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VENTURE…INTO THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Introducing the Venture Wayfinder, an RC path truck that embodies the spirit of exploration. The HPI Venture is your steadfast companion, able to traverse mountains, streams and past. It’s not only a automobile, it’s a trusted ally on your weekend jaunts or grand explorations!
The Venture combines a sensible front-motor place and fashioned metal C-channel chassis rails with a sensible suspension and drivetrain. The new Wayfinder physique augments the Venture framework, leading to a singular off-road expertise we’re proud to supply. The Wayfinder physique is meticulously crafted and out there in two distinctive shade choices – a shiny metallic Gunmetal and a vibrant metallic Orange. The design particulars lengthen past the first coloring, that includes black accents that embellish the arch extenders and sills making a hanging distinction.
Clear home windows present a sensible look, including an additional layer of authenticity to the mannequin. With entrance and rear bumpers, mirrors, a practical roof rack, and a swing-away spare tire mount, the Venture offers an genuine expertise.
Several Optional components are actually customary tools. Including the Aluminum decrease hyperlink set, Aluminum rear 4 hyperlink and Universal entrance driveshafts. The automobile’s efficiency is additional enhanced by authentically scaled oil-filled shock absorbers and full-time locked differentials, paired with realistically treaded tires, making certain reliable dealing with in all off-road circumstances.
VENTURE VERSIONS
There are quite a lot of totally different colours to select from on your Wayfinder pre-built RTR (Ready-To-Run) path truck, or customized construct your personal truck from the bottom up with the Venture SBK Scale Builders Kit!
NEW WAYFINDER BODY
The Wayfinder physique included with the Venture RTR equipment is totally outfitted with a spread of fabulous scale gadgets. In addition to the hand-painted polycarbonate physique by itself, you’ll discover a pair of facet mirrors, a practical roof rack prepared for a spread of scale equipment, a working swing-away spare tire mount on the again bumper, working D-ring shackles on the entrance and rear bumpers, tubular brush guard and mounts for LED lights on the entrance bumper, and adjustable-width rock rails that assist the truck glide over powerful obstacles.
SCALE CHASSIS DESIGN AND LAYOUT
The Venture contains a fashioned metal C-channel chassis and cross braces as the muse for a sensible truck chassis. The 35-turn crawler-spec motor and the transmission are mounted proper up entrance – similar to in an actual truck! For extra weight up entrance, the steering servo can be mounted to the chassis subsequent to the motor. The customary battery place has been moved to be additional ahead and decrease down within the truck to enhance dealing with.
ALUMINUM DIFF COVERS
The Venture is full of superior scale particulars – and actual metallic diff covers are simply one in every of them! Known because the “pumpkin” by most off-roaders, the differentials on every axle on the Venture function aluminum covers for an instantaneous customized look. You may customise the diff covers your self by sharpening them or portray them your favourite shade!
SWING-AWAY TAILGATE
With a practical swing-away spare tire mount on the again bumper, the Venture provides a brilliant cool function that’s distinctive amongst all inventory scaler vehicles! Fitted with an actual, ready-to-use spare tire (the all-new Rockthorn off-road tire on a black CR-10 wheel!), the spare tire mount additionally helps maintain the again of the physique in place.
FRONT & REAR BUMPERS
The Venture options sturdy entrance and rear bumpers to guard the duplicate physique and the chassis from the inevitable scrapes and incidents that include off-road path driving. The entrance bumper is fitted with tubular brush guards and holes the place you may mount LED lights for evening driving. Both bumpers function practical D-ring shackles so you need to use ropes and bungees to strap down scale gear or connect winch cables.
FUNCTIONAL ROOF RACK
No path run is full and not using a full set of scale overland equipment like a rolled-up tent, sleeping luggage and extra, and the roof is the proper place to retailer that whereas driving from campsite to campsite. Side and rear rails allow you to use bungees to carry down your gear for additional scaler factors – or use a cargo web for final scale realism!
ROCK RAIL SLIDERS
Robust facet bars, often called rock sliders or rock rails, permit the Venture to slip over obstacles which are only a bit too tall for it to fully clear. Stretching from the entrance to rear wheel openings, they serve to help off-road efficiency in addition to defend the physique from scratches by floor obstacles like rocks and boulders. Although they’re the proper match for the Wayfinder physique, they are often adjusted in width to suit different scaler our bodies.
