure someone will) I work and do repairs for a hobby shop and 85% of what i work on is CEN. Ever seen what happens to one that clips a wall (clips,not hed on)at full tilt??? Can you say WHOLE new car??? Don't waiste your money on one cause i've seen it happen time and again......Boy comes in the shop,spots the Cen on the shelve for 100 bucks less than that TC3rtr and to him its a nobrainer. 3 days later he's back with either broken parts or a manufacturing defect.Do yourself a favor,save your money and spend it wisely, CEN is not the way to go.And by the way,i'm not some kid blabbing out his opinion...i've been in this hobby for over 14 years and have worked for 2 hobby shops plus i have my own r/c motor buisness and repair shop on the side.

[lalala]

uh... i hope u know if the user crashed the car. It isnt CEN's fault. U not supposed to crash it. Clip, head on, doesnt matter. As long as it doesnt die on you while running. Its user erroe. U dont see me blame CEN when i crash. U dont see people blame and stop buying Honda or Toyota when they crashed their car. I cant believe u dont know this when u work in a hobby shop and your are a mature adult unlike the others. which lhs u work at anyways? What is your business anyways? So if i buy a ferrari and i crash it, and unfortunally, its a total loss. In that case, i can call ferrari CRAP? Damn, how immatuer are u guys.

FYI rally car can go on-raod, and off-road, i know this cause rally is really popular here, so i know some about that sport, and dont bash people for bad experiance with XXX (here CEN) mark cars, its personal thing if you like it or not, some cars can be durable while same cars from wont, and its not Violators or Nitros cause that they had bad kits, if someone wants to know if its good or bad, he wants to know both sides, and if car crashes every week, than i think he would like to know that, not only good points

i know but its not a thing normal human being would do. And i wasnt bashing them. i was letting everyone know their opinion arent reliable. One of them called its good then change opinion faster than anything else. The other one just straight out lie.

[violator757]

hey lala i did ask about converting a sp1 into a rally but that was when i only had one car wich was onroad and i anted off road i never did the mod i traded the car for a offroad one but you do a lot of good reshearch unfortanaly i never said anything about me doing the mod so that statment is in fact untrue but good sluth work lol

[lalala]

hey lala i did ask about converting a sp1 into a rally but that was when i only had one car wich was onroad and i anted off road i never did the mod i traded the car for a offroad one but you do a lot of good reshearch unfortanaly i never said anything about me doing the mod so that statment is in fact untrue but good sluth work lol

uh.. read my post again. I never said u "did". I said you "try to", and "want to." And in this case. I was right and u did lie because you did think about converting an on-road into an off-road. Read my post carefully again, i never said u did do the mod, i said u try to do the mod, ie want to do the mod. Please dont tell me u were asking for the fun of it.

i never said anything about turning my car into a rally

ok... U DID " SAID", U JUST NEVER "DID". And in this case, u "DID" lie because u said u never said anything regarding converting the on-road into an off-road, but the truth is, U "DID"

I am in no way bashing you. i am just trying to prove my point. U DID LIE. I am not on CEN side. I am just dont like people bashing manufacture for user errors. And u two did. Even its Anderson we talking about now, i will still say the same thing. Nitro called CEN good when he get free stuff then called its crap when he screw up the car later on. And you, i am not even going to say anything. You called yourself good experience nitro driver and cant even handle a SP1, even thinking about turning it into off-road.

Is there anyone on this board know the difference between user error and defective? Crash, dont know how to tune engine,..etc isnt defective. If your radio or car stop responding to you, then its defective( if all electrinics are still good).

[r.c.dealer]

Originally posted by kartrun
CEN= Cheap Electronic Nothing

The words "CEN racing" is the biggest play on words i've ever seen in my life. These products are junk. Want to argue the issue with me? (i'm sure someone will) I work and do repairs for a hobby shop and 85% of what i work on is CEN. Ever seen what happens to one that clips a wall (clips,not hed on)at full tilt??? Can you say WHOLE new car??? Don't waiste your money on one cause i've seen it happen time and again......Boy comes in the shop,spots the Cen on the shelve for 100 bucks less than that TC3rtr and to him its a nobrainer. 3 days later he's back with either broken parts or a manufacturing defect.Do yourself a favor,save your money and spend it wisely, CEN is not the way to go.And by the way,i'm not some kid blabbing out his opinion...i've been in this hobby for over 14 years and have worked for 2 hobby shops plus i have my own r/c motor buisness and repair shop on the side.

