I got an Impulse, did you?

[v-spec]

I got a new Impulse! Ordered from Horizon Hobbies yesterday morning and it's here today! Lot's of pics! All from my phone but they should be decent enough.
The boats very well put together and as much as I hate to admit it MUCH better put together than my Motley Crew.

The hardware is solid and pretty nice for an RTR and everythings sealed up on the transom as you will notice in my pics. The battery trays are a little narrow for my lipo's but they will probably fit, it's a pain in the neck getting to the screws for the turn fins to install them because of the swim step. Without having ran it I'd have to say at least from a quality point of view it's the best RTR to date. Enjoy!

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[v-spec]

more pics!

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[v-spec]

And More!

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[lonneyb]

Our first shipment of them is arriving on friday!...Cant wait!

[v-spec]

Just went over the boat once more while removing the motor and esc and etc and noticed the flex shaft is VERY tight in the strut bushing, tight enough that I could not remove it by hand. Maybe it's just mine and it's VERY minor but it's something to watch out for so you guy's don't go load your motor up your first time out.

Other than that, with the hatch taped up water leaks from the swim step/transom through the silicone cooling hose because the hose is a little too small compared with the hole drilled for it, again not a big deal and I've already fixed it with an Aeromarine water inlet http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...prod=aero-2014 that popped right in perfect with a small dab of silicone sealant to seal it. Here's some pics.

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[electric007]

what the top speed of this beauty!

[slow-at-rc]

The prop shaft on mine was good but I did not check the cooling line in the transom that might be where the vary little but of warred is coming in at

[v-spec]

what the top speed of this beauty!

I've not ran it yet but I have run this motor/esc setup in other boats. With the right prop usually in the mid 40mph range maybe a little more on 4s. It's a great setup!

As for the cooling line leak in the transom, it's not much but my boats are upside down a lot in our local pond since it's next to the beach and winds always blowing. I took it into the bathtub and put it upside down to check for leaks and that was the only place it was leaking (at least while it was in the tub.)

[slow-at-rc]

I see you didn't wast any time taking all the stock ele. out. What do you plan on running in it?

[v-spec]

I see you didn't wast any time taking all the stock ele. out. What do you plan on running in it?

I'm still not 100% sure. I know what I wan't I'm just not sure what I can afford. If I can sell some more stuff I'd like a Neu 1415 1y and Hydra Ice 240. I might have to make due with some sort of clone motor and a Seaking 180 though.

That might not be so bad but I want to run this boat in the P mono class and it's already a little small compared with the delta 33's cyberstorms and Insane 34's that are pretty common, I'd hate to be down on power as well. It's basically a delta 29 without the ride pad so it's small. Worst case I'll just have to practice driving!

I know one thing though, whatever decision I make it's going to be today because I can't wait to get it on the water!

[roadrashracing]

Does anyone know what the the speed difference is between the 1500 and 1800 motors? I kind of want one of these but kind of what to know so speeds, I don't run lipos.

[v-spec]

The 1800kv is a couple mph faster with the same props. I've had both motors in other boats numerous times and that's been my experience. You will have to buy the program card if you don't have it already to set the esc to run nimh without it hitting the LVC early.

[roadrashracing]

I am just looking to see if it would be faster then my stock spartan with the same batteries.

[v-spec]

I am just looking to see if it would be faster then my stock spartan with the same batteries.

Probably a little faster.

One thing I just realized and had to grab the boat to check out and make sure was that the tupperware cover to keep everything dry is pretty useless with the cowl lock design since there is a big hole to let all the water in. I tape my boats anyways but for those of you who don't (why wouldn't you?) it's one more reason to buy some hockey tape.

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[Steven Vaccaro]

Probably a little faster.

One thing I just realized and had to grab the boat to check out and make sure was that the tupperware cover to keep everything dry is pretty useless with the cowl lock design since there is a big hole to let all the water in. I tape my boats anyways but for those of you who don't (why wouldn't you?) it's one more reason to buy some hockey tape.

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Good CATCH!