Part 1- Restoring My Old Nitro R/C Car and Installing A *HUGE* Engine on it

[@TheRiverRat96]

I think it would be the freakin coolest thing ever if you did a series making a miniature v8 engine. Feel like it would be possible with your milling machine.

[@sidewaysdatsun8719]

Check put rcwizard's KZbin, he has a whole series of a 1/4 scale Grave Digger powered by a micro Conley V8, scale as fuck and badass

[@richpotatothebestg.m.ovegg2599]

@@sidewaysdatsun8719 Thats a bought motor...so your reply really makes no sense at all. There is a video series on the Conley factory.

[@sidewaysdatsun8719]

@@richpotatothebestg.m.ovegg2599 totally correct, misunderstood the comment

[@ROTAXD]

TheHAHA199 scale v8’s are bigtime lacking in the hp department. For an rc car he’d be better off to build a 2stroke miniature version of the yamaha rz350 motor.

[@joedoran6994]

He’s just started one it’s epic

[@BigBoyLies]

8:10 RIP headphone users

[@HuntersMoon78]

Us headphone users do have volume controls.

[@rodrigotudancafernandez17]

I was fucking falling asleep

[@Jack-ns5zc]

Lucky i survived

[@sethh8892]

Can you stop with the 2005 cliche? It makes no sense. It's like you guys really don't understand the fact that we have a volume knob just as you do... you are also assuming that we have the volume all the way up at all times. I watched through the whole video without any bit of ear rape. Seems like the only one that noticed it, was the one not wearing headphones.

[@BigBoyLies]

@@sethh8892 whoa.. calm down hotshot...

[@dperez1044]

This brought me back to my childhood... I had a Mugen MTX-3 and an HPI R40. For me, working on the aluminum and carbon and fine adjustments of everything gave me a deep appreciation for precision works and mechanical grip, racing, etc. I never got super great at racing these cars for more than fun, but still they inspired a great passion within myself for cars and all things precision. Now I work on MRI & CT systems, and built a pretty nice turbo Prelude which is on my channel. Sadly I sold my Mugen but still have the R40, and if I ever have a kid I will surely do a "rebuild" like this with them! Thanks for the upload!!

[@jackalovski1]

I love how this is a showcase of all the tools and equipment Johnny's made on the channel so far, like the tapping stand and the fume extractor vent.

[@rcfrenzy]

The motor mount fabrication was my favorite part! Cool restoration!

[@dt3dprinter945]

We're ready for PART 2!!!!!

[@federiconappa2269]

Can't believe how a ts4n can last all this time, i have mine since i was 5 years old and now it has 11 years, i just have to change the belts and some plastic piece, the rest is fine and the engine runs really well

[@Max34557]

So you basically just built an entire new RC car :D

[@bobmcboblin]

*new RC car

[@Max34557]

Special Dude Yes, captain obvious.

[@bobmcboblin]

a guy getting mad because somebody corrected thier horrible grammer etc. *Seems Legit*

[@dadurkey8287]

@@bobmcboblin AHEM, I beleive you mean A not lowercase a, for it is at the beginning of a sentence. Which therefore is constructed from unethical and forgive me for saying "stupid" response. Now I shall sip my cup of tea.

[@makern5304]

@@bobmcboblin haha

[@dzlnitro]

Holy moly nostalgia! The first body I purchased for my nitro r/c was an E46 M3...then an E39 M5. :D

[@sanantonionolimitrcracing]

Love Nitro rc with your touch

[@dukeofdream]

Love the TS-4N chassis... Great reliability... It refuses to die...

[@Desertduleler_88]

Love your Lathe and milling machine work, every R/C user should have one.

[@IntegraDIY]

I would’ve personally upgraded the hardware to hex drive in titanium, and those s3003 servos are basic.. some upgraded brushless servos are sweet. And a custom carbon fiber top plate/radio tray would be really trick.

[@bensneller5797]

Asking for a sponsor?

[@yucannthahvitt]

Expensive high speed brushless servos are pretty pointless in a RC car. They belong in a helicopter or 3D plane.

[@IntegraDIY]

Yucannt Hahvitt definitely not.

