1/5 scale 26cc 2 stroke gas powered R/C Baja

Hello,
Not sure how many of you are into R/C but I recently got hooked on a particular vehicle. It's called an HPI Baja 5B SS, comes as a kit and you put it all together. Comes with a 26cc 2 stroke engine that pushes this 25 lb r/c car up to speeds around 35-45 mph. It's HUGE! I got mine back in October, and was surprised at how big it actually is. I had done a lot of research, looked at a lot of pictures, watched a ton of videos and still, I was not ready for the size of this beast. I currently have about $1500, possibly more in it as I haven't figured up everything I've bought. Here are a few pictures.
http://members.cox.net/auction2000/baja/tarmacs.jpg
http://members.cox.net/auction2000/baja/tarmacs3.jpg
http://members.cox.net/auction2000/baja/painted.jpg
http://members.cox.net/auction2000/baja/snow1.jpg
Anways I have spent way more money than I planned, but I have had a blast. This is how it comes out of the box, (kitty was inspecting my new toy)
http://members.cox.net/auction2000/baja/1.jpg
My gf said I looked like a kid at christmas for the next week putting it together. It's seriously some of the most fun I've had in a while.

Wasn't sure if any of you on here are into R/C vehicles, but I am trying to get an R/C stadium truck. HPI came out with a little truck called the blitz and the sister site to the Baja forums that I am always on is giving one away to the person who can get the most referrals. If you all wouldn't mind taking a second and registering there, I would absolutely love a chance to own one without taking funds away from my Baja and WS6. Just go to this link to register
http://www.hpiblitzforum.com/register.php
and when it asks for a referrer, put in 99_WS6 as the username.
Let's see pictures of your R/C vehicles if you have any

Steve

thats nice cuz that nitro fuel is madd expensive, and you'll get more time per tank probably with the mixed gas

now, would that thing be faster than a nitro buggy?

cool buggy man! always been a big fan of the 1/5 scales. just can't afford the initial cost? i got a 1/8 scale ofna violator, probably got about 1200$ in it now though? lol

Well it all depends on the buggy and the engine. Oneil Brother's make racing engines for these Baja's and they have a video of their Baja going 79 mph. Also I'm not sure as some nitro's, such as my 1/10th on-road has two speed transmissions and these Bajas only have one speed. There are a couple companies that are working on a two speed but it's been in the works a while.

I do get about 45 minutes out of a tank on here, and I got about 5 tanks out of half a gallon of gas. Plus once you tune it, it's pretty much set. Nitros are a lot pickier about being tuned for different temps, and humidity. Plus as you said, a gallon of Nitro is about $20-$25 whereas 91 octane is still under $3 here. :)

Tha't a BIG buggy. And I thought 1/10 was big. :eek:

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Originally Posted by 1SSWFO

cool buggy man! always been a big fan of the 1/5 scales. just can't afford the initial cost? i got a 1/8 scale ofna violator, probably got about 1200$ in it now though? lol

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Then you could easily afford one of these. lol I didn't plan on buying all the upgrades I have, but one thing led to another and I have what you see. I planned on buying the buggy for $825 and the Futaba 3PMX 2.4Ghz radio system for about $150 and that was gonna be it for a while. A few preventive maintenance parts later and I think I am sitting pretty for a while. Now if I only had places to actually go run with other people but SE KS isn't too big into R/Cs.

I just hope I get enough referrals to win that Electric 1/10th scale Short course truck. I have been bit by the R/C bug. I've been looking at little r/c copters to fly around the house, little 1/28th scale cars to run inside while it's cold out, slightly bigger 1/18th scale vehicles. And I'm actually wanting to get to finally run the 1/10th on-road HPI RS4 3 nitro that I have with the Trans Am body. I bought it used and had to put some work into the clutch before it ran right. Having never worked on R/Cs before I was kind of intimidated but not now.

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Tha't a BIG buggy. And I thought 1/10 was big. :eek:

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I'll get a picture of me holding it in a little bit and post it so you can get a better idea of it's size. Sadly, it still don't compare to actually seeing it in person. :)

looks like a chainsaw motor. I love working on 2 cycle engines. so easy.

From what I understand, they are really similar to chainsaw, and weed eater engines. They rev up to 14,000-20,000 rpms and produce anywhere from 2-6 hp depending on who is building them. It is honestly almost as addicting as my Trans Am.

Oh and the leader with referrals right now only has 3 so it's not like it would take much to win, as I have 1. Any help??? lol

thats awesome man. i have a decked out nitro rustler that I have about $1,000 into.


