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laxmasta2039
10-08-2002, 05:27 PM
hey guys.
i was looking for a nice, easy mono that i could buy and have in the water the next weekend. if i bought a fighter 550, installed a nice hop-up motor, maybe a p-94 or p2k2 if daniel or mlsmith decide not to buy one of mine, sanded down the fat plastic rudder, put on a nice octura prop, used a sc3 controller and 6 sanyo 2400 cells, would i be able to get the boat going 25 + mph? also, has anyone tried this before and would i need trim tabs or a turn fin?


joe
MikDee
10-10-2002, 01:37 PM
A 19turn Chameleon works good in the fighter,,, this is basically a P2K with a 19turn arm & bearings,,, anything more might fry,,,
laxmasta2039
10-10-2002, 04:36 PM
ok. how fast would the chameleon get it going?? im really just trying to find out if that hull is capable of competetive speeds. b.t.w., why do u think anything more might fry?
thanx for the advice.

joe
MikDee
10-11-2002, 10:06 AM
Goto www.EMYC.org and click the link fast electric racing, then look for Fighter 550 link,,, alot of good info here,,, I am new to this forum, but been around fast electric boats a couple yrs now,,, I usually hang out at www.rumrunnerracing.com forum, very good link & very popular,,,
laxmasta2039
10-11-2002, 04:48 PM
k. thanks mikdee.
im not really sure that i wanna go for something that would only get going 19 mph or so. do u know of any hull i could get that is small enough to use a ROAR motor and 6 cells and be competetive? i was looking at the BBY& Scat CAt but it is kinda expensive.

thanks for the advice,
joe
MikDee
10-12-2002, 02:57 PM
Force 21 by www.finedesignrc.com, or Oval master by BBY,,, both are competitive in N1 mono racing class,,,
laxmasta2039
10-12-2002, 07:04 PM
hhmmmm...
u think the ovalmaster would be good on 6 cells? that sounds like an option to consider. i'll look into it. thanks man


joe