HPI VENTURE UPGRADES - Stage One

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A week and a half ago I visited Amain Hobbies in Chico, California. They have a huge store with an indoor crawler course and an insane assortment in hobby products. I decided to pick up a few parts to address the most important drawbacks that I noticed initially in taking a look at the new HPI Venture.

The most important upgrade you can get for your HPI Venture is without a doubt the steering servo. I decided to go with a ProTek RC 370 TBL Black Label waterproof servo. It packs some insane specs and is a crawler specific servo.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/protek-r...

For weight distributing reasons, I went for a ProTek RC 3S 3600 mAh LIHV battery. This is a new generation of silicon graphene batteries, that holds a charge longer than any conventional LiPo battery. Compact in size, without having to compromize performance.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/protek-r...

I installed a system which I run in most of my crawlers, the Castle Creations Mamba X with in this case a 2850kV Slate 1406 sensored motor. Delivering some incredible control in any condition, it has an 8A BEC ready installed, an aux wire to allow you to adjust your drag brake on the fly through the third of 4th channel on your radio, and unique in this scale, is a fully hybrid system which switches from sensored into sensorless when the motor RPMs allow, so you run efficient and at peak performance at all times, while being waterproof.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/castle-c...

I then continued by installing a dual motor RC4WD Warn Zeon winch. It fits well and looks ace!
https://www.amainhobbies.com/rc4wd-1-...

Next up were the wheels and tires. I opted for some gun metal anodized Vanquish Products Roost 1.9 rims, these are machined aluminum and will add even more weight to these already heavy axles.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/vanquish...

Next year I want to get a bit more involved in comping. A great tire for this purpose is the Class One PBX A/T, by Pit Bull Tires. The thread on them is extremely scale and they are using the legendary "Alien compound" rubber, meaning they will stick in all conditions and provide the traction you are looking for out on any trail.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/pit-bull...

In the video I forgot to mention the Dirty Richard foams, in a soft compound, which I installed on all corners.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/pit-bull...

After the unboxing, I have also repainted the HPI Venture to give it a personalized look. I also installed some Pro-Line Racing lightpods in the front. The code HEMISTORM10 gives you a 10% discount on the www.prolineracing.com website.

Many people will wonder if after such a long delay, the truck is still relevant, if it still has a place in a market which is mostly dominated by trucks like the Axial SCX10, the SCX102, the Vaterra Ascender and more recently the Traxxas TRX4. I dare to say that it has. The HPI Venture has some promising features, a very nice chassis layout and comes very complete right from the factory.

The weight of the axles impresses me right out of the gate. Cast aluminum shock mounts/ link mounts and diff covers make for a center of gravity which sits nice and low. The stock Venture features steel C chassis rails, has a 35T brushed motor up front, a waterproof ESC and receiver and feels well balanced overall, with shocks that are of high quality. You will find an aluminum bodied shock absorber which is fully adjustable and dual rated springs. I'm not to keen on the hard tire compound, or the steering servo, but these are all items that will get switched out in the long run anyway.

In my opinion HPI enters the RC arena after a long hiatus, with a very good looking contender for the Scale Truck market.

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