I love the way the HPI baja exhaust sounds. like a mini dirtbike lol

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...clearbody2.jpg

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just some of the aluminum i got. everything's aluminum but the A-arms
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Here is a picture of the differential while being put together, and then a picture of the engine for size comparison.
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And here is one of me holding it so you can get a better idea of how huge this really is. I'm 6'2" and 200lbs...
http://members.cox.net/auction2000/baja/size.jpg

I would have saved so much over time going 1/5th scale, but the initial price was way too steep for me. Five hobby grade r/c's here, none have moved since summer of '08 or so

I've been told that once I've gone 1/5 gas, I won't want to go back to nitro. Sadly, I never really got to play with my RS4 because when I finally got it all fixed up to where it should be in proper running condition, I had the Baja on its way to me. It's been together and sitting on a shelf since then. And as badly as I've wanted to get the Baja out in the snow, I haven't wanted to take a chance on lean seizing the engine if it isn't rich enough or getting the plastic brittle enough and hitting something and snapping parts. I'm impatiently waiting on spring and warm weather.

Why don't you richen it then

I almost did one day, just because I was itchin to get it out in the snow. I just didn't want to take a chance. Part of it is taking the time to actually get it tuned right for the weather, and hoping that your linkages or carb don't freeze up before you get to have a lot of fun. Granted, most the stories I hear are not that bad about driving in winter, as some people live in Canada and drive in snow half the year. I just didn't want to take a chance on it. I know my luck and I would have probably broke something.

I'm trying to find a way to shrink down a .mov file from my iphone of it running at ballpark to post up for you all.

That is a nice 5B you got there. I have a 5B and a Traxxas Revo 3.3. I use the 5B more often than I use the Revo. Only mod I have on it is a tuned pipe from TGN. Its fun to drive.

Scott

I dont know a whole lot about the better race nitro motors mine came as a ready to run kit? Which within a day I had to upgrade the cheep factory servos and of course the pipe! We all got into them a couple yrs ago and I was the only one with a buggy? The motor has beenkinda hard to tune but it has been pretty much bullet proof. Probably got 3 gallons of Nitro through it and I've never used a temp gun just wet the finger and touch the cooling head. Maybe lucky but it still runs like a raped ape. Just nobody into them anymore? Kinda lost interest myself just always wanted one of the 1/5 scales though always looked badass.

I had an 1/8 scale I believe nitro awd buggy and my friend had the same, we had a blast with those things. Jumping the shed, house, whatever we could lol

I didn't think R/C was as big as it actually is either, but there are some pretty big events that get organized in different parts of the US from me. Plus I guess there is an organization that holds racing events in different cities in the midwest and have a national championship style points series. That's part of the reason I am hoping to win this Blitz as I would definitely get involved in that more.

I'm not sure if I would ever jump a shed or house with this, but if you search on youtube for a 5T double blackflip, you'll see videos of people out on the dunes having huge air sessions, some of which even snap front hubs and such on the landing. My video is currently uploading.

My friend was pretty into them, he opened an rc shop and we built an indoor track... theres a few out my way, but usually just road courses. Now and then they will do dirt, but thats usually summer time when it's nice out.

As I posted before...BIG buggy.

Yeah I was reading on the blitz forum and someone mentioned an RC track which got me thinking. If r/cs were bigger in SE KS, there is a Wal-Mart building that is now sitting empty 20 miles from me that would make for an AWESOME indoor arena. Sadly, it probably wouldn't go over well enough around here to make any money but I'd love to go run the Baja in there. lol

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1257018591.jpg

(sorry, not sure how to embed, and it's not the greatest because it was taken with my iPhone 3g)

im so jealous man..id love to have the 5b or 5t. cant decide between the 2. but then again i dont need to worry about it, cuz i cant swing the cost to buy one, new or used....but they look like a blast. maybe someday ill afford to get one

I know what you mean. But seriously, if it wasn't for the 5B SS kit, I probably wouldn't have one right now myself. I just loved the fact that I got to put it all together. I had been looking at them since June/July last year and finally convinced myself that I could afford it even though I quit working to go back and finish my last year of college. I do not regret it at all. Granted, I could have got some nice new rims and tires for the Trans Am, but I am pretty happy with my decision. It'll provide hours and hours of entertainment this spring/summer.

So if HPI were to come out with a 5T SS kit....it would take all I have to convince myself that I don't need two right now. :)

I prefer the Baja 5T myself, I love baja trucks first, buggys second.

