Most FUN RC Car in a long time - so why stop making it?

[@KevinTalbotTV]

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[@rockncoop665]

I think your glow plug went bad and that’s why it wouldn’t start or you most likely ran the motor too lean

[@Jonathan.D]

Kevin can take any RC and change it from zero to hero!💪 Now if only he could find someone to do the same with his hair. 🤭

[@muskokamike127]

Funny, having trouble with the ignition interfering with the radio...same problem they had in the 70's in full sized cars.......not sure if wrapping the module in foil would help you or not....I know when they shield magnets they just put a metal shield around them to "disrupt" the magnetic field.....

[@rockncoop665]

@@FarmerFpv I don’t need the vorteks I have too many rcs as is

[@kaungkhantmin26]

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[@obiesir8750]

how can kev entertain me every day?

[@bertrigby1886]

With rc's?

[@rustbucket9318]

Really left yourself wide open for jokes with that one. I’ll restrain myself though. I don’t want to be rude to a stranger.

[@stevenerickmorales6935]

Lol @rust...

[@mattinwinkymg]

A nice back massage and some reflexology with candles?

[@justinmetcalfe2669]

Because it's Christmas every day

[@reallycrafty5276]

Kev Showing the old Girl some well deserved respect. Just reminds me why I got into RC's in my childhood and again in my adulthood. Great Work Kev.

[@NaWJeyJey]

Ya i would love to see some old trucks again. Personally i upgrade my 17 years old E-Maxx to FLM Diffs that it can take a lot of torque.

[@kyronrc]

I simply love this thing. RC’s used to be so much more fun when nitro and gas were a thing

[@FTG777]

There's something about them. I have brushless trucks.. incredibly fast and great for stunts and self-righting.. but got bored. Back to nitro and collecting them now. Its fun to have both!

[@chargelead9429]

@@FTG777 true having both is great for all different running environments unfortunately not everyone agrees that nitros sound sick! 🤦‍♂️ I have 3 electrics and got my first nitro used to rebuild a few months ago and I love it I think my next buy will be another noteo

[@deathbydeviceable]

Idk, I prefer electric over gas on rc. I just want to let it rip, not fine tune and fiddle with everything just for a few minutes of fun just to repeat the process. Gas is fun when you have time to waste 😂

[@fenf777]

Ppl often comment like : why kev can entertain me everyday with his video ? The answer is simple. Kev do the thing he like the most with full of passion. no fake no bs, all out from positive vibe come from he's soul. That's why we are entertained. Is right kev? Now give me a ride with your lambo.

[@frankensteincreations4740]

Hey Kev! I’m sure you’re aware how the 2 strokes operate… With that engine being older, if any seals, gaskets or o-rings on the crankcase have expired it’s going to give you all kinds of problems… Tuning included… Now that it quit running all together is more of a sign something isn’t happy… Might need a rebuild… 👍

[@t_bagxpress1522]

I always wanted an Octane when I was younger. All reports back then said it was so unreliable. Would be cool to see HPI make a new and improved version.

[@George.T.83]

What a beautiful music upgrade was that??? I like it a lot!!!!

[@timashworth659]

love HPI's old stuff. I have a Savage 25 i bought almost 20 years ago that I dug out of the garage after sitting for who knows how long and it fired right up. Been upgrading it and fixing some stuff and got it pretty well tuned in now. Just wish finding parts was easier. Got the wheel conversion like yours as well and that is the single best upgrade I have done. Much needed. Anyway, I just love nitros and petrols and would love to see more of yours!

[@Jedda73]

I really enjoy seeing the old cars being brought back to life. Ive got an old thunder tiger nitro toyota celica I bought back in the mid 90's that hasnt run for over 20 years I plan to resurrect. It wasnt the greatest RC car of its day, but I had a lot of fun with it.

[@layback209fixorsmash3]

Wow, I've never seen one run so good before. Yes please would l9ve to see more. And would l9ve hpi to re-release this version as well. The tuned pipe it comes with stock is phenomenal!!!!

[@Meisterschnorrer]

The Manta Ray was my first RC-Car...Bought it 1994, at the age of 13....Still have it, and another one for spare parts 🙂

[@NiklasAdv]

Love the look of the tires and wheels!

[@ThompsonRc]

Definitely want to see more of it

[@2down4up]

I was never really all that big into HPI Savages, was always a Tmaxx fan myself. That said I always always ALWAYS lusted after and wanted an Octane. Never could afford it and by the time I could they were all discontinued. That and an Inferno MP5 and or MP7.5 were the three cars from back then that I wanted so bad but never got. Modern electric RC cars are awesome for sure but they lack the X factor, the je ne sais quoi that slow (comparatively) and unreliable old nitro cars have in spades. Thanks for the nostalgia and for the awesome entertainment Kev!

