Team Losi Mini-T v2.0 - Page 5

dkj-M3 · #**101** 07-09-2004, 09:26 AM

plastic, I don't think boiling them will help, they are already real soft & flex a lot.

What are you guys hitting, my 2yr old drives mine & has yet to break anything?

Freak e-maxx1 · #**102** 07-09-2004, 02:06 PM

concert(sp)

bassist 281 · #**103** 07-09-2004, 04:56 PM

i need help my mini-t just stopped working. i was just driving it and it stopped. it still steers but doesn't move when i hit the gas

Strike 4 · #**104** 07-09-2004, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bassist 281

i need help my mini-t just stopped working. i was just driving it and it stopped. it still steers but doesn't move when i hit the gas

Motor fried. You can also check your connection between your motor and ESC maybe the wire popped apart?

bassist 281 · #**105** 07-09-2004, 05:41 PM

thanks for the help strike...is the hi-speed motor that losi makes worth the money?

Strike 4 · #**106** 07-09-2004, 05:44 PM

They are OK, however, I would go for a Orion Baja, Trinity Monster, Beast, or Stinger.

dkj-M3 · #**107** 07-09-2004, 06:54 PM

ya get the baja or the beast

astainback · #**108** 07-09-2004, 09:44 PM

Motor fried... throw it away and get a new mini-t.

hahahaha

Strike 4 · #**109** 07-10-2004, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by astainback

Motor fried... throw it away and get a new mini-t.

hahahaha

So how long have you been in radio shack oops I mean "RC" lol...

Freak e-maxx1 · #**110** 07-10-2004, 11:59 AM

what size pinon is the stock one?

Freak e-maxx1 · #**111** 07-10-2004, 03:02 PM

i think its 14 but i f i go up one tooth 15 would it affect any thing

HALERAZOR · #**112** 07-11-2004, 01:47 AM

I need a fast motor for my mini t. What is a good one? someone help me!

dkj-M3 · #**113** 07-11-2004, 10:53 AM

baja or beast

^j!nx^ · #**114** 07-11-2004, 07:58 PM

man i just put in a 58t gear, with the lightweight top shaft
combine with a 15t pinion, 7.2v lithium pack and a baja motor this thing flies.

^j!nx^ · #**115** 07-11-2004, 08:09 PM

ok so I need a ball diff now. wich do you guys think is the best brand? I seen
MIP
3racing
GPM
all around the same price range

RCNitroDude999 · #**116** 07-11-2004, 09:30 PM

Has anyone here ever tried the nitro conversion in their mini-t?

MTkid7 · #**117** 07-12-2004, 11:39 AM

dont do that to the T. Then y did u get it in the first place. Its a cool ELECTRIC mini rc car.

dkj-M3 · #**118** 07-12-2004, 12:08 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...gename=rvi:1:3

RCNitroDude999 · #**119** 07-12-2004, 07:57 PM

I need to buy a kit for the parts to use in another project, but it seems they are no longer for sale, hopefully i can find someone who wants to sell theirs......

NOHC · #**120** 07-16-2004, 08:59 AM

The Mini T's an awesome little truck. My wife, who's absolutely disinterested in the rest of my RC stuff practically begged to get one when they came out. Her words were "It's so cute"

I wonder if Associated has any plans to make a Mini T4.

SteveK · #**121** 07-16-2004, 04:37 PM

That's a good question. Each brand new R/C is a huge undertaking: You need to design it, test it, refine it, then produce brand new tooling and molds to create the parts which is VERY expensive. Associated is a big company, but they aren't as big as Horizon Hobby, which nows owns Losi. IMO, if Losi wasn't bought out by Horizon, they wouldn't have made the Mini-T. It is a big seller, but it's a big risk getting into it: Even if it's a success it might take more than you afford to do it the right way.

Losi actually wouldn't have made the GTX gas truck way back in the mid 90's if it weren't for Horizon: Horizon came to them and actually commissioned Losi to build a gas truck for them to sell in their catalogues. They agreed to purchase a gauranteed number of trucks up front in order to convince Losi to take on the project. He didn't get too specific, but the owner of my LHS, an old-timer who knows a ton of people in the industry, said that the company is basically just a glorified hobby for Gil Jr, and the family makes their money elsewhere (I think one of their products were bearings/wheels or something else for inline skates way back when). If you thought about it, no strictly R/C company would have the money to put their name on an Indycar, as Losi did back in the 90s, especially not one that only offered 4 or 5 models at the time (2WD buggies and trucks: I don't even think the Street Weapon was out yet).

NOHC · #**122** 07-16-2004, 11:10 PM

Good point. I only brought up the question b/c I'm a "dyed in the wool" AE guy.

I didn't know that about Horizon & the GTX. Hmm. You learn something new every day.

SteveK · #**123** 07-18-2004, 03:26 AM

Yeah, Losi was very resistant to making a nitro racing truck, as they have been to making a nitro touring car. Horizon is one of the two main distributors to hobby shops and other mail-order companies, holding exclusive selling rights of, or outright owning, several companies (Like GM Racing, JR, Losi, Dynamite, etc), along with Tower Hobbies. Horizon wanted something they knew would sell in their catalogues and in hobby shops, that they could be the sole source of, so they contacted Losi about making a truck for them to distribute. Horizon agreed to order a certain number up front, which Gil Jr said was the only way they could really take on the project.

As with the Mini-T, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have seen the LST without Horizon being the owners either. I knew a nitro monster would be coming, and I'm surprised they haven't made a nitro touring car yet.

Oddly enough, Losi was/is hesitant to make nitro racing trucks and TCs, yet they've made two 4WD buggies, which just CAN'T be selling nearly as well as their other cars and trucks.

NOHC · #**124** 07-18-2004, 07:38 PM

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I knew a nitro monster would be coming

Yeah, I think a lot of that was "look how many T-Maxx's are flying off store shelves...we should do that"

As for the 4WD's, look at the competition Losi had when the original XX4 was released. There wasn't much out there, unless you wanted a Cat, some kind of Yokomo, or whatever car Kyosho was producing that week. Touring cars were just beginning to take off & the possibility of a conversion, a'la, Street Weapon was probably a big factor in it as well.

SteveK · #**125** 07-19-2004, 12:30 AM

There wasn't much competition for the XX4 because 4WD was almost litterally dead in the US. Losi released the 4WD because they wanted to make a 4WD, not because they saw a booming market they could make a dent in. They probably justified it by eventually converting it to a TC, but really, it was just something they wanted to do, so the work was all worth it to them. Like I said, the family wasn't beholden to the R/C company succeeding to make money, which gave them the freedom to do whatever they wanted with it.

Back to the Mini-T: Anybody have any dimensions or pictures of the Pro-Line Dirt Hawgs or Losi Smasher tires next to the stock ones?