Ofna Hyper Mini Ste On Road
 

Just bought my second hyper mini a few days ago after selling my original one a few months ago. This is by far 1 of my favorite mini's i have ever used. I pretty much sold a bunch of stuff off to buy a savage flux for strictly bashing and a few friends now started running onroad on a huge cement oval. I was on a budget so i grabbed another hyper mini since everyone isnt so competitive. So far i threw a mamba max and 7700kv castle motor i had laying around. On 2s it's pretty quick , id say prob. in the high 50mph range. I threw some stiffer springs on made by integy , they are actually slash rear's all around even in the front. So far at this onroad track people come trying to run all sorts of vehicles such as a slash 4x4 , serpent , fg onroad car , hpi vorza and iv seen a jato also. For now i only have the stock tires and some offroad tires but i may grab some slicks for it soon. If anyone has any reccomendations please chime in. Also i am looking for a body for this thing if anyone has one forsale - Thanks

I don't have a hyper mini, but I do have the crt.5. Almost the same thing. For onroad use, I mount my own foam tires. I use foam donuts from rc4less and newera. I used the 7400kv B50 hacker past Sunday on 4s A123. Plenty fast.

Here's a pick of the tires I made over the weekend mounted on Traxxas wheels. As you can see, they have a lot of meat. For even higher speeds, I like the 6 layer silver foam donuts from rc4less.

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those tires look perfect for some onroad action , i was thinking of grabbing the rcmonster 12mm to 17mm adapters for it and then buying some 1/8th size slicks or foams on ebay. A few friends have been using some 1/8th size slicks that are like $15 shipped on ebay and they get some good results. What speed control is that ? 4s is crazy for this. What kind of speeds do you think you are reaching?

Link?

I've tried some of the tires from Supra Sales and they have been decent, but the slicks they have are $23 shipped.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-On-road-Slic...item4839bf22e5

Speed wise, I would say close to 70mph. I tried using the jaco ones, but they are just too tall for the short chassis. I'm happy with near 60mph though. Parts last longer. I'm betting that with Mike's extended chassis, more speed is easily achieved.

I used suprasales 1/8 foams and the cheapo slicks. Neither are good for high speeds. My son blew a few last Sunday.

That is the Tekin RX8 speed control that I use. At times I use Lutach speed control.

a few friends use the ones from supra sales on ebay , my friend actually use's them on his hpi vorza 1/8th buggy and they work great. They were $15 with free shipping i guess he raised the prices now and charges shipping , still not a bad deal for 4 of them. Do you think id be ok with the rc monster 12mm to 17mm adapters that just go right onto the existing hex or should i just pick up a set of slash rear 17mm adapters , i think the ones for the slash rear may fit the hyper mini , not 100% sure though. Thanks

Do you use a tire truer to make these? Anything special needed? What specifically are those traxxas rims. I also have a crt.5 just sitting collecting dust..yours may inspire me to do the same

Prices are not bad, but they are no good for really high speeds. I'm clueless about the adapters as I never looked into them.

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Originally Posted by magman (Post 367045) Do you use a tire truer to make these? Anything special needed? What specifically are those traxxas rims. I also have a crt.5 just sitting collecting dust..yours may inspire me to do the same

I do use a tire truer for these. I use contact cement to clue them. I cut the inner rim lip off with a razor and sand them down a bit for the clue to catch onto something. I coat both inner foam donut and wheel. Let airdry a bit and then coat both donut and wheel again to act as lubricant and activator. Just squeez the donunt in place and dry overnite. Next day I just cut them down on the truer or drillpress.

The rims are Traxxas Rear Wheel Chrome Nitro Rustler.

Here's a quick pic of mine , how it stands now , running slash integy rear stiff springs all around , mamba max and 7700kv castle motor with two 2s 5000mah zippy packs for over an hour runtime.

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@justpassedu, 1 LiPo with those stock tires and they will have a nice bald section in the middle :) Try the Slash rear hexes and let us know if it works. Been planning on buying Mikes kit as well but it's quite expensive (for me atm).

@ snellemin, I love your tires and motor!!

Nard Cox due to the stiff springs and motor being on the opposite side the dual lipo's evens out the weight for me , i know the stock tires will go quick as they did on the 1st hyper mini i owned. As for the adapters on my 1st hyper mini i ran a set of flm prototype ones and i really did not like the design at all. I remember someone saying i can use slash 17mm adapter from the rear but i am not 100% sure on it and i dont want to spend the money unless i know it's going to work. The rc monster ones are nice but a lil pricey so like you i am trying to look for a cheaper solution. I guess ill have to do some research. Also anyone have a spair body that fits that they would like to sell?

I meant running once with a pack of LiPo's :)

I know about your FLM prototype part, I send you a pm in RCTech a few days back checking if you still had them for sale.

Just checked RCPlanet for the Slash 17mm hexes. They look good, only downside is that they have two different kinds of offset :(. Still questioning if I really want to go 17mm since I would need to buy some 17mm buggy tires and seperate 12mm tires for my MERV. My other cars are a 1/8 truggy and MT so they can't use the buggy tires either ...

Oh well, if you try anything let us know.

ps. hows that MM holding? mine is getting to hot for my likings... Geared 16/stock with a 2S on a Neu 1509 4500kv.

ps. these should work I guess : Xtreme Racing Slash 4x4 17mm Wheel Adapter Set (Black) (4) [XTR10624ALBK]

They look amazing on this car : CLICK!

I find it interesting that people would even consider using a 17mm wheel adapter set that was designed specifically for a different vehicle(so it "might" fit the intended application), when my adapters will be transferable to pretty much any car with a 12mm hex. Any adapter that is sized to a specific axle will have potential tolerance issues and fitment issues on any vehicle it isn't specifically designed for - this is why my hex adapters are the way they are - they can fit snugly onto the stock hex for near perfect concentricity AND universal fit to many vehicles. How many hours is someone willing to spend to save $5-$10 on a "might fit" when they could simply use my adapters that do fit? In my mind, if you go to work for $10/hour, then any time over 1 hour is simply devaluing your time when searching for a cheap alternative - assuming you can actually save $10 (and the real loss may be much worse if they don't work, don't work well or require additional time to make work). You could just as well put in an hour of work for free and buy my adapters that DO WORK. If you make more than $10/hour, then the math is even worse. What am I missing? My adapter set consists of 4 hex adapters and 4 nuts, so 8 pieces total(and each piece requires 2 machine operations and setup) @$4.50 per piece or $2.25 per operation for cnc machined aluminum goodness. This is considered "pricey", but spending hours to save $5 somehow makes sense?

I partially agree with you Mike. But searching @ 22:00 is free since you can't work than, it's spare time. Besides I don't work (poor student) so I make $0/hour so I could search into infinity, lol.

I know with the RC-M stuff it's quality and you are right about the ''it might fit'' issue. But I don't like the feeling of having a hex over a hex, sounds like an extra place that slop can occur. Al tough all the reviews are positive about the product I just don't ''like'' it.

Myself I'm still doubting about what to do, 17mm are expensive and for that money I can buy myself a set of tires that I can also use on my MERV... Oh well other things have priority now but if I decide to go 17mm RC-M is still my #1 choice, unless I find something considerably cheaper.

ps. the stupid Euro is only making good things more expensive for me :(