Hello peeps,

I'm thinking of getting a roto start kit for my HPI Trophy 3.5 buggy. Mainly because I've used the ez-start on the traxxas on my other truck, and it's sooooo much easier than the pullstart.

This is what I was thinking of


Roto start clicky

Any views?

ta.

wont let me view the link mate.
but roto start has got to be better than pullstart :lol:

im upgrading to roto start asap

link is

http://www.modelsport.co.uk/index.php?Call...on&ItemID=25303


I know it's probably not the best buggy to go racing with, but if I did, would I be laughed off the course for having a roto start?

Is there some reason people use the starter boxes because they seem like a right clat about for not much gain?

Starter boxes will allow you to keep the pull start, very useful :)

http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/car/item/...rter-Only__4f8/

cheaper :) :) :)

even cheaper ones.. :D

http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/car/categ...t-Systems__2df/

i use bump boxes, they are by far the best thing to start engines with, but roto strts will do the job. better than pull starts. :thumbs_up:

I love useing a starter box but u can not rilly on a savage
So I use a roto start the hpi 1 on the savage xl and that workes fine but every now and aghen u do have to hake the 1way out and clean it



Adam

May have a Roto start 2 and battery and back plate for K series engine.Brought in August.Only selling as the car is for sale, found it really good a lot easyer and light to carry than a bumb box.
One slight spanner in the works if the buy it now is used its going with the car if not would like about £30 for it really good condition 3300ah battery and original box etc.

Hi i went about the idea of a roto start for my buggy and i thought yeah it's lighter but it can be more expensive and they do have to have a rest sometimes when they overheat turning a big engine over (not that i have a big engine)

Upsides to a starter box (bump box)

Saves weight on the car,
Option to also keep the pull start,
Option to remove the pull start so that it saves weight and doesn't get tangled or anything like that,
Big motors so it's able to turn most engines over depending weather you choose a twin 550motor or twin 750.
Takes a lot of turning over time to over heat,
And the most usefull of things is that you can use it on a few vehicles instead of the one it's fitted to,

That's why i choose a bump box instead of roto start because mine
was £35.99 plus £18.99 for battery so in total i spent £54.98 and this is the good part if i sell it i should get a good part of my money back.

But the big down side is carrying the pretty heavy bump box around.

I think to be honest you should just go with what ever you thinks best for your needs if you are going racing get a bump box there handy for a work station to whilste racing and can carry spare glow plugs, also a good idea i have had is wire a 12v field charger in the box for my glow starter.

http://www.fastrax-rc.com/rc-products.php?...00002404&cat=NA

The starting mechanisms add drag to an engine, so by fitting a bumpstart backplate and going to a starter box, your engine will rev more freely.

I got a HPI Rotostart kit, and it's great, no more arm ache in the cold. :D

I find a starter box much better for the simple reson at the track it will last all day on one battery and if it dont i can still pull it to start the buggy. I run a motorbike battery in my box and yes its a bit heavyer to carry but its worth it i have had a rotostart befor and i found it great for a couple of hours but then its dead and unless ya carry packs to keep it going ya stuffed cos ya cant start ya car. :( day over.
i think it all depends on how ya use ya car if ya race or use ya car for long perods of time then box
if ya bash for an hour or two then rotostart.
hope this helps it is just my opinion though.

ben.

as your car is hpi use a hpi roto start i have the new hpi roto start for sale but not the back plate

I bought a HPI Rotostart 2 for my Schumacher Havoc. I was gutted when it arrived as my hex shaft for the Havoc engine was too big for the Rotostart and also the Rotostart was spinning the wrong way to start the Havoc.

I managed to grind one end of the hex shaft to fit in the Rotostart, very hard to do with a grinding wheel in a drill. Then I removed the motor desoldered it and rewired it the opposite way round. It now works, just about anyway. Seems to trip every 5 seconds or so when starting a cold engine. Although its useless for starting any other car as the rotostart conversion plates require the starter to spin anticlockwise.

I might try and fit a switch or something that will reverse the polarity by flicking a switch although I'm not sure if that is even possible.