HPI Pro D Spec R vs. HB Cyclone TC

Been thinking a lot.. looking over High End Electric Car kits for Drifting. end what i noticed is that as of this june 2009, two kits caught my eyes..

HPI Pro D Spec R vs. HB Cyclone TC??

Give me some answers.. this might be my next kit hehehehe...

To help us tackle this discussion, here are some reference pics..


Hot Bodies' Cyclone TC






HPI's Pro-D Spec R

TC looks great, all carbon woven main chasis, shock tower, upper deck, and all aluminum support for riggit rc car which im sure gonna be great for touring and drifting aswell.

PRO-D on the other hand is a more hot looking chassis for me not to mention its specially made for drifting and with the motor arranged in the front midship it would be easier to drift.

to help you decide you can try tims pro-d

i must admit.. the TC looks tight! it looks like it really means business..

but personally, i would still go with HPI's Pro-D Spec R or the new Cyclone if it comes out before i get enough money to buy the Spec R..
better take j's advice, get a hold of tim's..

Pro-D that is! before you decide on anything.. good luck bro!

We'll do..just hope sir tim let me..hehehe

Personal thoughts:

Cyclone TC - Looks like a great kit of the shelf. Lots of drifters use that kit even thought it was specifically designed for touring (motor is positioned at the rear).
One problem that kits with this design face is weight balance. The area with the motor, esc and servo may be heavier than the one on the other side (batteries).
But I'm not facing that much of a problem on my TA05, just a little reminder.

HPI Pro-D - Excellent (if not perfect) weight balance. Everything is where it should be for drifting.
Cons? I'm not a fan of the shaft drive. Hihihi. =P

Cyclone Drift - A look-a-like of Alex Racing CER kit. It's like the Pro-D with a belt. Another excellent kit for drifting.
Cons? You may come to a point where your motor has overheating issues. Like the TA04, a motor heatsink is not an option.

HTH


+D

go for Pro D bro!!!! its worth the dough I guarantee

the HB TC kit has just as tha same layout as my TRF, if not exctly the same layout, i have both kits and i still havent completed my pro-D, guess you'll have to wait for me to give an answer..........u could try tim's ride until then hehehe

this "has" been a discussion before.. it's been more than 4 months since the last reply was written..

Ryan (JRacing) now has an *ehem* HPI Pro-D Spec-R chassis.. *ehem*

He's one with our quest at trying to defeat eathan's Tamiya TT-01 DKXX Special JJ Edition


hehehe! just kiddin' y'all..

i managed to overtake eathan our last meet........hehe getting closer to the DK title

hmmmmmm. . .. . .

street_sweeper wrote:

hmmmmmm. . .. . .

hahahaha!


oooopsss.. hehe..

hahahaha...............wait til next meet little eathan, heheheh

Problem with pro-d
-Hard to find parts
-easy to drift (bwahahaha) =P

ehem.... ahh... josh please see this link...lol

http://shopping.rcmodel.hk/index.php?cPath=2_131&osCsid=651fdj1d2nsg8d9dbd94bdt6m0

hope this can help those Pro-D owners...

see..

there you go..

:geek:

Took a while before that link was found. Good news for Pro-D users.
But it still has a 'limited quantity' feel if you think about it.

And someone answer me this.
Why can't I find the Pro-D on HPI's site? +(

i just saw this site, hope it will help there are parts list but none on the option parts.

http://www.hpiracing.co.jp/index2.html

There we go... All this time i was looking for it in the US site.hehe.

fyi the optional parts for Pro D is in the build manual itself...like aluminum screw set, stabilizer bar set, aluminum upper center brace, aluminum front one way and center one way...

so far the upgrade I have is the aluminum upper center brace...