warhead verryyyy slow lol

blktransam · #1 10-28-2006, 02:07 PM

hey guys got this warhead in a trade, never had one so i figure what the hell i try it out...anyways fires right up first pull give or take...its just sloowwww it takes a while for it to shift too seems like? iduno am i expecting too much from this truck? i mean it has the 2.5 h.p racing engine lol...this may be getting a mach 26 now if they are all slow...and trust me i can tune a engine with the best of em so its not that

hijacker · #2 10-28-2006, 04:56 PM

Maybe clutch or slipper problems?

Adanmtxt1 · #3 10-28-2006, 05:11 PM

Well there's your problem. **points at truck**

I have no idea if you are tuning it properly. Glow plug, slipper clutch, clutch shoes, dirty air intake, something wrong with the exhaust pipe.

blktransam · #4 10-28-2006, 07:34 PM

this truck is like new guys...and i can tune with the best of em as i stated, well took it to wallmart tonight and radar'd it and it went 34 mph...man just seems slow vs. my LST with the 32

for those thet know whats done to it lol...and my hyper 7 with the 32 in it....guess it just seems slow after driving faster 1/8 stuff....not to mention my xtr3e...o well guess its just seems slow as its rtr and i havnt had a rtr(engine) for a longggg time

z-man280 · #5 10-28-2006, 07:41 PM

i dunno Ryan,...wish i could tell ya more, but that might not be too far off. My LHS has the warhead evo in, 4.4 , claims it will smoke the 3.3 t-maxx, $400 out-the-door,...but i cant imagine its 15 mph faster than the original warhead....

blktransam · #6 10-28-2006, 08:12 PM

hmmm....what did they claim with the first warhead (mine) ??

skat · #7 10-28-2006, 09:00 PM

What are your temps?

blktransam · #8 10-28-2006, 09:06 PM

240-260....and these are after being WOT for a good 5-6 secs REALLY leting it wind out in 2nd for the radar...also not to mention this was on odonelle race 50% nitro....it was even slower on byrons 33% sport...it went 28 mph tuned for max speed!(a touch on the lean side)

skat · #9 10-28-2006, 10:03 PM

That is where I would run it. When you replaced the clutch bearings what did the shoes look like? Did you adjust the shift point on the trans? If so did it help any?

blktransam · #10 10-28-2006, 10:56 PM

clutch shoes were good its not slipping...and no i havent messed with the shift points its shifting on time (it seems like) just seems slow LOL nothing major guys its cool i'll just have to find a better engine for it (but the stock engine has alot of compression still

seems like a waste of a engine lol)

ericem · #11 10-29-2006, 09:59 AM

lol, UR 100!!!!!! percent sure the slipper isnt lose?

blktransam · #12 10-29-2006, 07:20 PM

yup slipper is tighten down all they way even took it apart to inspect it all

anyways took it to the track today and it did better then I thought lol...after I put my spare 5 cell venom pack in it she steered and brakes worked alot better then the stock 4 AA lol....truck starts on first pull after its primed and am actually pretty happy with how it performed on the track kicking around throwing a mach 26 in it which should help out alot lol

thanks for ur guys help but the truck is fine just seems slower compared to what im used too lol

RCBEEP73 · #13 10-31-2006, 12:06 AM

I have the Warhead it's been nothing but problems, broke the front shock mount, body posts, brake assembly broke off the Trans case, I’m on the second pull starter, the idle set screw pops out when you hit the brakes even with adj. the servo and linkage. The worst part is the engine is slow I have many nitro cars and trucks but man- my grandmother can walk faster than this thing lol. So I replace everything made my own custom fix for the linkage and droped in a HPI 4.6. If you blink you missed her she is fast. I just have to put the updated spur and clutch kit on and I should be good. At first I hated the Warhead but now I love it. Strange!

duratraxxman · #14 12-18-2006, 12:46 AM

um i have 1 on the way i think um i hope its just yalls tuning or sumtin

rccardude04 · #15 12-18-2006, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blktransam

hmmm....what did they claim with the first warhead (mine) ??

If I remember right, they claimed it was the first flawless r/c vehicle ever...

-Eric

Trumple · #16 12-18-2006, 07:44 AM

could be break in pains? lol new engines do NOT run well at all when ur breakin them in. Some engines will stall during break in, fowl glow plugs, ah who am i kidding, u already know that dont you? lol give it a while to settle, then see

blktransam · #17 12-18-2006, 11:53 AM

i sold it lol it just seemed slow because im used to my buggy and lst with a .32

rccardude04 · #18 12-18-2006, 06:35 PM

You made the right decision. lol.
-Eric

suckfish · #19 12-18-2006, 06:40 PM

LST2 all the way...

Kuldeep · #20 12-18-2006, 07:26 PM

Give it a OS30.

Watch the OS30 video.

Click Here For the OS30 Video

If im not mistaken, the first shot with two trucks running, arnt those Warheads??? They look pretty fast to me.

rccardude04 · #21 12-18-2006, 07:32 PM

Even with an OS 30, it's still a warhead. I still say you did the right thing getting rid of it. lol.
-Eric

Kuldeep · #22 12-18-2006, 07:43 PM

Idk why people dont like this truck..

Look at the awesome review it got..

Review Of Warhead

duratraxxman · #23 12-18-2006, 07:44 PM

could any 1 get the engine diagram for the 4.4 super tigre

rccardude04 · #24 12-18-2006, 08:03 PM

I've worked on several of them. They're just terrible all around.
A review can't be bad because the truck is usually donated by a manufacturer. Therefore, if you give it a bad review, they stop sending free stuff.
I want to start a magazine that tells the truth. Maybe even just an online magazine, but something that won't say a car is wonderful when it's the 3rd biggest pile in the universe.
-Eric

duratraxxman · #25 12-19-2006, 12:01 AM

yea but it has to be the truth not just cuz u dont lie tha name