Rovan Q Baja THOUGHTS SO FAR
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Hi all,
I have had 3 runs or so now on my Rovan Q. All with a different engine ( KM 30.5) as my Rovan 29 had issues from the start. All resolved swiftly by Rcmodelz where I bought the car.
So far after the initial engine frustrations its been a lot of fun!
There are definitely things that can be improved as you would expect but for the money i am happy with the std car.
Make sure you fit a remote kill switch before you run any 1/5 car!!!! its dangerous if you do not.... i personally would not run at all before fitting 1!!!!!!!
Hope you enjoy the video, running vids of this car to come ;)
I have a full size Baja , when I got it it didn't steer very well either . I had to up grade the steering linkage to aluminum & shim the rack and shorten the screw for the servo saver so you can tighten it up, definitely better now
Hey bud did you ever have issues with the exhaust gaskets? If so what else did you use? Thanks
nice vid J love the shorty 👍💪
thanks mate ;)
To get good steering action from symsteer I found using a fg spring near cured slop
How u ride it
Hey, nice review. Good to see a Baja again, as I said previously with all the high priced ALX stuff on your channel ;)
About the play on your steering, it's the servosaver. I bought a symmetrical system for my normal 5B and it's the axle going through the servosaver. The diameter of the axle is a bit to small for the inner ballbearing ring, so it wobbles. First it will help a bit if you make a spacer out of alloy, about 4.8 - 5mm thickness and than drill and countersink a hole through the chassis and bolt the underside of the saver axle down to the frame. Than make a larger hole in your alloy skidplate, so you don't have to take all the front portion bolts off when you need to undo the steering. Second, the saver spring is to weak, so you can best strap a zipty around the 2 pieces to keep them more secure together. Of you accidentally crash, the zipty will break first. But the saver will do it's work, and the steering is much more improved.
If you replace the servos, check out the JX CLS5830HV waterproof for the throttle/brake and the pdi-hv2060mg for the steering. These servos will do very good in the baja, are HV so you can run lipo and are really great great value for the money.
Give me a shout out, if your going to try them in the Q.
Curious for the next video!
Cheers from Holland!
Daniello
thanks for that advice mate ;) I have been recommended a fg servo saver spring by a mate who also runs the same car too
Had those same tyres on my old crt, your right golf course rippers. Great vid pal, been catching up on your content, really like the large spectrum of cars you show. Peace
monkeysuppa racing thanks mate. 👍. Yes perfect on a golf course I bet!!! 😀
I was thinking of buying a rovan to run on a proper rc Astro turf off road track but need a car that corners well,preferably 4wd looks like il have to save up for a losi
grim reaper don’t get a Rovan there a waist of money .king motor are a better car for the money that’s just my apinion as I own a king motor my self they are a lot of fun to drive
What a nice video~!!Very good brother~!!👍😁👍
Thanks mate!👍
One mod worth doing mate is cut that exhaust about an inch from the engine head and join the two parts with some tubing (19mm ID). Stops the engine head breaking if you take a shot up the rear! lol
Sharkfat good advice there mate! 👍👍 I hear u r busy! I have a body coming soon id like u to paint!😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍
Great Vid! Cant beat the price to get into 5th scale! Just have to deal with more probs with that price!
Ryan cheers. 👍. Yes potential for issues... but most rc regardless of price has the need of the odd upgrade here n there. It’s the level of quality that drops a bit I think. U kind of get what u pay for in general life.... with the odd hidden gem. Def things that lack a quality feel on this car. Predominantly disappointing r the stiff shocks for me
Cool dude I love these big RC rigs, biggest RC I have is an 1/8th electric. One day it'd be awesome to have a big gaser though :D
Void X RC cool mate. I started with a Tamiya etc. Still like those kits! 1/8 is great fun. I’m loving the 1/5 as im involved with a cpl groups that meet and run them. Depends what suits your situation. I really want to get back to the track with my 1/8 nitro/ e buggy’s this year tbh! 👍👌🏼
I rl love your talking videos!
P.S. I've finally had a chance to run my 5ive 2.0 and this is THE car for me. :D Fun fact about dynamite kill switch polarity does matter for them xD
Ev0ltion thanks mate. 5t 2.0 looks really nice to me! Glad U r really enjoying it! That’s what this rc game is all about! 👍👌🏼
My Baja turns in fine, I find a wider rear track and softer front suspension helps a lot with turn in ...