[@tacky187]

My "old" HPI Super 5SC Flux is one of the most fun RCs I own. They've made some great cars in the past!

[@rctezluh42069]

congrats on 2million Kevin!! Cheers!!!!

[@chrisryder4709]

That is just plain COOOOOOL !!! BORN AGAIN !

[@frisos3944]

Definitively want to see more of that Savage!

[@Basherqueen]

AWESOME! That looked so much fun to drive around! Hope you get the engine back up running 💪👍

[@almib]

I really like all the driving segments at the end of your videos after seeing all of the effort and thought you put into the rigs at the beginning. Thanks dude!

[@scotthartfield9865]

I can totally see kev dancing to this music while working in his rc cars 🤣🤙🏻awesome!

[@RealRcbasher]

*on his rc cars not in I hope

[@themancalledx]

The new music Kev…..ehhh

[@StageMvideos]

Yes!!! Please bring it back!

[@hobokid907]

I love every single video you make of your HPI savages, can never have enough videos! Looking forward to the X and XL videos coming again

[@hpiedsavageed7608]

Try adding a heat-resistant tube, sheet, or whatever on the ignition wire or cord. Should prevent it from being cooked on the hot engine fins

[@landscapingspecialist]

This video does a fantastic job of capturing the spirit of the hobby. Nice work Kevin 💪🏻💪🏻

[@toddsupraman7609]

Hey Kev, try taking that carburetter apart and put it in a sonic cleaner and then put it back together set it to the stock settings and then make very small changes on mixture screws till you find your tune

[@goodtimescowboy1]

@kevin Talbot Hello from across the pond!! Dude, I have a savage xl with the 5.9 big block. I’ve had it since brand new, and it is by far my favorite rc. There is nothing that bashes like it could. The noise, smell, and of course the frustration of keeping a nitro tuned, is something I always loved. Just recently my one way bearing for starting it crapped out, so no more running the savage. I’ve been searching all over, but parts are so few. I loved this video, I always wanted the gas savage, but never committed to buying it. Love your videos man!! Cheers

[@johnbunkoski6671]

Yes , would love to see more on that truck , and more !

[@Rebecca_The_Dragon]

Kev I think the battery for the ignition box was dead at the end there. I had also a similar issue with the car not wanting to start after long runs and feeling loose, you gotta let the engine completely head cycle and it will run again. And I mean COLD to the touch.

[@restinpiecesrc5528]

That ek4 is an absolute beast, I remember when they came out, most powerful nitro monster truck I've ever seen

[@georgebooth1476]

I enjoyed this video as usual mate, thanks for entertaining all of us

[@originalplanking9741]

I still have & run my HPI savage. All the electronics are new & I did 2 aluminum shocks with reservoirs per wheel & a full aluminum roll cage. It’s a blast.

[@OGRCFanatic]

Love how you babied the old beauty. I smiled the entire video. 😎

[@ajacks_09]

I think this was one of my favorite videos . Love you guys big fan

[@curtisjameson9319]

Just love to see you and your friends fixing, running and having so much fun is great entertainment!

[@turaidarcracing]

Waiting to see Kevin race that nitro buggy!

[@DamianHalen-wi5vd]

Kev. Get yourself a hyper go brushless 16208. They nuts and indestructible. Always puts a smile on my face.

[@sgeb4996]

That part at 9:48 made my day. :D Awesome RC car again, by the way. Seems pretty robust as well.

[@dionwilkinson3028]

love these ebay rc videos kev keep them coming please enjoying them so much

[@ethantalbot1102]

Hey Kev, check the isolator block (sits between the carby and the engine) for cracks or gaps. When the engine gets hot it can cause an air leak which throws the carby out and it just won’t start, often the isolator blocks are plastic so it can warp not making it seal flush on the engine / carby… check the gasket while your at it too brother 👍🏻

[@KevinTalbotTV]

Thanks bro

[@ethantalbot1102]

@@KevinTalbotTV anytime man I hope it helps rectify the issue! keep up the great content and especially the 1/5 scale petrol vids I just love them!

[@georgebooth1476]

I enjoy all of your videos mate, they are brilliant,absolutely brilliant,

[@BIGWojo68]

I would LOVE to see a complete engine rebuild on it!

[@UNCLEBGA]

I would have to say that the HPI Savage, in my opinion. One of the best, if not the best RC monster truck ever designed. The engine was reliable, truck took a beating. The only thing that was a problem were front and rear steering knuckles.