Here's my christmas present to myself. Axial SCX10 Trail Honcho scale trail truck/crawler. I put the Axial NVS (night vision system) on it, giving me a total of 13 lights (12 used right now). Go forward, highbeams kick on. Turn left/right, you get the corresponding turn signal. Slow down/brake, the brake lights come on. I dont run the turns or highs though, its annoying. However, I could essentially run up to 42 or so LED's at any one time :D.

Some of the pics are fuzzy, but you get the idea.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3...3/IM000764.jpg

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So if HPI were to come out with a 5T SS kit....it would take all I have to convince myself that I don't need two right now. :)

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I didn't realize that HPI didn't sell the 5T as a kit. FFUU. I love kits, these things are more fun to build than they are to drive :lol:

I'm also gonna go out on a limb and say you probably already know about most of the aftermarket support for the 5B/T, but here's a link to some pretty sweet stuff IMO.

http://www.rc4wdstore.com/2/index.ph...434a817e565f49

Nope. The 5t is only RTR but supposedly they have something new for the 1/5 scale coming up at some R/C show in Germany if I've heard correctly. There's speculation that it will be a 5T kit with a 29CC engine, could be a 4x4 5B or 5T and I've heard someone try to say that they made a 2 speed for it. Just have to wait and see what it is.

Yeah I've got quite a bit of aftermarket parts on mine. Most of which come from davesmotors.com. Great site, customer service, 5% off if you use the hbf code and really fast shipping. Plus his deal of the day has got me buying stuff I didn't really need, but wanted, a couple times. lol

Oh and one of the latest upgrades for these is a 62CC Skopod engine. It produces massive torque but is not as fast some of the 27.2cc racing engines out there. Sadly, it's a $1000 for the motor and another $300 for the mounting hardware. Once they get some time to really get these motors ported/tuned or whatever it will take to get them faster, with the proper gearing, I think they should really be able to haul @$$. :)

Nice baja man ! ... I race rc and worked at a hobby shop so i know how addicting this shit is ! I currently have 7 cars so i feel your pain with the $ spent on this stuff... just wait till you get hooked on brushless/ lipo.. you will spend around a grand on batteries and a motor/esc combo

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Yeah I was reading on the blitz forum and someone mentioned an RC track which got me thinking. If r/cs were bigger in SE KS, there is a Wal-Mart building that is now sitting empty 20 miles from me that would make for an AWESOME indoor arena. Sadly, it probably wouldn't go over well enough around here to make any money but I'd love to go run the Baja in there. lol



(sorry, not sure how to embed, and it's not the greatest because it was taken with my iPhone 3g)

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That honestly sounds a little lean right now. FAtten her up a little come spring maybe. It's the surging/rough sound

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I prefer the Baja 5T myself, I love baja trucks first, buggys second.

Here's my christmas present to myself. Axial SCX10 Trail Honcho scale trail truck/crawler. I put the Axial NVS (night vision system) on it, giving me a total of 13 lights (12 used right now). Go forward, highbeams kick on. Turn left/right, you get the corresponding turn signal. Slow down/brake, the brake lights come on. I dont run the turns or highs though, its annoying. However, I could essentially run up to 42 or so LED's at any one time :D.

Some of the pics are fuzzy, but you get the idea.

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Damn, you running li-po packs? That's alot of lights

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Originally Posted by SteveCZ28

im so jealous man..id love to have the 5b or 5t. cant decide between the 2. but then again i dont need to worry about it, cuz i cant swing the cost to buy one, new or used....but they look like a blast. maybe someday ill afford to get one

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As much as I dont like buying knock off shit, especially chinese knock off shit... The king motor baja buggies are pretty much identical to HPI's 5B and 5T, both for alot less money. You can see them on ebay. They are blatant knock offs, and have complete parts interchangability with the HPIs. I think the KM truck has a 29cc motor as well.


I think a HPI 4wd 5T with a 29cc motor would be fucking awesome :cool2:

http://cgi.ebay.com/King-Motor-Buggy...item3efbdd8cf1 if the parts aren't pot metal it looks like a deal

Wow, buy it now for $500 http://cgi.ebay.com/1-5-RC-X-ROVER-B...item3ca939bb17

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-23cc-1-5-Sca...item439c8db857 "Parts are interchangeable with HPI Baja 5b and it looks the same
(except for the lack of HPI 5b logo stickers)"

I have a FG Stadium 1/5 that I changed to a monster truck. It has a stroked out 26 and it's fast.
Stock
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Non Stock
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For Sale is my highly modded LST with all rpm A-Arms, all Integy skid plates, shock towers, Ti Ni
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That honestly sounds a little lean right now. FAtten her up a little come spring maybe. It's the surging/rough sound

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I actually had done a bit of tuning before that video and the plug was always coming out a darker paperbag brown, no where near as light as what everyone else was saying to run it, but I felt I was better off running it a bit rich as that was only the 3rd or 4th tank. I do plan on retuning it this spring because I will be installing my CPI pipe in the coming week or two. Plus I learned a bit better way to tune it from a forum member, it'll take a bit more time than how I did it last time, but I've heard it is very worth it in the end.

