Hi, im getting one of these tomorrow, and i was wondering if anyone on here knows anything about them. I know its probably not the best choice, however i am getting it in a swap deal, so i dont have much choice. It is brand new, so i have to run the engine in and everything. Does anyone know where to get parts for it ? Also can someone remind me how to run the engine in properly. Thanks Rich.

Hi mate :thumbs_up:

Cool looks quite nice. B)
Goes well too from the videos on youtube. :clap:

I dont know much about the smartech vanguard buggy, but i have seen and used smartech buggies, i didnt like them, as you kinda know they are not a great brand, so the quality of parts may be an issue down the line, but there are worse brands out there. :)

Parts though you can find on ebay, theres quite a few.

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?LH_AvailTo=3...ioControlled_JN

As for running the engine in mate, you might get a manual whith the buggy which will tell you how they recommend to run-in your engine.

There are a few ways to run-in an engine and nearly every brand tells you to do it a slightly different way to anothers, but the real rule stays the same. (tank your time and limit your speed)

I used the traxxas method of running in an engine, and it has never let me down, BUT i do use the method on traxxas models lol. some people will say its not the best way and some will say its fine, but like i say, quite a few people do it slightly different depending on the model their using or becuase of the experience they have.

Hopefully you will also get the instrustions for the model, but this is the method i use.

Take a look at this and read page 28 and 29, this will give you an idea on how and why to run-in an engine. :thumbs_up:

http://www.traxxas.com/PDF-Library/4902_manual.pdf

This might help you with the tuning. :thumbs_up:

http://rc-racing.org.uk/index.php?showtopic=480

Hope this helps mate. :thumbs_up:

Thanks for your help mate, the one thing i dont like the look of is the plastic servo tray ! I didn't even know they could make a car with a plastic servo tray, surely it will just twist under the servo movement. I have found a guy who has a alloy upgrade tray for 9.99, so i think that has to be the first thing to buy. As it is new should i pull the diffs apart and fill them with oil, or not bother as i am only using it now and then for fun, not going to race it lol. Anything else you can think of to do to it before using it ?
Cheers Rich.

Hi rich, no probs :thumbs_up:

The servo tray should be ok using plastic, the servo should have a servo saver on it, so that will take most of the pressure, but yeh alloy would be best.
Yeh you can put some diff oil or grease in your diffs if you want, it will only do good :)

Heres some oil.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Silicone-Differentia...ioControlled_JN

Heres some grease.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Schumacher-Silicone-...ioControlled_JN

There quite a few different types mate so have a look around if you want..

Erm anything else, have you picked up some air filter oil and some after-run oil? if not heres some. :thumbs_up:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tornado-Air-Filter-O...ioControlled_JN

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HPI-Engine-After-Run...ioControlled_JN

hmm heres a combo set, looks interesting, :)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Optiprotect-Airfilte...ioControlled_JN

HAPPY RC-ING MATE :rc_car:

Thanks Marc, very helpful.