[@P.Trick93]

The Savage Octane, as well as the 8ight Octane was super unique itself. Sad it went down so quickly

[@TurbochargedHobbies]

Definitely wanna see more of the savage octane, so glad you got a thunder tiger ek4. I remember back in the day seeing ad's for that truck in the back of rc car action, the engine in them is freaking huge

[@Serialcrasher]

Nitro & gas is so much fun ⛽️👍 first time I see you warming an engine before starting to bash 🤣🤣🤣 more nitro/gas videos please 👍👍👍⛽️⛽️⛽️

[@Basstest4514]

Yes more please I absolutely love it

[@Vogurt]

reminds me of my dads old big CEN Genesis and our two little traxxas'. Nitro powered, burning lines in the gress and going up and down giant dirt mounds. The Genesis RIPPED. We still have all 3. Have not ran them in 15+ years.

[@jdsstegman]

My experience with these engines and the crank sensor is timing. Once you take it off, you now lost the ignition timing. Even if you put it back where the screw indents are, it still changes.

[@mr_4iq]

The savage octane is so cool

[@chrispello5487]

That thing is sick, more videos on it would be great

[@Barncat01]

Hell yeah man I was expecting to see this rig!!! Been looking forward to it since the first video!

[@christopherrobin3111]

I love this guy who makes my day every day.. Awesome

[@jaybomb5022]

If an RC is this problematic out of the box im really not surprised it was discontinued lol.

[@MatteoM1990]

I think cost production end engine problems too. The same as the Dynamite .31 used by LOSI , problems with the CDI and the spark plug. They are simply unstable.

[@2_be_determined]

Love the petroleum powered Savage.

[@toothemoon6002]

Those are the kind of videos from you that I absolutely love

[@TheoriginalRcRat]

Savage 👍 Hope you can make the Ek4 live again, that .70 engine is an animal!

[@tubeme4vr]

Absolutely Kev! More reagirà Videos. Love the troubleshooting

[@zaneelliott7538]

Can we get another rwd rustler bash video just like back in the day? I used to watch everyday got an rc and it eventually got expensive but glad to see you still at it

[@VintageCR]

awsome Kevin! fun little fact about the savage octane: the stock engine was always a nightmare to get tuned right. just like its little nitro brother.😂😂

[@Gillespietruckingllc1234]

Thank you Kevin for getting me into the hobby

[@winstonbattle]

simping aint ez eh

[@ethantalbot1102]

@@winstonbattle omg lol you clown 😂

[@ethantalbot1102]

It’s a fun hands on realistic hobby man!

[@winstonbattle]

@@ethantalbot1102 whats that? lol you muppet.

[@ethantalbot1102]

@@winstonbattle haha jog on c**t lips

[@FTG777]

MOAR!!!! Of this truck KEVIN

[@Nun3zDanny3]

Would’ve been awesome had HPI and Losi figured out the Nitro sized Gasoline engines.

[@justonjacoby4455]

Nice HPI Truck Kevin...im glad you got to drive it before the compression loss...great video as always man...Thank

[@brandonpfister]

I would KILL for a Savage Octane. Thank you for this.

[@Lindisfarne666]

I wish working on RC cars was as easy as you make it look!

[@mikeannen4458]

Love the smell and the sound of the nitro cars, but I don't have the patience to deal with them when they don't want to start. I want to thank you for the knowledge and information about these name brand trucks. I had a few of the bangood specials over the past few years for my grandson and myself, and he's been urging me to get some better and bigger ones lately. He's getting old enough for the big trucks and he's a good driver so this winter we got some good trucks and we're having a blast out bashing with each other!!!

[@samuelzimmerman2062]

Kev I think I know why hpi used those tiny little hexes on the wheel nuts. I think it was so you could use your glow plug wrench on the wheels so you didn't have to carry around another wrench to take off the wheels. I did this for a while on mine and it worked pretty well... until it didn't. Still a sucky design but that's why I think they did it.

[@daniel-is6zf]

Man they look tough without the body!! I love that sand rail look!!

[@Tegridy_Rc]

It’s great to have one thing that you loved when you were younger, but had that one gripe with that ruined the fun get resolved years later

[@thomasteigen2793]

I would love to see more of this. This is the only video i’ve seen with some performance from it. They where prone to overheating problems, so its gonna be interesting to see what Kevin can get out of it. I loved the idea back then when it was new, but got disappointed because of all the problems with it. Anyway its cool to see if its going to be solved by Kevin.