ROCKTHORN OFF-ROAD TIRES ON CR-10 WHEELS
The Venture options Rockthorn tires with thick, self-cleaning tread blocks for driving on hard-packed dust, gravel, moist or dry rocks, free dust, mud and extra. The Rockthorn tires have extra sidewall tread to assist get the truck over extra-difficult obstacles like slippery rocks and tree roots. The tires are mounted on great-looking CR-10 1.9″ beadlock-style multispoke wheels, which themselves function middle hub caps that disguise the wheel nuts for optimum scale realism.
INCLUDES HPI OPTION PARTS
The Venture scale crawler truck is full of options already (you may learn all about them under), and the Wayfinder model features a number of hand-picked choices that can make it much more succesful not simply on the path, but additionally via essentially the most troublesome terrain. If you have already got a Venture, all of those choices are additionally out there individually to boost and strengthen your truck.
Venture Front Universal Driveshafts
FRONT UNIVERSAL DRIVESHAFTS
#115942 Front Universal Driveshafts – these are stronger than the usual dogbones, and are additionally fully rebuildable for when you could carry out routine upkeep. They additionally improve the steering angle for simpler turning round obstacles.
Venture 6mm Aluminum Lower Links
6MM ALUMINUM LOWER LINKS
#116442 Aluminum Lower Links – machined from 6mm thick aluminum alloy after which anodized to match the shock our bodies and motor plate, these burly metallic hyperlinks assist stiffen the suspension and permit the dual-stage shocks to do their duties to the utmost.
Venture 4-Link Rear
4-LINK REAR SUSPENSION
#117079 4-Link Rear – including additional articulation to the rear axle offers additional grip at essential moments, resembling when side-hilling up steep embankments, providing you with the arrogance to take the Venture to the intense limits of scale crawler efficiency.
BALANCED WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION
The chassis structure of the Venture, with the forward-mounted motor and transmission, plus the chassis-mounted servo (CMS), places the load on the entrance finish, giving the Venture ultra-realistic driving efficiency and nice dealing with when hitting the path.
BATTERY PLACEMENT OPTIONS
The chassis structure of the Venture Wayfinder may be adjusted with three distinct battery positions, proper out of the field! We have included the components to transform your Wayfinder to run any of those three battery areas.
The Front Battery Tray means that you can put your battery pack proper up entrance. The entrance battery tray replaces the radio field so that you’ll wish to ensure you are working a water-resistant receiver just like the RF-41WP!
The customary place for the Ready-to-Run Venture is simply behind the central gearbox and as low within the chassis as you may get. With the NiMH battery put in, this place offers a barely ahead weight stability and the perfect centre of gravity.
The rear place is as near a 50/50 weight stability as you may get!
ALL-METAL TRANSMISSION
The Venture options robust metallic gears all through its transmission. With a fundamental gear set taken from the ultra-fast and ultra-strong Savage XS Flux, the Venture drivetrain can deal with LiPo energy as much as 3S with none upgrades.
PERFECT OFF-ROAD TRAIL GEARING
With the transmission drive ratio of 1.53:1, the general drivetrain ratio is 7.6:1 for good all-around gearing and a remaining drive ratio of 30.4:1 out of the field. This will get you up or down most trails and get you began climbing troublesome inclines. With pinion gears of 15-28 enamel, you may get remaining drive ratios of 30.4:1 to 16.2:1. You can simply alter the ratio with an non-compulsory 56-tooth spur and pinion gears from 19-32 enamel for remaining drive ratios of twenty-two.4:1 to 13.3:1.
CENTER TRANSFER CASE
In addition to the motor and transmission on the entrance, the Venture contains a centrally mounted switch case with a gear ratio of 1.5:1. Whilst placing the utmost quantity of weight on the entrance of the chassis, the central location of the switch case permits the drivetrain to take a seat low and down the centerline of the chassis so the driveshafts are perpendicular to the axles for optimum energy switch to the tires.
LOW ANGLE DRIVESHAFTS
The low angle and central place of the driveshafts permit for optimum energy switch, in order a lot energy as doable reaches the tires. The driveshafts are composite slider-style shafts with common joints at every finish, the place they meet the switch case and axle. At the axles, 13-tooth pinions and 43-tooth ring gears (axle ratio of three.31:1) sit contained in the “pumpkin” or middle of the axles. Each differential is provided with metallic diff lockers for pure 4WD traction always.