Not to get involved in this arguement, but why would your hobby shop stock CEN kits if they are truly crap. If you know there crap then why would you sell it to your customers. If its not your decision I could understand, but it just doesn't make any sense.


Thats all I have to say! I never owned a CEN. They seem to get good reveiws in all the rc car mags. Never heard anything negative about them until now. All this negativity towards CEN sounds a little shady. Don't mind me...........my 2 cents:D

[lalala]

i totally agree wit you. i felt the same way too. Thats why i am very pissed when i see their post. I dont care which brand we talking about here. Its so clear that we talking about kids screw up cars then blame the manufacture here. Besides, a hobby shop employee blame manufacture when his customer admit he crashed the car i.e. customer's fault, *** is this all about?

[GT350]

look, i have had a few cars before, but none are as good as my cen gx1-this came out before the "fun factor" series did. it is a 4wd belt driven .12 pull start touring car. it came bare......bushings, manifold with tubing.nylon everything, but it only costed me 140 $$$, since then i have added a 2 speed, assist clutch, alluminum racing suspension, belt tensioners, full bearings, new radio, tuned pipe and header. and today i just put in a o.s. .15 pull start....cant wait to get it going......but in all reality, the cen car is perfect to grow with, its starts off slow, but u learnhow to use it, then just move up.......parts are very cheap too

[barnettgs]

My friend has a CEN 2wd fun factor buggy...I have HPI NMT as well as tamiya and other previous kits I had in 10 year period. I have to be honest, CEN is a joke, my friend thought the same.

It is easily the poorest rc construction/design I have come so far, so many problem to list and I realised it is not ideal for beginner like my friend as it has turnbuckles, pilot-ball suspension and rear toe-in/out link hence a uneven tire worn and it also has a poor suspension! The wheels wobbles too much due to excessive wear of bushing. I am truely amazed that it is still running!

It took me ages just to change the worn-out diff or slipper clutch, all is due to trickly construction. Ideal for puzzlers! :rolleyes:

It becomes clearly in my mind, that it is 'what you buy is what you get'

When I put my HPI NMT side by side to my friend's CEN buggy

CEN buggy has better cooling head, exhaust header, aluim shock tower, aluim upper deck and chassis...it looked a bit of eye candy next to NMT, my NMT has almost full of plastic parts.

But NMT is running like a sweet dream, no real trouble with parts or excessive worn-out and feel very solid. Friend say the same and will buy a better quality kit like kyosho or HPI, whatever. He is keeping his CEN instead of selling it because it is too f**ked up to be re-saleable! A CEN engine might be a little handy someday?...

Paying extra $100 for a better kit will made a difference to your pocket and a good re-sale value.

CEN racing, it is not about our experience with them, it is what they are, so stay away from them! Sorry to be harsh, but again, it is a joke!

[lalala]

It took me ages just to change the worn-out diff or slipper clutch, all is due to trickly construction. Ideal for puzzlers

Isnt it your friends' car? why u doing the work. Besides, what make your think uneven tire wear is due to the car? Its how our friend drive it. You dont see people blame auto manufacture when they need to replace tire. Its how u ******* drive it. Every nitro begineer will face the same problem your friend did. Its not the car. Its the personal driving it. Doesnt matter what car he buy next, he is going to face the same thing.

Can we stop bitching at manufacture for personal errors here? Dont blame manufacture unless your car quit listening to you, your motor blow up on you, or your car missing body out of box...etc. Those are manufacture defective. Doing stpuid thing to the car, bashing the car, driving the car in the wrong way, crash it....etc are personal errors.

[violator757]

i have one questiojn for you lala how do you fiqure that the reason that a person dosent like a car in this case the cen brand becasue it was a user error i know how to tune a engine and wrench on a car but the fact is that the engine i had in my car would not tune well and the parts were brittle but im gonna leave it alone once againcause im tired of reading dumb post about stuff that dosent make any sence

[lalala]

i have one questiojn for you lala how do you fiqure that the reason that a person dosent like a car in this case the cen brand becasue it was a user error i know how to tune a engine and wrench on a car but the fact is that the engine i had in my car would not tune well and the parts were brittle but im gonna leave it alone once againcause im tired of reading dumb post about stuff that dosent make any sence

UH... i "never" said a person can not hate a manufacture. ITs America for god sake. And i dont care why as long as its not cause by their own fault. I "said" a person should not blame manufacture for user errors like when u crash the car( even though its not straight on), u shoudlnt blame manufacture. Its your own fault unless the car stop listening to u which isnt the case here. All you guys post here are all user errors such as crashes, dont know engine tuning...etc.

[violator757]

lol ok