And I had checked into the KM Baja's but I had read posts where some people had nothing but complaints, while others had nothing but good things to say. When I was looking they were all around the $550 plus shipping range, so I figured if I was going to spend that much money, I'd rather not take a chance on getting a dud. Plus as I said, if it wasn't for the kit, I wouldn't have one yet. So HPI was the only way to go for me.

Thats a pretty sweet FG you have there Chicken. I've never seen one of those in person either. Like I said, I don't know anyone into R/C around here, and NEVER even seen 1/5 scale until I got the Baja.

Yeah, I'm used to tuning baby nitro motors, so I guess it's different

Well, I will agree that it does sound kind of different than I remember but I'm not sure if that is exactly how it sounded or if that fluctuation is introduced by the iPhone 3g since it's not meant to take videos. lol I'm not worried because like I said, it will be getting a very thorough tuning when I get the new pipe installed. The CPI pipe actually sits lower in the rear so the big open area in the rear bumper will actually have a use. I will post pictures when I get it installed, dang holidays always seem to be when you have a package waiting to be delivered by the mailman.

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Damn, you running li-po packs? That's alot of lights

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Lol, heck no man. I'm old school! 1800mah NiCd's!


I run a 55t motor with a 14t pinion/87t spur. I still manage some pretty insane runtimes. Think 15-20 minute range.

Oh yeah, forgot about the high turn motors and gearing. I had some Monster gt tires, really low gearing, locked diffs and mush suspension on my emaxx once. A wanna be crawler+mudder. With my matched 3300 packs (high tech shit a couple years ago) it took forever to kill. Unless you killed driveshafts. To the op, thanks for the inspiration. I've got my sts .30 on a makeshift engine stand (vice) waiting on my glow ignitor to charge. Now another 100$ to get this thing to run...

You're welcome. I've been looking at other R/C type vehilces, little helicopters and little cars to run inside. Wouldn't mind having a nice HPI Micro RS4 to play around with in here but they're harder to find, plus I'm not wanting to spend too much on it cuz again, the Baja has taken a lot of my money recently. That's also why I was hoping a few people might sign up as a referral so I could have another toy, would actually be my first electric...so far though, nobody. Oh well, I've really enjoyed the conversation and seeing other's R/Cs. I'll run my RS4 3 18ss this spring and see if I really want to keep the nitro around to mess with it or if I'll just stick with the gas Baja.

I have a losi lst for sale it's a 8th scale nitro 4x4.

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You're welcome. I've been looking at other R/C type vehilces, little helicopters and little cars to run inside. Wouldn't mind having a nice HPI Micro RS4 to play around with in here but they're harder to find, plus I'm not wanting to spend too much on it cuz again, the Baja has taken a lot of my money recently. That's also why I was hoping a few people might sign up as a referral so I could have another toy, would actually be my first electric...so far though, nobody. Oh well, I've really enjoyed the conversation and seeing other's R/Cs. I'll run my RS4 3 18ss this spring and see if I really want to keep the nitro around to mess with it or if I'll just stick with the gas Baja.

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http://www.ckrccrawlers.com/shop/ind...oducts_id=2336


How about 1/24th scale rock crawler? Just over 100 bucks.

Well its down to the last two days in the contest, and I am in second place as of yesterday. I'm getting beat out by a guy that already has a Blitz, so I'd really like to have one instead of him having two. But I need peoples help if I'm going to win. Just check the very first post here, and help me out if you would be so kind. I'd really appreciate it people. I have 13 referrals and the leader has 30 so it's not that far behind, but I can't catch him if you don't sign up. Surely you can take a couple minutes to help out a fellow LS1 owner. :)

Thanks to anyone who signed up from here, and the fact that the leader had all his referrals come from his IP address and all with Yahoo email addresses, I WON!!! Now I have a new toy to play around with when I'm not tinkering with the WS6 or the Baja! Thanks again.

Cool man! I figured out by the time I replaced worn out parts, got rid of the ancient am radios I have for a cheap tower hobbies 2.4ghz setup, and buy 25$ aluminum clutch shoes I'd be way over what I wanted to spend on my savage. Oh well, maybe some other time