ADJUSTABLE SLIPPER CLUTCH
An externally adjustable slipper helps you to deal with slick rocks and free surfaces with out having to make massive adjustments to the setup of the Venture. Correct adjustment offers you the proper quantity of energy and grip by lowering wheelspin – and the straightforward to succeed in adjustment nut helps you to make fast changes on the path.
ADVANCED TRUCK STEERING
The steering system for scale RC vehicles is essential – and that’s why the Venture was designed with the most recent developments in steering and suspension for power in addition to realism. This makes the Venture a flexible scaler truck on the path! With a Chassis-Mounted Servo (CMS) and Behind The Axle (BTA) steering, plus a practical Panhard bar, you get good scale appears to be like with real looking and splendid efficiency, it doesn’t matter what terrain you’re hitting. Aluminum mounts for the Panhard bar and aluminum steering plates add power and sturdiness to present you complete confidence on the path.
PANHARD BAR
A Panhard bar on aluminum mounts offers additional scale appears to be like, as a result of it’s featured on most off-road vehicles and autos. The objective of the Panhard bar is to keep up zero bump steer because the axle rises over bumps and falls into holes and ruts. This helps the Venture go precisely the place you need it with exact steering management!
CMS (CHASSIS-MOUNTED SERVO)
The real looking steering for the Venture begins with a Chassis-Mounted Servo. With a robust SS-30MGWR Metal Geared servo firmly mounted on the entrance of the chassis, the load of the servo aids the entrance weight bias of the Venture. The stable metallic steering hyperlink additionally appears to be like prefer it got here out of an actual truck, and connects to the powerful steering knuckle. The excessive torque (8kg-cm at 6V) SS-30MGWR servo is waterproof so you may take it via water, snow and dust with out worry of harm, and if you wish to improve the steering it’s simple to drop in an ultra-powerful servo for optimum off-road steering.
ZERO ACKERMANN STEERING
For a super-tight turning radius, the Venture options zero Ackermann steering angle. This means you’ve got equal steering angles for the entrance tires when they’re steered all the best way to the left or proper – the utmost quantity of steering for the perfect efficiency when tackling rugged off-road terrain.
BTA (BEHIND THE AXLE) STEERING
The Venture options Behind The Axle (BTA) steering linkage out of the field, so that you don’t must do any sophisticated modifications to get most efficiency on the path. A tricky metal rod connects the 2 metal-reinforced steering knuckles behind the entrance axle. With all the steering linkage stored out of the best way of potential obstacles resembling rocks and roots, the truck has a a lot better strategy angle than with customary crawler equipment steering designs.
MAXIMIZED CLEARANCE ANGLES
The Venture chassis is loaded with potential, making it extraordinarily versatile on the path and up powerful climbing routes. Its functionality lies in a number of elements, together with off-road pleasant clearance angles from the tire contact factors to the bumpers and chassis, in addition to good floor clearance due to its minimal diff case measurement.
- Break-over angle: 44.5 levels
- Approach angle: 55 deg
- Departure angle: 45.5 deg
- Max climb angle: 49 deg
- Max tilt angle: 28 deg
- Axle articulation: 30 deg
- Ground clearance 68mm succesful: (2.7″)
- Ground clearance at customary journey top 60mm: (2.4″)
- Axle floor clearance 32mm: (1.3″)
TRAIL-READY SUSPENSION
Good suspension is on the coronary heart of each off-road automobile, and this precept is obvious all over the place you look on the Venture chassis. From the aluminum mounts on the axles to the dual-stage shock absorbers, the Venture is full of superior options – with out buying non-compulsory components! The Venture can carry out on any path, due to adjustable oil-filled shock absorbers and standard-sized 12mm hex hubs to suit an enormous vary of scale wheels and tires.
RUGGED ALUMINUM PARTS
Enhancing the look and elegance of the Venture chassis are aluminum suspension components which are a incredible throwback to truck kits from RC’s retro golden age. From the axle covers which have the HPI hex emblem on them, to the thick shock and rod hyperlink mounts, the true metallic components add a fantastic look to the Venture that different scale vehicles can’t match! Both Panhard bar mounts are additionally aluminum, in addition to all 4 hex hubs for the wheels. Each hex hub can be held in place on the axles by metal setscrews for extra safety.