[@paulobumaye6425]

Bluebird servos are cheap as chips, much better upgrade. Much faster and higher torque. A good servo is not a useless upgrade. With all that extra power especially, it would make the car easier to control and obviously more responsive to inputs. Why be content with just functioning when it could function better?

[@cowpker4life333]

wait people think a $150 or $160 is a lot for a good servo? lol. its worthh buying them having a slow servo or one with no torque sucks.

[@joellofquist2537]

It's always fun to clean up an old dirty nitro they look very nice afterwords

[@Justin-ou6gq]

Damn this looks fun

[@richcarrier1947]

Imagine having one 9f those machines

[@ashwinmandan5]

This dude knows what he's doin'

[@dangernoodle8813]

such underrated channel...

[@not_herobrine3752]

They should make a motorsporting event called formula micro featuring these works of art.

[@rc_teo_nade_216]

They are a thing

[@Bereft777]

Oh the ending is just too sweet! BEAUTIFUL work

[@need4drift]

Thunder Tiger Ts4n! Have one for 18 years! It was my first nitro 1/10. Great rc for the money back in the old days! Raced it in competition 2 times just for fun and won a second and a first place! So after years i bought the first traxxas revo 2.5R at the time an some how manage to swap the engine from the revo to the ts4n. Crazy fast fun until the gears eventually went to rc heaven.. After watching your video makes me want to bring this thing back to life! Thanks for sharing and were's part 2 and running video?? :D

[@migulesanchez]

would it be possible to make a set of rims on the 5 axis?

[@richcarrier1947]

Yes

[@Landoffakedreams]

My all time favorite rc hpi rs4 super nitro. Nice setup.

[@beatzinbag]

Nitro will always be the best! Nice up grade!

[@Hashainderjit123]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Do more tear down and rebuilds for nitro rc. Can’t wait for part two

[@63256325N]

I do hope that once this beauty is finished we'll get to see the test run. Thanks very much for sharing this project.

[@sm0keu]

Awesome love restoring old nitro rc 👍🏽

[@williamhart4896]

You handmake some of the nicest parts have always loved your engines

[@CamaroRick]

Would love to see some top speed runs, I got lucky and found an RS4-2 on ebay that was already converted to a .21 I love these old nitro RC cars

[@Chempedak]

Clutch is gonna die

[@ZiegenMeisterV1]

nah its gonna be fine. im worried about the plastic gears.

[@Wormweed]

ZiegenMeister plastic gears are garbage on a 100% stock car. Makes no sense to use plastic gears

[@ZiegenMeisterV1]

@@Wormweed They might be hard to replace though if there is no specific aftermarket alternative. They are part of the 2 speed transmission after all.

[@sethh8892]

@@ZiegenMeisterV1 The nigga got a CNC and a lathe, I think he can make his own if you wanted to.

[@ventisette.]

ZiegenMeister it’s a light road car, plastic gears will be fine. Every single 3.5cc road car that I know of uses plastic spur gears.

[@Soosenbinder_]

Yeeees, i love NITRO!

[@1kokkerrot]

Nitro is amazing but seems to be a dying breed unfortunately.i do love brushless for the instant power and insane topend but NOTHING beats the smell of nitro😁

[@gamefirst5131]

Yes there is nothing better than the smell of nitro 😀

[@MATEKYOO]

if you like nitro rc car , can you go on my youtube channel because i have a little big problem with my rc car help me please !!! (i speak french on the video sorry)

[@Soosenbinder_]

@@1kokkerrot yes this smells awesome

[@gamefirst5131]

so could you explane your Problem real quck because i dont speak frech that well i saw in nyour Video that the car was applying throttel out of nowerre is that correct?@@MATEKYOO

[@MrJules2U]

Just love the CNC work!

[@lucywucyyy]

finally these awsome engines are getting put to use, i wanna see the rotary in an rc rx7

[@martinoffi9249]

Awesome restoration, with a tasty engine upgrade! I want to see it run!

[@benji376]

This is why I love you. Thank you for being here.

