HPI Firestorm Rebuild Project! STARTING THE NEW NITRO ENGINE!

[@TheRCBiker]

Time to get this little HPI Firestorm started; featuring a brand new HPI G3.0 Engine. I ended up replacing the engine as the old one was beyond economical repair; the cost of parts would've exceeded the cost of a new one. In this video I fire it up for the first time!

[@TheRCBiker]

I don't know of many 2WD's , if you're wanting a quiet exhaust have you considered brushless ?

[@mdfishman1959]

Ad Min the traxxas nitro rustler is quiet and also 2wd! It’s quite affordable too, hope this helps!

[@keven_barber_pr636]

Hi will the hpi t3.0 engine work ?? Cause i cant find a g3.0 engine for my car

[@keveshannaidoo5670]

Lovely to see so many people loving the good firestorm. ..I just ordered mine today. ..can't wait! !

[@TheRCBiker]

Have fun!

[@keveshannaidoo5670]

Thanks bud what is your opinion on the firestorm how's the reliability?

[@richevans7]

just got my son the same.. hpi firestorm 3.0.. what a lot of fun it is.. being rwd its actually a whole diff driving experience.. so responsive.. fun. just Finnished my break in and got it tuned.. the little thing wheelies.. 😂

[@TheRCBiker]

Yes it does,a very fun little car :)

[@alexr129]

i just got mine out this week to use after 5 years and it ran after 5 pulls of the starter !

[@joedoran6994]

I have recently brought a second hand firestorm great rc fast and really fun look forward to more videos soon

[@TheRCBiker]

Awesome, have fun :)

[@Imperial_Wing]

Really cool, it’s like a mini baja

[@TheRCBiker]

Sure is! :)

[@warrenfranklin7579]

Its a hard to find engine, still even now. I managed to find one but a good replacement is the force fe 1802.

[@TheRCBiker]

These are Force 18 engines with a different colour cylinder head.

[@DoRC]

You could dye the servo case black.

[@TheRCBiker]

Good idea, but I'm not that worried, it's just my OCD haha

[@matthewgibbsjgbhggqq8069]

What other engines can you use for the firestorm

[@bingcringing]

Any small block should fit. .12/15/18. Different cranks and exhausts will need extra parts ofc

[@venturabae2897]

classic

[@TheRCBiker]

Thanks for watching

[@NitroRG1]

The colour for the wheels I suppose it depends on the colour of the Shell

[@TheRCBiker]

Sorted it now :)

[@chrisracer2007]

the traxxas rustler has the same body shell, i think

[@Cavey77]

Always fancied one of these. Seems to be discontinued though 😢 do you know of a good alternative 2wd nitro car?

[@charlesmcgehee3227]

Well done man. A new HPI engine, well broken in, is a pretty fine little engine or the price. Rebuilding them is not cost effective. Good video.

[@TheRCBiker]

Thanks :) This car is running sweet now

[@Theo_C]

This is a great video! Thank you so much for starting uploading again!!! Btw what do you think looks better? The nitro slash or rustler?

[@TheRCBiker]

Glad you like it : ) I prefer the Slash

[@Theo_C]

TheRCBiker yessss ok good I’m not the only one 👍:D

[@tylervvs]

hey rc so i got my jato a couple days ago i’m on 3rd break in tank but i can’t i turned the idle down and the idle goes up and up and if i gas it it goes for a little then it quits

[@TheRCBiker]

So you need to turn down the throttle trim, and then set the carb opening gap using the idle screw

[@yellowduckmarc18]

Hi ive just found your channel its brilliant very helpful. Ive got a hobao pirate monster nitro truck. Its got a Vertex 21 engine I can't find the factory settings for the carb. Can you help? Thanks

[@TheRCBiker]

Hi there, glad it helps :) The factory settings for the VX engines are pretty hard to find, there isn't much information about the engines. For the high end flushing it to the edges and then doing 1 turn in should be fine, and for the low end flushing it to edges is usually a good base setting for most engines

[@yellowduckmarc18]

Brilliant thanks so much for your help. I really appreciate it.

[@yellowduckmarc18]

My truck currently has a number 8 glow plug in it. What would you recommend? I live in Bournemouth so its about 20 degrees outside this time of year.

[@gavinshort37]

Hi mate, new to the hobby, having got what I’d say was a reasonable HSN tune I set about fine tuning lsn for better throttle response and since touching that it’s all gone pear shape. I have now returned all needles back to factory setting and idle gap back to recommended gap size (1mm/0.040’’) and on start up the idle is far to higher and the wheels are spinning far to fast. LSN pinch test is around 5 seconds which I’d say isn’t to bad, perhaps a bit rich. Should I be worried about an air leak or should I concentrate on the idle screw? By making the idle gap smaller should I be Richening or leaning my LSN? Please help!

[@TheRCBiker]

What car do you have? The idle screw and low end needle are two different things, you shouldn't need to adjust one just because you've adjusted the other. It sounds like your low end could be too lean if the idle is set to 1mm yet the wheels are still spinning

[@gavinshort37]

I have a HPI bullet ST 3.0. The only reason I said about the idle is I’ve heard people say about false idles etc. I have the carb gap at 1mm, in the manual it says default lsn setting is 1 and half turns in from flush which is what I’ve done, and I still can’t get it to idle with out it wanting to move, so you reckon leave the idle screw at 1mm and just adjust LSN starting by richening? Also I found that if I apply throttle it cuts out, but I can’t help but think this is because now my HSN is far to rich

[@gavinshort37]

From what I understand it has the same engine as featured in the truck in this video

[@nitrorcmaff468]

Hey rcbiker im going to do a video for you about my nitro rc cars some day😃😄

[@TheRCBiker]

That'd be good! :)

[@coroadamidia]

Legal 👍

[@tomato1826]

So is HPI still in business??

[@TheRCBiker]

I'm not sure what the situation is with them but I believe they have restarted manufacturing & distribution as stock seems to be coming through now

[@grahamclayclay360]

Had the hpi old 1.5 it stomps

[@TheRCBiker]

They're good cars :)

[@deancrisp3596]

Hi can anyone help I have a gv model flash truck and have done the spur gear cant find one anywhere will another model fit this its massive a 70t cog my 6 year old son is devastated please help a desperate dad 👍

[@TheRCBiker]

I can only suggest eBay , either for the exact part or for the same car that you can break for spares

[@deancrisp3596]

I've looked everywhere nevermind I think I will save for the hyper st thanks alot 👍

[@joshchatwin8179]

I’m going to go for VP fuel

[@nitrogas5719]

The vp fuel is great! I run it in my nitros

[@TheRCBiker]

It's quite expensive though!

[@mdfishman1959]

TheRCBiker it’s only 30 dollars a gallon in the USA

[@whycs3]

Hi

[@TheRCBiker]

Hi how you doing?

[@danielwood4590]

Sigma fuel is far better than optifuel i use optifuel for break in and when i want to tune for power i use sigma or other available race fuels not optifuel it sucks when you want to get optimal performance

[@chrisracer2007]

Upgrade the engine

[@KayezTP]

We could have gotten a little bit more than just literally starting an engine?😂😂 maybe a hi speed pass?? 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@tommyhedge725]

Its a brand new engine, you can't just rag it straight away they have to be broken in

[@KayezTP]

Tommy Hedge oh fair enough; I didn’t realise it was new/ that part slipped passed me

[@TheRCBiker]

Coming soon :)