wow this was an amazing build series. I bought this car used from kijiji for $130 Cad and with all of these mods the build turned out to be $275 which is still less than retail haha
Hey Rich thanks' for the get my drift series.....I followed it and performed all the upgrades and then some...wow it is quite a different machine. My local hobby shop said it was the best drifting sprint 2 they have ever seen Thanks The RCNetwork.
I upgraded my sprint 2 flux to cf chassis & castle 5700kv locked rear diff, one way front diff & am waiting on pulleys & belt from asia tees. I have couple question Rich. First just without the pulleys seems to be drifting nice with locked rear diff and one way front diff. If i want race this on carpet tour course track should i avoid the pulleys cs setup and switch back to stock setup? I have avc reciver is this good for drifting? If I locked rear diff, one way front diff, plus the pulleys and bigger rear belt is not good tour course track setup? I really liked your DETC410 build. Sweet car for price. Will this car be fast with castle 5700kv & sidewinder 3 setup? If so i rather just get the DETC410 instead of swaping pulleys & diffs on my sprint 2 flux everytime I race. Would the flux vapor & 5900kv be good motor for the DETC410?
AVC is basically a gyro, which allows for an easier drift for most people. The CS and locked rear/one way front is solely a drift set up. For example, my DETC410 has a locked front and geared/fluid filled rear, which is idealfor touring. I would probably get a dedicated touring, as it will a lot of work each time to tear down from the drift set up. The Sprint 2 is a decent touring car, but also not ideal, as there's lots of slop in the steering, and overall a heavy car
Nice thanks for reply. I agree seems like alot of work tear down switch diff & pulleys. Probably look into the DETC410 for my race car. Keep the sprint for drifting fun! I did pick up the aluminum arms, steering & aluminum hubs to tightening it up. I got all the orange gona look sweet. What about a motor setup for DETC410? will the flux 5900kv & vapor esc be good? Also love to see some running vids of your DETC410 that car is soooooo nice!
The flux motor/esc will be decent for the DETC410, especially if you already have it. You might want to consider a sensored system to reduce the cogging you'll experience with the flux sensorless system. I am running a 5.5t motor in my DETC410
Hey Eric...I have two Sprint 2 Fluxes. One for speed and one for drifting...and thanks Rich for the pulley drift mod 👍! I did manage to take some of the slop out of the steering for my speed runs. So far I hit 76mph with no steering issues and that's running a straight line. So it should work for you on a track. The aluminum steering upgrade helps but doesn't get rid of the slop. RPM rod ends and some pressure on the driver side steering link works. That's if you want to put the work in. I love my sprints because you can hear the crap out of them...I dumped the 48p gears. Lol!
they make a kit for like $108 that I was looking at. came with knuckles and chubs, rear knuckles, front and rear arms, steering rack, front and rear CVD's. www.asiatees.com/display?id=50932&brand=HPI&model=Sprint 2. Glad to see you're going with the Raybrig lol
Thanks Capt! Yeah, I saw that kit too, but then AsiaTees dropped it from thier site when I was looking. I didn't want the GPM universals, so I think I was better off ordering seperate.
I use a couple. My main one is a Spektrum DX3r-Pro. Most of my race rigs are linked to it. I also have a DX2s and a DX2e along with an HPI RTR radio. All work great, just depends on your budget. I also have my eye on the MT4 from airtronics. at $199, it's a great radio
What springs should i use to raise my ride height so i can do some rally stuff? I have pirelli rally tires which should raise the height a little but if you know of any springs that be cool!
Mario Ulmer Stiffer ones......Have you dialed down the spring adjuster on the stocks? (or added the clips?) Check out AsiaTees in the Sprint 2 section, they have srping kits for $10 or so from various makers (GPM, Boom, etc) Not a fan of the Boom stuff, but they can't screw up springs too much
Yeah I haven't done anything with the dampers or screws, I've got a full yeah raving hop up kit coming in the mail and I was gonna make a custom 07 Subaru impreza rally car with a custom roll cage and all that
wow this was an amazing build series. I bought this car used from kijiji for $130 Cad and with all of these mods the build turned out to be $275 which is still less than retail haha
Nice find! Thanks for watching!
Hey Rich thanks' for the get my drift series.....I followed it and performed all the upgrades and then some...wow it is quite a different machine. My local hobby shop said it was the best drifting sprint 2 they have ever seen Thanks The RCNetwork.
No problem, glad to help out!
GPM is awesome!!! great parts!
That is a nice looking car bro!!!!
Thanks Jonay!