[@justinjohnson6780]

Awesome ride! Yes I want to see more of it!

[@nothuntersmith]

i love any gas rc cars. i really want that savage!

[@ramsay4804]

Damn I got to say this is the best I have seen one run, right up till the end😅. Definitely a bummer it dies out like that but sure you can get it going good

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

The man loves his HPI Savage.

[@a2rc]

Love that you love the gas and Nitro Kev. Would love for you to keep that Savage going ❤

[@TalanisYoung]

Thank you for uploading today kev I had a really bad day until now!

[@Rudedawgmoto]

I would love to see more of the HPI Octane.

[@viniciussilvacardosoborges7533]

Worst HPI car forever, lots of problens

[@Stefan-jl5tj]

Ich auch , ich will ihn endlich mal vernünftig laufen sehen .

[@johnnysrcchannel7472]

Thunder Tiger ek4 now that's a blast from the past 😍

[@jonnyonwheels]

I think we all know who you should call on to tune that engine properly!

[@cookie48ish]

Love it I had a H P I savage back in the day in kit form that was an amazing Christmas it was EPIC

[@alexandrelavoie7576]

The octane is reliable, but you have to run 25:1 oil ratio (motocross grade oil) and it should sound a bit rich wen youre running (if it sounds like reving high you’re too lean). I have 2 of them and love them. But they unique. Wen you’re tuning make adjustments by 1/32 of a turn. And you can mount the cdi under the roll bar with zip ties(that’s what I did).

[@martinwheat2018]

Yes do more with it I never knew about these and am dieing to find one

[@stuartalexander1595]

Great video Kevin. I still have a few of my early cars. I still have a Pb alpha, Rc10, kyosho burns.

[@caseydavis6474]

It was a beast tho! Run it again once sorted out!!

[@josefdahari]

Man I used to dream about getting the Inferno when I was younger. I used to stare at the Tower Hobbies magazine 😂😂. It's nice to be an adult now! And buy it if I want it and not beg my folks for it and they'd say no

[@landscapingspecialist]

I always wanted one of these. But I’ll let kev have one and watch it. It’s a great substitute 👌🏻

[@EJ-74]

Love the gassers Kev 👍🏻

[@spoolyboi9434]

T maxx was definitely better than Savage, better features too with reverse and the EZ Start, but do have a soft spot for the Savage since it was the first nitro I ever drove when a family member had one, but probably the nicest Kevin has been to a RC car that I've seen since I've been watching the channel 😂😂😂

[@inawrocki207]

It's funny you say that. Growing up, Savage .21 changed the game with its legendary durability that Tmaxx couldn't even begin to rival. It was bigger, heavier, faster. Also, Savage is still one of the handful of Nitro's that can have reverse, too. All of mine have reverse channel 3. Including the Octanes, which took unique to a whole new level. It's a shame the new managed HPI is nothing like the original premium company. Not gonna lie, the new V2's use garbage Chinesium hardware, overall not great. But that TVP chassis is still superior in every way.

[@spoolyboi9434]

@@inawrocki207 I was honestly a fan of both my uncle had a savage I had Traxxas, Tmaxx definitely had reverse in its earlier ones and the option to add it in later ones, I had a Traxxas Smaxx which was a 2wd tmaxx basically, later added a 4wd kit which made it like a Tmaxx with a different body, had it as a teen and wasn’t kind to it at all only issues I ever had were a clutch spring and then a one way bearing for the EZ start, the 3.3 and 2 speed was a animal for me I ran VP 15-20% nitro thing was awesome until I let it sit for years

[@hulkslayer626]

Just left the skatepark after breaking my 2wd Stampede... thanks Kevin! Can't wait to fix it 😊😂

[@bigtimadams]

Please keep working On it! We need more nitros and gas out there!

[@jmraatz2151]

Hey Kev! If you don't have an e maxx you should for sure get one. I have had one for a while, it's one of my favorite out if all my rc cars I think you should do a durability test on it

[@andymorton2011]

Thanks kev your the reason I got back in to rc

[@glennwerkau9593]

O yeah kev!!!! Get the ol girl out an let her breath again. Awesome what you do bro.

[@andybutler2291]

That Savage was like a mad puppy, running everywhere, nipping people's ankles, barking for no reason, and generally being as barrel of laughs. Then it died ... 😫 Poor puppy.

[@paintendaveextremecollisio8057]

Cool video, hope to see you continue with the HPI👍

[@ethrrr]

It looked fun, indeed. We want more :D

[@OldeSchoolRcUk]

Loved my savage. Ran 6s converted for reliability my first real beast. Stood up to its name for sure.