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First of all, this is NOT a RTR (ready to run) kit. It comes 100% assembled but you have to take it completely apart before running it for the first time. The gear mesh on mine came VERY tight. It would smash the gears in seconds after the first run. I also had to adjust the front diff and other minor things (dogbones, servo trims, etc). The Tornado S30 is a really nice buggy for beginners IF you know how to take care and maintain it. The engine is an SH .18 and you can easily find every part you need here on Ebay. They are pretty cheap too. For those who dont know, the Tornado S30 is an upgraded version of the Backwash (model 94166) from HSP. All parts are interchangeable. Im running mine on 20% nitro, wich gives a top speed of around 45MPH. You can increase it to about 55MPH if you use the smaller main gears from the on road car (parts number 02040 and 02041). It fits perfectly but will give it a slower acceleration. Im also using the shocks from a Jato 3.3. They are way better then the stock ones and fits perfectly, not to mention they look awesome on the Tornado S30. For the price this is a really good buggy. Take good care of it and it will last a long time. Good speed and nice handling. Im only giving it a 4 star rating because its not actually a RTR kit as the manufacturer claims.Read full review
I love my tornado S30. the only problems i have had is when i received the car. i did not check everything. the keeper to hold the spring for the throttle/brake was missing. so i wrecked the car the first night, due to the car stuck full throttle. i give redcat two thumbs up. the car took the solid hit real well. the car was at full throttle for at least 200 feet before hitting a neighbors planter box. all that broke was a lower a-arm and spindle(where the steering connects) the only thing i suggest is making sure the connection from battery pack to the power switch is connected with the right polarity. i discovered you can plug the connection wrong. causing me to reverse polarity and burn up two receivers. but, i contacted redcat racing directly. they acknowledged this problem and sent me a new receiver for just the ship/handling. redcat racing has the best warranty for parts. for the price paid, i feel you cannot do any better. the car is fun to run, but can be handful if a person doesn't pay attention to what they are doing. this car is fast(clocked 38mph by a C.H.P. radar)and i was still breaking it in. when the car hits 2nd gear. it will pick up one of the front tires off the ground.Read full review
I wanted try something new and this has been a good buy, it is not a lot of money to own and it is fast. It is not made of the most durable material but it dose do well, if it was made of better stuff it would cost much more, but for what I am doing it's good. Follow the instruction on how to set it up and break in. I am running Power Master fuel ,Master Basher 20, after break in will have to adjust needle settings. Sum it this way a good starter buggy for glow powered
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I bought this because it's something fun to do. Me, my boyfriend and a bunch of our friends have them and we're thinking about racing them at our buddies track he has. I like that it has a 2-speed transmission and FLIES down the road and through grass, dirt, whatever. I also love that it's 4-wheel drive. I dislike that the parts are plastic and break easy, but the parts are super cheap so I love that about it and I also like that you can buy all aluminum parts for it if you wanted to. Make it stronger. It's easy to handle, you can roll it and it withholds all that pretty good. Just all the little parts that break sometimes.
Im giving this a 3 out of 5 rating only because of the price of this car. Since i have had it, i have had problem after problem and have had to call support multiple times. Thankfully Support is good, but i dont think they are as knowledeable as i would like them to be. It is not easy to start for one. There are too many needles to have to worry about. LSn HSN LEan and Rich and they all have to be perfect in order to get the best performance. If you are not the owner of this company you will not master the art of this particular car. I had a problem with the shifting and support said it had to be tuning or transmission. I had tuned the crap oiut of it several sifferent ways and then ended up putting into the shop to have it replaced and no surprise it did not fix the problem. By the way hardly any hobby shops will works on REDCAT Rc Cars anymore because and i quote 'It takes up too much time and we had too many redcat cars to the point of not being able to work on any other cars.' Sorry RedCat, but you need some serious help on the quality of this brand. But if you like a challenge and love to constantly be taking it apart then this is the car for you.Read full review
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