52" G Freak needs more power

[Brushless55]

I can single handly find all their resources. Makes me sick when I add up all the cost and just to think a few month ago I was interested in these boats. Thank goodness for OSE.... Check it out:

http://www.gfreakracing.com/products/2slipo vs http://www.hobbypartz.com/83p-5000ma...4-25c-car.html

http://www.gfreakracing.com/products...-2-esc-80-amps vs http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbyking/s...hless_Boat_ESC

http://www.gfreakracing.com/products...34-racing-boat vs http://www.fuyuanrc.com/en/detail.asp?id=15504

lets not forget the fact that their prices do not include motor and esc or radio unless you upgrade!
so this boat is shipped with motor and esc for $305

http://www.fuyuanrc.com/en/detail.asp?id=15504

and on their site with motor and esc stage 2 is $500
and with stage 3 motor and esc is $600 plus shipping!

http://www.gfreakracing.com/products/v-drive-1-10-scale-34-racing-boat

[Brushless55]

Where they gracious because they are halfway decent people tryin to make a few extra $$$ or where they gracious because they have been exposed and don't want to appear as pure a**holes? I like to think people are generally decent so i hope it was the first reason.... Just adding up the cost they spend vs what they charge really makes me mad...

My opinion is they are reading this thread and knew someone was about to contact ebay and file a claim against them..
that would damage the ratings they have and possibly lock them from selling anything off ebay for a week or two!

[tiqueman]

I paid a bit over 350 from a LHS for the 32, included a 2405KV, esc, Futaba radio and a 3S 4500 Lipo. And I can get more.. but again.. and I know I sound like a broken record, the drive hardware all has to be changed. Its not right for the size hull.

Guess I can add more. First impressions running the stock boat were not horrible. A newb would have probably found it a bit of fun. And really, thinking back, and I think Dom and Salir both could back me on this... I didnt run ito bad handling issues bc of the small rudder until I had to change out the drive, stuffing and strut. After that it would go into a turn and immediately spin out. Before that it would come out of a turn at times like a drift car and at other times really well. I would guess, my stock boat (seeing as to how a lot of them are slightly different) probably ran low 30s.

And as I mentioned before, that same set up (motor esc and batt) runs 37mph in my BJ26 on a 637

[Brushless55]

that was my thinking as well dom, why not give one of there boats to someone who knows what there doing get them to evaluate it and see what needs to change. i dont think it would cost G freak any extra $$$ to make it a decent boat
it would probably be cheaper with out the 30 feet of cooling line.
there 32" cat with a motor similiar to a 9xl and a single rudder could make a decent rtr.
they impression i get from there comments is they dont see there boats as rtr but try and pass them of as custoum built

they do not build their boats...
they import them rtr.

[Diesel6401]

No No No Diesel. They paint then here and ship them back to China. Thats whay they look the same. And, the HAS to be their ESC.. dude, it has their label on it!

.. had to

HAHAHAHAHA

[Diesel6401]

that was my thinking as well dom, why not give one of there boats to someone who knows what there doing get them to evaluate it and see what needs to change. i dont think it would cost G freak any extra $$$ to make it a decent boat
it would probably be cheaper with out the 30 feet of cooling line.
there 32" cat with a motor similiar to a 9xl and a single rudder could make a decent rtr.
they impression i get from there comments is they dont see there boats as rtr but try and pass them of as custoum built

[domwilson]

I paid a bit over 350 from a LHS for the 32, included a 2405KV, esc, Futaba radio and a 3S 4500 Lipo. And I can get more.. but again.. and I know I sound like a broken record, the drive hardware all has to be changed. Its not right for the size hull.

Guess I can add more. First impressions running the stock boat were not horrible. A newb would have probably found it a bit of fun. And really, thinking back, and I think Dom and Salir both could back me on this... I didnt run ito bad handling issues bc of the small rudder until I had to change out the drive, stuffing and strut. After that it would go into a turn and immediately spin out. Before that it would come out of a turn at times like a drift car and at other times really well. I would guess, my stock boat (seeing as to how a lot of them are slightly different) probably ran low 30s.

And as I mentioned before, that same set up (motor esc and batt) runs 37mph in my BJ26 on a 637

I got yo' Back....

[ozzie-crawl]

they do not build their boats...
they import them rtr.

thats what i said, they are trying to pass them of as custom builds not the rtr boat from china they really are

[tiqueman]

Only the cooling is custom

[tiqueman]

I got yo' Back....

Tru dat brutha

[Brushless55]

thats what i said, they are trying to pass them of as custoum builds not the rtr boat from china they really are

gotcha!

[Diesel6401]

Only the cooling is custom

Yup all 57 feet of it!!!

[tiqueman]

And all the "Y" fittings.. cant forget those

[Brushless55]

what about this price comparison on the 52"
from the place they possibly get their boats, a 52" RTR with motor, esc, and computer 3ch FM radio is $557.00

http://www.fuyuanrc.com/en/detail.asp?id=15483

theirs with motor and esc no radio is $1348.00!

http://www.gfreakracing.com/products/budcat_52

uhm, that's a difference of $791.00 and still no radio or batteries!
and think of those who don't know and bought one

[tiqueman]

Yeah.. thats painful. As said a few pages back.. hopefully people do their research before kicken out that kind of hard earned cash.