Nitro engines / Hobao Hyper 7

[CardShark]

Chaps,

I'm considering having a look through the bay of e for a used nitro engined Hyper 7 after having a play with a friend's over the weekend, he's offered some tips and advice though he's relatively new to the hobby himself so I thought I'd ask a few questions here as well

I used to race buggies 20+ years back but never nitro and I've been out of the loop since then, what hints/tips/need to know advice can you impart with regards to running and maintaining a nitro engine? Will pull starts suffice or is it really worth investing in drill starts or a starter box (friend has a starter box which seems to be pretty useful)?

I'm aware that an uprated metal geared steering servo is a must as is a transmitter fail-safe, anything else that is regarded as a necessity? I know that various hop-ups exist but the car will be used for fun only rather than anything competitive, I'd just like it to be as reliable and as strong as possible.

Finally, am I correct in assuming that a Hyper 7 will generally be up to the task of bashing about? My aforementioned mate has a whole bucket full of spares as well which adds to the appeal of getting the same car.

Edited by CardShark on Monday 10th June 22:52

[scrwright]

I have a Hyper 7 PBS sat in the shed not getting used because its a nitro, I am looking to convert it to brushless/lipo power for ease of use (I am not nitro adverse, have 6 nitro planes) quieter running & better speed

[Hoonigan]

I too have A PBS with the 8 port engine, the H7 is a very good solid car and the engines are a doddle to tune, just don't run it too lean/hot and it will last ages. Def get a fail safe and uprated servos, the steering one is a must but the throttle one does improve the braking (particularly as I have the quad brake setup)

Get it, run it and have fun, they are cheap fast and strong with loads of cheap spares and upgrades available.

Here is mine...

[TheHighlander]

As above, excellent buggies.

I had one but have upgraded to a 1/5th scale Baja with a 30.5cc engine lol its great fun.

[CardShark]

Well my bid on one was successful so I guess that there's no turning back now! Fingers crossed that it's a good runner, I don't mind having a good tinker, in fact I'm looking forward to it, I just hope that it all works straight out of the box so I can give it a bit of a blast sooner rather than later!

[theshrew]

Hyper 7's are a good solid bit of kit. They used to be fairly popular cars to race. Plenty good enough for messing about with.

Pull starts are rubbish + a non pull start engine will have more grunt.

You dont need but a heat gun is handy for nitro cars just to see what the engine is doing. Metal gear servo's, failsafe is about all you need really.