MULTI-LINK SUSPENSION
The Venture Wayfinder contains a sturdy and dependable 3-link suspension entrance and a extremely articulated 4-link suspension on the rear. 6mm aluminum rod hyperlinks type the decrease suspension hyperlinks entrance and rear. The higher hyperlinks include a single aluminum single hyperlink for the entrance, and a pair of aluminum higher hyperlinks on the rear.
DUAL STAGE COIL-OVER SHOCKS
For final path tuning, the alloy shock absorbers function dual-stage shock springs. This means the brief spring softens the mild bumps and dips you encounter whereas driving, and the longer agency spring catches the more durable hits, resembling when the Venture is descending a steep embankment. HPI designers have discovered the proper mixture of springs and oils for all-around driving, however you may fine-tune the journey of your truck with totally different shock oils and comes to make the Venture carry out at its finest on the path.
ADJUSTABLE WHEELBASE
The Venture chassis helps you to change the wheelbase from 290mm to 315mm (11.4 to 12.2 inches) by modifying the size of the rear linkages, which might change the look and driving of the truck. If you match a distinct physique to customise your Venture, adjusting the wheelbase lets the tires match within the wheel openings, which helps the truck look completely scaled.
SC-3SWP3 CRAWLER EDITION ESC
The Venture is provided with a extremely versatile and totally waterproof HPI SC-3SWP3 Crawler Edition digital velocity controller, which is full of a full vary of changes and capabilities. In addition to with the ability to take energy from the included 2000mAh NiMH (nickel metal-hydride) rechargeable battery pack, you may swap the battery for a 2S or 3S LiPo (lithium-polymer) battery for additional energy and runtime. The Venture on 3S is a beast on the path!
The SC-3SWP3 Crawler Edition additionally options our HDC Hill Descent Control adjustable digital drag brake system to make driving down steep declines extra controllable in any respect angles – similar to trendy luxurious off-roaders!
HIGH TORQUE SS-30MGWR STEERING SERVO
The waterproof HPI SS-30MGWR steering servo is the best companion for the Venture electronics package deal. This is a excessive torque servo with as much as 8kg-cm holding energy at 6V, plus it’s waterproof so it will possibly simply deal with splashes and water drops when driving via puddles, snow and dust. Mounted on to the chassis subsequent to motor, it offers additional weight over the entrance axle to boost the entrance weight bias of the Venture.
- Operating Voltage: 4.8-6V
- 4.8V: Speed: 0.19 sec/60 levels, Torque: 6kg-cm/83 oz-in
- 6V: Speed: 0.15 sec/60 levels, Torque: 8kg-cm/111 oz-in
- Servo Spline: 25T
TF-41 2.4GHZ RADIO SYSTEM WITH WATERPROOF RECEIVER
The in style steering wheel & pistol grip HPI TF-41 radio system controls the Venture on its travels, providing you with complete management of the steering and throttle/brake. The carry deal with makes it handy to take in your path walks, and the form of the controller helps you to set it on the bottom for simple selecting it up by the grip. The folding antenna permits it to take up the minimal quantity of area in your backpack on the best way to the path. The RF-50 receiver is totally waterproof, so that you don’t have to consider what you’re driving via. For additional safety, the receiver is encased in a safe receiver field which additionally means that you can set up your personal hi fi.
35-TURN CRAWLER SPEC MOTOR
A sealed, brushed motor with 35 turns offers the proper mixture of velocity on the path and crawling torque for climbing steep embankments and obstacles. It’s a typical 540-size motor, so it’s simple to vary the motor for one thing else you’ve acquired in your assortment. Thanks to the all-metal gears within the transmission and customary electronics sizing, you may simply improve to a brushless motor and 3S battery for additional velocity and wheelspin to recover from something.
COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
All HPI Racing kits embody an in depth multi-language instruction handbook. Exploded diagrams and intensive details about your Venture guarantee that you’ve the know-how in the case of sustaining and upgrading your equipment. You may obtain a digital model of the handbook to your private digital machine and maintain it with you for simple reference on the go.
