RC boat Traxxas Spartan nitro engine conversion

[@barrysrcdump3557]

Great work. 👌 Too many people convert the other way, it's good to see someone keeping the faith alive. 😁

[@madhut3042]

Electric to nitro conversion is something more people should do. I dont like nitro to electric. Well done

[@stanleytownsdin4717]

Thanks

[@brendanshield]

Very cool. I fly nitro and electric helis. 10 years ago people said nitro was dead but it's still alive and well. I fly nitro more than electric.

[@rcnitroburningmadness7073]

this is great! the dog...all of it was great lol... the thrill, and the agony of defeat. this is why i love this hobby!!!

[@Nylofur]

Hey! sorry to come back to such an old video, but are you still not giving out the STL file? I'd really love to print one but i don't know how to model well, I want my boat to be as perfect as possible!

[@HondaHerb]

wow thats freaking awesome i wanna do that now ! nothing like a nitro !

[@voneboy]

awesome modification,dont get me wrong,Powerboats with brushless are a great thing,but in my opinion there is no way that brushless can replace the feeling of a nitro..Its too bad that nitro boats are almost disappeared..Thundtiger,Kyosho,Graupner,Proboat and so one have stopped to produce this things.. Now to your boat,have you allready considered to put a watercooled nitro Engine in it?It should make it more reliable and you can use the the upper cover of the Spartan without problems..I think a Kyosho gxr-28 mr engine would be a nice choice for the size of the Spartan..alternatively you can put more expensive engines like CMB,Novarossi an so one,they have very nice marine nitro engines.. However,Im glad to see that other people makes also crazy things like a brushless to nitro conversion,simply awesome an very accurate build! Nice regards from germany,

[@stanleytownsdin4717]

Thanks for the comment and engine suggestions. I run it with the lid off to keep it cool. It would be nice to liquid cool the engine and exhaust so I could get the cover back on it. Was fun just to get it ripping around. I had to glue some wood engine mounts due to the heat of the engine softening the plastic.

[@voneboy]

@@stanleytownsdin4717 Welcome mate :-) Anyway, the best modification you can do to improve the overall performance is to put a watercooled nitro engine into the Spartan ,one of the nice advantages is that water have less variations on his own temperature (lower latency properities),so after you set-up your carb it will runs always reliable ! Yeah,the wooden engine mounts don"t have issues with the engine heat but you must impregnate it to make sure that the wood won"t be damaged by the water...This is the way how it was done from the manufacturers for many years. Instead of wood you can make the engine mounts from a 3mm fiberglas plate , this is nowadays the best method you can do! Additionally you should consider to protect the the inner of your ABS plastic hull ,be aware thats ABS plastic be damaged from the nitro fuel , othewise it could get brittle with the time.You could protect it if you apply at the engine bay region one layer of fiberglas with epoxyd resin . However it is importante to clean the hull after each run ! When I was starting with nitroboats I"ve damage my first hull with the nitro, because I wasn"t aware of this issue :-( It was a Graupner Key biscayne with an 32. O.S engine in it , it"s roundabout the same size as your Spartan , the hull abs plastic has cracked , anyway I still have the boat on my collection because that was my first nitro boat , one day I will repair the hull and rebuild the bad guy. At the moment I have three other fully build nitro boats and one gas powered one :-). Unfortanately I haven"t updated videos of the nitros on my channel yet , but they are still some brushless boats of my collection,feel free to check they on my small KZbin channel Hopefully you will continue your Spartan project , would be nice if you share more videos of it ,hoppe I could give the one or other usefull advise to you ;-) Nice regards ,

[@ghostfrost1958]

haha boat go zoom and it's very cool its hunter btw

[@alexbenady4558]

Any chance i could have the stl file you used to print this for my boat im fed up with the electronics but ive got some good nitro motors

[@davelindsley9838]

Like the customization of the tray but don't understand gas 5 times quicker electric and it don't shut off my nitro boats are garage ordinance now

[@douglasmale4010]

Why not use a water cooled boat engine,you could put towel back on?

[@AlanYeet13]

I would buy one of those trays if your interested in making another one.

[@stanleytownsdin4717]

Thanks for the offer, I'm using my works 3D printer so I'm not ready to sell them until I get my own printer.

[@AlanYeet13]

Stanley Townsdin ok thank you!

[@lanestovall1980]

@@stanleytownsdin4717 I also would like a copy of the tray

[@reducedfaticecreamisjustde1447]

@@stanleytownsdin4717 I would pay $30 for one, maybe even $50 if it has gear box option

[@PWM357]

How do you break the motor in??

[@adamj3579]

You should add the return to shore system that is on the nitro vee

[@jumpinfool]

any chance on the file being available for purchase to 3d print our own nitro tray?

[@huntdog3068]

How did you supply power to your receiver

[@samsonfpv8902]

Very nice, what clutch are you using?

[@jaycevessier7554]

Good lord you made it slower lol

[@asperog9206]

Where did you get the trailer ???

[@thereal1k923]

Exactly what I’m about to do thanks for the vid ❗️❗️

[@peterferber2752]

The best... Is your dog 😁👍

[@mitchpangerl3219]

That was awesome!

[@stanleytownsdin4717]

Thank you!

[@nsvaluto48328]

What cad software did you use to design the tray?

[@jeremyboku]

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should...

[@anthonyaviles8665]

Would like the 3D print file to do it to my Spartan

[@sarahrobertson8180]

What clutch are you using?

[@kadenhines213]

Can you link the file for the plastic insert

[@moochiezminizmedia]

Is that a 5.9 engine?

[@jezzeestewart3712]

What if water gets in you don’t have a top on her

[@Projectzeroto60]

Can you post the file for the 3d print tray?

[@mitchoconnell6944]

Awesome !

[@thatonegrom9847]

Can you please give us the Stl files? Thanks.

[@alexbenady4558]

AMAZING!!!

[@axminsterz4151]

Every time I run a nitro da header gets blown off, maybe I’m runnin too much nitro lol

[@martin3288]

Cool build electric to nitro isn’t something you see alot

[@stanleytownsdin4717]

Thanks, it's always fun to try something different. I still like the electric setup but sometimes a nitro engine is a little more exciting.

[@gonzore.5256]

Meby the Nitro engine Stop.

[@Projectzeroto60]

I’ll pay you for it

[@sawyerbutson6597]

Sm