I upgraded my sprint 2 flux to cf chassis & castle 5700kv locked rear diff, one way front diff & am waiting on pulleys & belt from asia tees. I have couple question Rich. First just without the pulleys seems to be drifting nice with locked rear diff and one way front diff. If i want race this on carpet tour course track should i avoid the pulleys cs setup and switch back to stock setup? I have avc reciver is this good for drifting? If I locked rear diff, one way front diff, plus the pulleys and bigger rear belt is not good tour course track setup? I really liked your DETC410 build. Sweet car for price. Will this car be fast with castle 5700kv & sidewinder 3 setup? If so i rather just get the DETC410 instead of swaping pulleys & diffs on my sprint 2 flux everytime I race. Would the flux vapor & 5900kv be good motor for the DETC410?
AVC is basically a gyro, which allows for an easier drift for most people. The CS and locked rear/one way front is solely a drift set up. For example, my DETC410 has a locked front and geared/fluid filled rear, which is idealfor touring. I would probably get a dedicated touring, as it will a lot of work each time to tear down from the drift set up. The Sprint 2 is a decent touring car, but also not ideal, as there's lots of slop in the steering, and overall a heavy car
Nice thanks for reply. I agree seems like alot of work tear down switch diff & pulleys. Probably look into the DETC410 for my race car. Keep the sprint for drifting fun! I did pick up the aluminum arms, steering & aluminum hubs to tightening it up. I got all the orange gona look sweet. What about a motor setup for DETC410? will the flux 5900kv & vapor esc be good? Also love to see some running vids of your DETC410 that car is soooooo nice!
The flux motor/esc will be decent for the DETC410, especially if you already have it. You might want to consider a sensored system to reduce the cogging you'll experience with the flux sensorless system. I am running a 5.5t motor in my DETC410
Hey Eric...I have two Sprint 2 Fluxes. One for speed and one for drifting...and thanks Rich for the pulley drift mod 👍! I did manage to take some of the slop out of the steering for my speed runs. So far I hit 76mph with no steering issues and that's running a straight line. So it should work for you on a track. The aluminum steering upgrade helps but doesn't get rid of the slop. RPM rod ends and some pressure on the driver side steering link works. That's if you want to put the work in. I love my sprints because you can hear the crap out of them...I dumped the 48p gears. Lol!
Looks great..only thing I would of done differently would be to use a round file not a flat one..the round edge would be stronge than the square one.
Yeah, that would make it a bit stronger........Thanks for that idea!
Of course
they make a kit for like $108 that I was looking at. came with knuckles and chubs, rear knuckles, front and rear arms, steering rack, front and rear CVD's.
www.asiatees.com/display?id=50932&brand=HPI&model=Sprint 2. Glad to see you're going with the Raybrig lol
Thanks Capt! Yeah, I saw that kit too, but then AsiaTees dropped it from thier site when I was looking. I didn't want the GPM universals, so I think I was better off ordering seperate.
ya, I was as far as having it in my cart twice, but never pulled the trigger.
Now the rear motor mount needs to be blue. Looks great.
And maybe the front pulley in blue aswell
Yeah, I thought about that....
Or you could deanodise them
The GPM parts look awesome on the car, sad to see that this is the end of the upgrade series
Thanks Johnny! Yeah, I plan to do some more running vid of it with the porsche body and maybe the Honda HSV
What transmitter do you use,I am having a problem with mine.It doesn't want to go forward once on the floor???
I use a couple. My main one is a Spektrum DX3r-Pro. Most of my race rigs are linked to it. I also have a DX2s and a DX2e along with an HPI RTR radio. All work great, just depends on your budget. I also have my eye on the MT4 from airtronics. at $199, it's a great radio
Can you get more angle with this upgrades?
+DriF TioraS Not with just the upgrades. I filed down the stops to allow for more angle with the upgraded CVD's
What springs should i use to raise my ride height so i can do some rally stuff? I have pirelli rally tires which should raise the height a little but if you know of any springs that be cool!
Mario Ulmer Stiffer ones......Have you dialed down the spring adjuster on the stocks? (or added the clips?) Check out AsiaTees in the Sprint 2 section, they have srping kits for $10 or so from various makers (GPM, Boom, etc) Not a fan of the Boom stuff, but they can't screw up springs too much
Yeah I haven't done anything with the dampers or screws, I've got a full yeah raving hop up kit coming in the mail and I was gonna make a custom 07 Subaru impreza rally car with a custom roll cage and all that
Mario Ulmer Good deal. I did a 2008 Subara on my Sakura D3
Did you ever end up doing the front motor mount mod?
+ElMazeton805 Nope, the Sprint 2 was a great project, but I left it as it sits with mods.......a ton of mods! lol
The RCNetwork Did you ever do the CS mod? Any input or videos? Thanks
Whats your favourite rcs ?
There's way too many! On my top 4 list: Tekno SCT410, Slash 4x4 Plat LCG, Axial SCX10, Losi Mini 8ight
Gr8!!!
+Szabi ESz Thanks !