This or that?

[mejdmejd]

For durability and back yard bashing which is better
DF-03
DT-02

also which is easyest to get spares/ hopups for?
cheers

[DCM]

spares, DT-02.

[mejdmejd]

is that the most durable too?

[HairySteve]

Nope, the DF-03 is far tougher than the 02, almost to the point where you won't have to worry about getting spares for it There are a couple of good places on ebay and the net to get spares for the 03, hobby co are slowly getting parts in for them but sod's law says they won't have the bits you need
-Steve

[mejdmejd]

So the DF03, what turn motor can you run in a DF03 using everything standard (no slipper etc)?
as im not wanting to throw much money at it just buy a faster motor (already got decent esc,servos, etc)
cheers

[HairySteve]

I had a v2 element 19 turn in mine when it was pretty much bog standard at the srs regionals last year, and it was fine. The only thing to watch is the heat of the motor, it's somewhat enclosed at the back of the chassis, worth getting a set of heatsinks for it. Also if you're going to stick a hot motor in, get some cvd's for the front otherwise your dogbones might throw out when you corner at high speed.
-Steve

[mejdmejd]

WOW cheers hairy steve you know your DF03's
what do you class as a hot motor
(ps: i bet im hairier than you =P )

[HairySteve]

For back garden bashing anything over a 19 turn is probably overkill. One of my mates was running my DF-03 this evening with a 19 turn checkpoint motor and it went really well and surprisingly didn't get that hot. It actually stayed cooler than the 27 turn motor he was running the previous week. Anything like a 12 or 10 turn motor will just drain the batteries too quickly. If you're thinking of going silly power then your best bet is a brushless of some sort, probably the budget stuff that LRP and Nosram have just brought out, brushless don't get as hot as brushed and they are far more efficient as well (more runtime).
-Steve