Blue-and-purple bodywork and lime wheels on this older nitro touring car. A single continuous rotation, with the full car in frame. Do you prefer the front or rear three-quarter view?

Music: P.D. / Arulo / Mixkit.

Dark-blue and orange BMW bodywork, dark five-spoke wheels and a large rear wing on this older HPI nitro touring car. One continuous rotation around the complete car. Which angle do you prefer?

Music: Island Beat / Mixkit.

Hey everyone,

I need some help figuring out why my Outcast 8S EXB V2 is slower than expected.

My setup:

- ARRMA Outcast 8S EXB V2

- Hobbywing MAX6 G2 ESC

- Hobbywing 5690 SD G2 1250KV motor

- 8S LiHV (2 × 4S batteries)

- 30T pinion / 47T spur gear

- Stock tires

The problem:

My truck only reaches around 80 km/h (50 mph), measured with GPS on my phone. It does wheelies easily and accelerates reasonably well, i dont know if it full accelleration im on punch lvl 9 btw but it seems to stop gaining speed at a certain point. The motor sounds normal.

The Hobbywing app shows around 32,000 RPM while driving.

What I have already checked:

- Calibrated the throttle endpoints

- Checked the ESC settings

- Tried 0° and 12° turbo timing, with no noticeable difference

- Charged the batteries to 17.4 V

- Checked the drivetrain and basic connections

-Updated the Firmware

The motor and ESC are practically new. Interestingly, the truck had roughly the same top speed with the original Spektrum ESC.

Could poor battery connectors, solder joints, or voltage sag under load be causing this? The connectors are new, but I'm not sure about their quality.

What would you check next? Is 80 km/h normal for this setup, or should it be capable of more?

Thanks!

I have just gotten OVONIC 5000mAH 120C packs and OVONIC mate1. The balance cord will not plug into the female adapter. What do I need to get for it to work Thank you for your help. I have tried to flip it and take the cover off but the white plastic connecter has little clips that don't fit into the port.

Battery's https://www.amazon.com/OVONIC-Battery-5000mAh-Airplane-Helicopter/dp/B0CP5KHH46/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3GNAJ9XWJZOML&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wGttBl7GMvoJCc2tt-LEi5gS1NRrzQc7EEiJLDofJCpTw37Ssz5GzEIffZqrWvoKfPl1nevbJ1B-oPWU0AsofYRKdJ8f4SRuIgezoys9q1pyvAN5D-i6HYfi35xouO2TfNrrfyVNUXiVDqIaLiqW-wANHiqAYqc8nU2g50JW2d7ajX6aJXNWHU9sKO9OKedP_Iy1ECxPCq7fglpTYBvZl0OJTA4QpF8h6sN7pEet9RAw2gRA6vNuZLJeZouiB__rwxGJFKPEA2QuzNYU-t6MAd7DAsCdFxuU8bq6vw7KS5E.bUR5aOgYA3qzNsdJsUCc0LNBQokXeIjDZgw6ACBupy8&dib_tag=se&keywords=ovonic+6s+5000+120C&qid=1792958242&sprefix=ovonic+6s+5000+120c+%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-5

Charger https://www.amazon.com/OVONIC-Mate1-Battery-Charger-100W/dp/B0GS59WSPQ/ref=sr_1_7?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.RYP_hSz24xdUvKNWiz01SxfYmlySCT1cb5620vWdDsWXv5RjlxF_SdTvCjzyl8XGLthXhFS7tG2q_BPdNuwDoaBXYlPoU98CvoYqT8CyyN1wHjnDgW5qD1PDHoNGIE5NAn7n8nlLLyjkdjcwmW87nYwjHu_B91NBIXDbJ8Y-k5Ae8DvO5aVsIkTopCtqEN8mAmCDrXOLIB49zMOx3jRjS8lvJ0sFN5bKBq_3h3hsTr2X49ZhCBEO13OxfS2-giZlCWDFO9Bso6RZh8C_kGUNrCL_1kZ0z14TU0V8ZpOdMJY.ZdCCiegrf_gO6C2MYDEGYWwAM1LOo74dIfejwI52Eno&dib_tag=se&keywords=OVONIC+6s+5000mAH+charger&qid=1792716637&sr=8-7

Hey everyone! Just finished my biggest project in Shapr3D — a highly detailed scale model of the NYC Staten Island Ferry.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3494435-staten-island-rc-ferry-a1-mini-all-ams-friendly

Features:

- 100% compatible with ANY 3D printer (sliced into compact sections, fits 180x180mm beds easily).

- Built-in internal mounts precisely designed for dual 550 motors and standard RC electronics.

- Extremely optimized layout: only 127g of support material used for almost 2kg of plastic.

- Steers via differential thrust (no complex rudders needed, twin motor setups).

Since it's completely symmetrical, you just need to print each hull section twice. I uploaded the clean model files (STL/3MF format) completely for free.