Servo saver , tie rod ends , ball joint sockets and arm pin holes suffer fast wear and get very sloppy steering ...
Don’t have eney problems turning my 30.5cc baja king motor just need to set them up propley
Nice...
cheers ;)
New sub love the content & I can't wait to get my first R.C (KYOSHO RAGE 2.0 R.T.R) for my birthday (Feb 26 I'll be 34) so I can finally get my feet wet in this wonderful hobby. ✌️😎👍🏎️💨
cool. hope u enjoy your 1st rc
@@RCmaxxUK I definitely will enjoy my new first real R.C as soon as I get it. The last and only R.C's I had was the Fast traxx, the Dagger and the rebound over 25 years ago lol. Thanks for the reply and I hope you have a great day.
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Hi Joel ref your play in the steering,is it like a symsteer that fitted ? If so have a look at the spring it may be stretched.....I had similar issues on my symsteer !
Andy Lyon hi mate! Yes it is and u r right the spring may well do with replacing. Cheers bud!👍👍👍
Im really thinking of buying this rovan Q but i wanna know how it feels? Solid rig! Like a-arm wise ? Those the wheels feels wobbly/loose once on ? Is there alot of play in steering otherwise the isue u mentioned... Where would one order upgrade parts for them? Like the front shock tower brace u got and chassi brace?
I have the same issue my pinion nut got rounded off too how do you get it out? If you want to improve your steering and throttle/braking, trying a LiFe receiver battery by Spektrum. It helps the servos a lot and fits perfectly in the receiver box
Did you find the rear hubs/ wheels wobble a lot with your long rear extenders on ????
Great video my friend I just got a km t1000 not too long ago and changed a crap load of parts on it to upgrade it and now I need a new throttle servo haha these cars are more demanding than women lol
Ha! maybe..... my mrs is a strong contender to b more demanding! ( but less fun hahaha)
Sorry.....is for my wie Tamiya Wild Willy...
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RC Lemonade is a really great channel with awesome content but he has less than 700 subs. I think it would be awesome to help him out and give him some subs. He is very informative and he gave me his email so he could help me decide what my first R.C should be (he recommended the Kyosho Rage 2.0 RTR) and he was very nice & helpful, plus he responded very quickly to my questions. Thank you to whoever reads this. ✌️😎👍
My km 001 from rcmodelz , had the receiver switch fail and my 3rd channel switch is only a basic one whicj doesn't turn of engine with no radio power .. Was Still under warranty and they only honour radio gear mind you ... It ran away hit a wall and bent the chassis kick up and top plate , snapped a bottom arm and lost a wheel bearing £60 worth of bits and they basically told me to go away and deal with it in so many rather rude terms. All because of a faulty £3 switch !!!
Won't ever buy another model from them again , would rather buy direct from km next time ..
Rc modelz is a greedy unfair company , selective on who they help , and always seems like they only help people who can advertise the help via CZcams for publicity.. Which is extremely poor customer service !! And if I had known this before, I would not have bought from them!!
Build quality of the km stuff is awesome (at least my model has been perfectly reliable except this issue ! Although it can be said for some buggy's from new, aren't the same quality it seems ) so if rc models had honoured the warranty they would have gained a valuable customer who would have spent my money with them for spares and upgrades ,I now go else where and happy to do so. Just spent £200 in upgrades from other suppliers , parts slightly more expensive but better customer service!
mac james pity you had a bad experience mate. 😏
RC Maxx UK
Yes! a bad experience that rc modelz could have avoided by offering the better customer service which u recieved..
Its rather "odd" they wouldn't do anything at all to help me but helped you with a brand new engine.. Which is never under warranty .. But wouldn't replace my warrantied electrics/damaged parts .. Favouritism , unfair and unprofessional service from them to say the very least. Didn't even offer me something as little as a 5% off code for their site on repairing my Baja.. Selfish money grabbing wankers, all of them that is aswell!👍
I'm not the only one its happened to either!! Seen and heard some right horror stories about them so be warned people !! Quick in advising what model to get /what upgrades .. But don't want to know if a warranty claim is made .. Wish I had gone to trading standards now but I'm usually not a shitty person like that.. Wish I did now.
Anyway nice shorty mate!!
Same thing happened to my car . But I’ve had to replace the front end of my car mine it a porter cabin at about 30 mph lost steering and my kill switch didn’t work
To get good steering action from symsteer I found using a fg spring near cured slop