MYHPI: THE ULTIMATE RESOURCE FOR YOUR VENTURE
Once you’ve acquired your Venture, add it to your MYhpi storage to get direct details about what is going to make your truck grippier, extra adjustable and simpler to tune. Add your whole HPI assortment to your MYhpi storage so you may straight entry manuals, movies, suggestions and assist for every of your HPI automobiles!
DOWNLOAD THE FREE VENTURE POSTERS HERE!
Brighten up your RC workspace with a FREE poster that includes the Venture! Just click on right here to obtain it, then print it out or use it as your pill or laptop wallpaper!
FEATURES:
- Factory-assembled & pre-painted electric-powered full-time 4WD 1/10 scale off-road truck
- Hand-painted polycarbonate Wayfinder physique
- Functional roof rack plus facet mirrors
- Front bumper options brush guard, mild mounts and D-ring shackles
- Rear bumper options swing-away spare tire mount and D-ring shackles
- Adjustable rock rail facet sliders assist the truck recover from powerful obstacles
- Formed metal C-channel chassis rails
- Front Universal Driveshafts
- Front-mount motor and transmission place for final scale realism
- Front weight bias improves climbing traction and offers extra real looking driving
- Parts for all three battery positions are included with the Wayfinder
- All-metal gear drivetrain for excessive sturdiness
- Central switch case with slider driveshafts to entrance and rear differentials
- Transfer case prevents motor stall for the perfect climbing motion
- Transfer case additionally straightens & lowers middle driveshafts for extra environment friendly energy switch
- Axles function small diff case or “pumpkin” measurement for very best floor clearance
- Aluminum differential pumpkin cowl
- Locked differentials for very good off-road climbing traction
- 12mm aluminum hex hubs to suit any out there crawler wheels
- Shock towers have a number of shock mounting positions to permit for wheelbase choices
- BTA (Behind The Axle) steering linkage for improved strategy and departure angles
- Panhard bar for scale appears to be like and optimized geometry with zero bump steer
- Zero Ackermann excessive steer knuckle design for improved impediment clearance and tighter turning radius
- 3-link entrance and triangulated 4-link rear suspension
- Oil-filled aluminum coilover shock absorbers (63-90mm stroke)
- Adjustable threaded shock our bodies for fast journey top adjustments
- Dual-stage shock springs
- Aluminum decrease hyperlink/shock mounts
- Aluminum panhard mounts
- CMS (Chassis Mounted Servo) real looking steering setup
- Adjustable physique mounting to suit any model of off-road physique
- Fully braced rear physique mounts
- All-terrain Rockthorn 109mm x 38mm comfortable S-Compound tires with chunky tread blocks
- Beadlock model CR-10 ten-spoke 1.9” wheels
- HPI 35-turn crawler spec motor offers velocity in addition to crawling torque
- HPI waterproof SC-3SWP3 Crawler Edition adjustable digital velocity management
- HPI waterproof SS-30MGWR steering servo
- HPI 2.4GHz radio system with carry deal with
- HPI waterproof 2.4GHz receiver in a protecting case
- Full set of ball bearings
- Includes NiMH battery and charger and 4 AA batteries for radio transmitter
SPECIFICATION
DIMENSIONS
Length: 527mm (20.7″)
Width: 227mm (9″)
Height: 238mm (9.4″) with roof rack, 217mm (8.5″) with out (will fluctuate relying on tire alternative and suspension settings)
Wheelbase: 311mm (12.3″)
Front overhang: 101mm (3.9″)
Rear overhang: 135mm (5.3″)
WEIGHT
Running weight: 2.4kg (5.3lbs)
Weight with out battery: 2.1kg (4.7lbs)
Body Weight: 0.21kg (7.44oz)
CAPABILITY
Break-over angle: 44.5 levels
Approach angle: 55 deg
Departure angle: 45.5 deg
Max climb angle: 49 deg
Max tilt angle: 28 deg
Axle articulation: 30 deg
Ground clearance 68mm succesful: (2.7″)
Ground clearance at customary journey top 60mm: (2.4″)
Axle floor clearance 32mm: (1.3″)
GEARING
Drivetrain ratio: 7.6:1
Transmission gearing: 1.53:1
Axle gearing: 3.31:1
Transfer case gearing: 1.5:1
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