[@rcflo7300]

I would love to see it run 😍

[@remivandijk]

Good video! I like it. I'm going to rebuild my hpi rs4 3 evo this week, just waiting for my chassis to arrive. Can I ask you what products you used to clean the plastic parts, and what you used for the springs before you painted them? Thanks in advance!

[@blackturbine]

Car looks lit can't wait to see it run

[@DomanStuff2022]

Don't use 4xAA battery! Get good 5x1.2V NiMH battery pack or 2x LiIon/LiFe plus 10A step down regulator. This servos under load with gyro will drain a lot of peak current = voltage drop. And pray that this belt will hold good with bigger engine :-)

[@matthewbowen2345]

I know torque is a total different story but that bigger engine is like.. half the horsepower of a ttr125. A whole ass dirt bike. That’s wild.

[@DoctorBadVibez]

Nitro cars, on a class of their own.. love this.

[@user-sn5kj1gy1t]

SO COOL! thanks for sharing this with us

[@cococockatoo9896]

Great Hobby. I love RC and Nitro

[@St0RM33]

now i've remembered my hpi r40..haven't run it for 8 years:p

[@piranha031091]

Watching that, relaxing, calmly admiring the craftsmanshift with some music in the background... Then, 8:10

[@bcikablam3578]

you should make thermite from all those aluminum shavings

[@theswedishpanda3897]

Need much smaller alumminum shavings for thermite to be effective

[@itchyprince3793]

The Swedish Panda very true. The more surface area the better 😀

[@kreizmann2943]

more rc car videos please I love it!

[@1kokkerrot]

Ts4n great lil car I've had a few got a 6+ year old ts4n that's never been run

[@1kokkerrot]

Yea Mike were do you live ? I'm not willing to post

[@sschproductions4896]

My boi JohnnyQ90 out here making Better car edits than most pro pages smh

[@LU-D1GITAL]

Looks awesome love everything you do!!! You inspire me to be a professional tinkererer also can I have this nitro car on this video? It would be awesome 🤓

[@markhenry4275]

Sick beginning beat

[@rc4life860]

WOW! 3.5 hp is a lot! My Rc car has just over 2 electric horsepower, wich is insane allready. I can only imagine how fast this one will be!

[@yrusonoz5574]

My God that's a nasty little engine for that car🤯

[@chrispychickin]

The Rx antenna looks like it's been chopped at some point? That element is a fraction of the length of a properly tuned 1/4 wave 2.4 ghz antenna. Good news is, if you didn't already know, you can strip off the shielding to an apropriate length and have a "new" antenna that will work properly. Very curious to hear how well radiolink works for cars though, I've never used it, but considering it since I started looking to make a budget RC car to bash around with on too-windy days

[@dspencer8827]

Did fitting your own larger cylinder head make the car faster ??

[@Krispykleenex]

Always loved your channel

[@jonoford7555]

I absolutely love these videos it’s eye candy to me! Keep up the innovation man🤙🏼

[@rcpatapouf]

Awesome bro !!! I love rc ! I absolutly seeing how u restor ur old one 😍😍

[@andrewfinley4543]

Watching the servo install, it looked to me as if the car now has a Gyro and Auto -corrects over steer? Nice job Johnny! Look forward to part 2.

[@konstcranky]

Amazing content) Waiting for next Good luck!

[@lucaslouback570]

I NEED PART 2

[@bollebeer44]

My moped has 3.5hp.... Love your videos man !

[@MrShaun1578]

ok I seriously want this dudes shop

[@demonprince9713]

I did this recently and the one thing stopping me from finishing is a motor mount. I went from a .16 motor to a .21 motor on a 1/10th chassis.

[@13blackg]

now i know where all the old thunder tiger stock went

[@LivinfreeinTennessee]

That looks more like rebuilding rather than restoring.... Either way awesome job..👍love the older nitro RC's just finished a OFNA Monster pirate that is all stock original.

[@michalis5817]

More videos like these please!

[@thelamb288]

Can't wait for Part 2. It is going to be a beast just to control! :) Cheers.

[@ДмитрийГасников-н2ц]

Perfect work!!!

[@alb9022]

Sick. Love it. Also, that's a crystal AM receiver? Holy jesus that IS old.

