Cheapest 3.8?

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    • October 26, 2002 at 11:57 am #9404
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      Hi i wanna buy a 3.8 But i want it to be the original. Not a cheap imitation. What are the best ones? How much? The cheapest ive found one for is 30, anyone have one for sale? or know of someone who does? I just wanna buy one and $30 is a bit too much for just alittle engine.

    • October 26, 2002 at 12:58 pm #16093
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      From what i understand 3.8 are only cheap imitations i dont think that tomy make a 3.8 so you may only be able to get a fake one

    • October 26, 2002 at 5:22 pm #16125
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      Yea, TOMY havent released a 3.8, and $30AUD isn’t overpriced forone, ifthats AUD your talking about. If you think its too much I wouldn’t buy it, it has bad steering and is out of control.

    • October 26, 2002 at 5:58 pm #16126
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      Don’t bother with a 3.8 if you want my opinion. A 3.0 is way too fast as it is, and impossible to control so a 3.8 is going to be worse. I suppose if your doing some drag racing with drag mods then get the 3.8 for speed – nothings gonna beat it at outright speed! You could do the three battery mod then put a 3.8 motor in – that thing would fly :smiley1:

      Pcain, you say $30, is that AUD or USD (or other $)? I notice your from Austria according to your profile…

      Oh and seeing as the others said it, I might aswell – theres no official Tomy 3.8 motor, onlythird party:smiley2:

    • October 27, 2002 at 3:45 am #16149
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      When you say Tomy have released the 3.8 I’m assuming it’s meant for a Bit Racer as they haven’t even released a 3.0 for the Bit Char-G.

    • October 27, 2002 at 6:13 am #16151
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      No, there is ‘no Tomy 3.8 motor’ – not even a Bit Racer one. The 3.8 motors that are floating around Ebay are simply pager vibrator motors adapted to fit in your Bit Char-G.

    • October 27, 2002 at 6:52 am #16154
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      Yup, the motors were originally made for mobiles/pages I think. I doubt TOMY will ever release a motor faster than 3.0 for the Bit Char-G range!

    • October 27, 2002 at 12:36 pm #16187
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      sorry about the location thingo, im in australia…hmm something went wrong! but yeah the 3.8 is 30 aud. But still thats alot man. Its not for me, its for a mate who i owe some cash and hes going to accept a 3.8 but i dun wanna spend 30. Im getting a 3rd party 3.5 for like 16 bucks. I might just stick with that.

    • October 27, 2002 at 2:09 pm #16194
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      Quote:
      Originally posted by Caine on 27October2002

      Yup, the motors were originally made for mobiles/pages I think. I doubt TOMY will ever release a motor faster than 3.0 for the Bit Char-G range!

      Yeah, wasn’t that exactly what I said!? Lol :smiley4:

    • October 27, 2002 at 8:19 pm #16204
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      With the 3.0 is the actual motor physically bigger thus requiring a different/wider heat sink? If so were do you get these from?

    • October 27, 2002 at 8:57 pm #16205
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      No the 3.0 and 3.8 are all the same size as any other Bit Char-G motor. You don’t need any special other parts.

    • October 27, 2002 at 9:09 pm #16206
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      Ahh i see thankyou Chris 🙂

    • October 27, 2002 at 10:13 pm #16207
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      No problem :smiley2:

    • October 28, 2002 at 4:07 am #16209
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      Yeah get the 3.5 your friend prob wont know the dif and then you save 15 bucks ( just say it cost you 30 bucks lol)

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