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There are plenty of tricks that you can perform to make any R/C machine perform better. If you’re a rock-crawling fanatic, chances are you’ve heard about tire venting, which allows for improved traction on tricky terrain. With any performance-enhancing tip, there are pros and cons, and tire venting is no exception. If you’re wondering if tire venting is a good choice [...]
With the weather turning to nuclear winter blast furnace, us RC folk are struggling to keep the trigger finger warm enough to lay down the power. While you could source a ready made transmitter warming hut thing, it’s going to cost you. Instead, reclaim some political sign garbage from a street corner near you and get to work! This guide will [...]
The Losi Micro SCT and Micro Rally have started taking off, but they both come with 27 mhz radios. They actually come stock with a combo unit that contains both the receiver and speed controller, and to make the switch over to 2.4 GHz a bit harder, it comes with a non-standard 5 wire servo. So here’s the scoop on [...]
We’re on day three of DuraTrax Evader DT week. Today I’m installing one of the best all around hop-ups you can get for your Evader DT, the full ball bearing set (part DTXC1096). These ball bearings will not just make your ride more durable, they’ll also make it run faster and last longer on the battery. Ball bearings are an [...]
It’s the second day of DuraTrax Evader DT week. Yesterday I installed some of DuraTrax’s high-end hard anodized shocks. Today I tackle the blue anodized aluminum front bulk head (part DTXC6807), the blue anodized aluminum transmission brace (part DTXC9640), and the Evader graphite chassis (part DTXC6999). If you aren’t a fan of blue, all of the aluminum [...]
It’s a special time here at Big Squid. We’ve seen how much people want the DuraTrax Evader DT, over the last month it’s been one of the most read reviews we have on the site. So to help out all of you that are buying this awesome and nearly indestructible truck we’ve decided to do a feature a [...]
