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Anyone here into R\C cars. I was looking into starting a new hobby and came upon this idea. I was in HPI RACING'S site a few minutes ago and found what i think i might need to start out. I found these:  Mondeo BTCC Body  RS4 PRO3 KIT Anyone willing to help out please respond,I will be haveing some money to burn soon and have found something new to burn it on:D
Chris Bertrand , !!16 years young !! 1995 Ford Contour Gl 2.5 V6 MTX My DIMS (DO IT MYSELF) Achievements: Performance Mods: None Audio Mods:Jvc head unit, 6x9's in all doors , Sony XM-752EQX amp, 2 Sony Xplod LS-1235 12" Subs Video Mods:Blaupunkt DVD-ME1, 2 5" monitors in sunvisors Aesthetic Mods:Neons, Streetglow El Shift Knob Commando LCD Pager Alarm Many Mods To Come.......
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damn you, now you had to show me that, cause now I want one too.
~~~~~~~~TRAVIS~~~~~~~~ Now driving: I MEAN NOT DRIVING---- 1995 Contour SE Maroon, MTX, sunroof w/rain-guard, neons, and audio replaced. Side Markers installed and headlight strobes also now on. *KKM tru-rev - I love it 9mm FMS blue wires SVT Upper SVT exhaust SUPERCHIP˛ custom ram air Newest mod = f***ed up engine, prolly shot, yeah 
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Yeah me too only I have no money to burn Oh well, you go to college you make sacrifices ...
Matthew
98.5 Contour SE V6
It has spent 1.5 years under the wrong identity ;-)
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I used to race them, and have a couple in my closet. Here is what I learned:
Gas is much more fun...you've got different engine options, multiple gear transmissions, air intake upgrades, etc. Just like a real car, but they are quite expensive. A good gas engine will cost you close to $200+. They actually run on nitro methane mixture, but you can't beat the noise and power. My main car is gas, I have upgraded suspension, new engine, headers, exhaust pipe, air filter, tires, wheels, body and other misc things and have well over $1,000 invested.
Electric is cheaper and easier to upgrade, lightweight, and you can't beat the torque.
The bodies will fit either one, they are fun to paint, but take a great deal of time.
Really ask yourself, how much time are you going to spend on this. I don't regret buying mine, I raced it a bunch of times and did quite well, but just don't have time for it anymore. So, now I have a $1,000 toy sitting in the closet that is collecting dust.
If anyone wants to get off to a good start, I would be willing to sell one heck of an HPI Nitro car starter kit.
Hope some of this stuff helps. If you have any specific questions, feel free to PM me.
1998 T-Red CSVT (1492 of 6535)
Born on 5/30/97
KKM
4.6L TB with custom "Throttle Optimizer"
Bassani Exhaust
NP-Tuning Sniper Intake Pipe
Fog Light Mod with 885's
Clear Corners
Stereo - Oh Yeah!
GOLIATH - RIP 6/14/02
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That black Mondeo R/C was in a picture in this month's SuperStreet mag. from the SEMA convention. It's a small pic, but it was there, front and center. 
Ride: 2000 T-red SE
Beats: Kenwood 316S, Alpine MRF200, Orion XTR 6.2, Coustic 400SE
Mods: CTA, Magnaflow exhaust, SVT Instrument cluster, Knuaberized doors, side markers, F***ed up painted headlights.
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