[@Wormweed]

I have an old Kyosho with a broken engine mount, it's been in a cardboard box for about 15-16 years. Probably gonna stay in that box until the end of times.

[@jaydenbrockington4525]

Build the biggest engine you can please!! Like 125cc?

[@jukas8085]

This entire car is half the size of only a 125cc cylinder

[@kenleo8237]

lmao dude a 125 is huge. a 125 is a dirt bike motor. but would be interesting to see him make a car out of a 125

[@hanugh4181]

Then the car should be made big to fit the engine

[@ljaysperspective1775]

Great vid, very nicely done. Thx for sharing👍

[@RandoTark]

Nitro RC 4 lyfe!!! Awesome to see all the cool projects ur doing with nitro engines =P

[@Thirdplace4life]

I have the same RC car lol. HPI RS4 I think it was... Mines has all the aliminum and carbon fiber upgrades. There was no plastic left on it. I finally bought a novarossi engine. It was considered "the ferrari" of nitro engines at the time. Used it a few times and didnt do this anymore. Girls and college more important. I still have it. Maybe one day I'll restore it. Last I tried, one of the servos didnt work.

[@Thegoose95]

love those vintage rs4s! I have 2 originals rs4s running and enough belts and parts to make 3 more.

[@حمزةحمزة-م4ف4ض]

Cool work

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Been watching on Instagram. Nice work! 🙂👍

[@prestonpeck7715]

Is that motor big enough?

[@crackedemerald4930]

I'm scared that it might not be...

[@diedewip7912]

Don't give him any ideas

[@antolepage26]

I'm waiting for the twin turbo ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@AKAtheA]

big enough to shred the clutch or to launch the car into orbit? :P

[@Youtubeforcedmetochangemyname]

No never big enough

[@XdewGaming]

I think it's more like "Building a new car using some of the existing parts from the old car" More than "Upgrading the old car"... Might just be me IDK.

[@brianargo4595]

My father's axe/watch/ship

[@Mr-ut7nj]

I would like to see more videos like this!

[@made4tankfight510]

Nice E46

[@amandajohnson5271]

I remember my mate had something like this when we were younger. Most of the time it wouldn’t start but when it did it was a beast.

[@itchyprince3793]

Typical nitro

[@juandiegorodriguezalvarado6369]

Giant receiver - chilling in there Me - what are thoooose

[@valentinotarona8294]

Whoa! Been so long since iv seen a working thunder tiger TS4N

[@logaku3898]

Woaw, Nice Job 👍

[@savxssfan]

Good work

[@xxn9nesxx]

Try building a V-Twin mini engine. And if your up for the challenge, try building a V4 mini engine.

[@boomhower4731]

Nice . Got a video of it running/driving?

[@bcikablam3578]

is this where you originally got the interest for nitro stuff?

[@skrem63]

МАСТЕР !!!! УДАЧИ !!!!

[@prizedcoffeecup]

JohnnyQ90 Bonus Round...hellz yeah would love to make a little stirling-engine drive RC car for lols someday

[@t.w.3]

Using AA-batteries is asking for trouble. Li-Fe receiver pack would be much better, safer and last longer. Cool project. Made me think about fixing up my Ofna 2WD 1/8 scale monster truck with a 3.5cc engine with around 1.2Hp.. :)

[@michaelitsyaboymb8300]

It's hard to imagine 3.5 horsepower from that thing. 1 HP is measured by being able to lift 550lbs in 1foot in 1 second that's crazy

[@cristetojamesferrer3643]

New Subcriber from Philippines

[@Xenro66]

OH shit that CNC almost gave me a heart attack.

[@mattholmes8214]

I think you could use an ultrasonic cleaner

[@panka1595]

Do some sick drift RC plz.

[@RamSingh-mh7td]

Sir please make your videos as soon as possible Love you🙏🏼

[@marcelfigura7574]

What is this engine ?

[@trevorhermsen8449]

It's a turnigy track star engine. They are awesome low budget motors.

[@PeterOekvist]

Just felt the urge to wake up my trx 3.3 converted Kyosho Fazer again...Thing is a monster. The fuel to tyre ratio was 2:1... Jepp, midlife rc crisis coming up...