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Radio Control and Models => Tyco RC => Topic started by: SavedONE on January 13, 2011, 13:33:18

Title: "Turbo"
Post by: SavedONE on January 13, 2011, 13:33:18

-I was looking at the Tyco dealer's catalog posted by TycoBanditKing, &
got to thinking, there is NO turbo to be spoken of in these, turbo deals
with air, my Dad has a tri-axle dumptruck, w/ a caterpillar turbodiesel
engine, on a haul about 3 weeks ago, it "blew the turbo", then it had to
be towed on one of those huge wreckers back to Dad's shop. 
-I'm not trying to be a stick-in-the-mud or anything like that.  I do
recall when I was little, I told my Dad about my "9.6v Turbo Bandit". and
he was like kinda laughing, "Turbo, huh"-LOL  ::)

Title: Re: "Turbo"
Post by: czstycor/c on January 13, 2011, 13:41:57

that is too technical for little kids haha

Title: Re: "Turbo"
Post by: SavedONE on January 13, 2011, 13:46:25

-Yeah.  Had fun w/that Bandit tho.  We had a tile floor,
so I used to pour a couple drops of water on it, & let the
donuts begin!!! ;D

Title: Re: "Turbo"
Post by: czstycor/c on January 13, 2011, 13:58:52

haha good thing they were pretty water resistant!

Title: Re: "Turbo"
Post by: Tyco Bandit King on January 13, 2011, 21:15:46

Technically no, but....... Turbo is derived from the word turbine which is a device that produces boost, more commonly defined as a jet turbine but still boost. In essence the motherboard on these trucks produces a boost. So in a way they are turbo powered. So rock on 9.6v turbo!!

Title: Re: "Turbo"
Post by: SavedONE on January 13, 2011, 21:32:45

-wow, where have you learned this!?

Title: Re: "Turbo"
Post by: Tyco Bandit King on January 13, 2011, 21:35:20

Jeffrey the giraffe told me that at toys r us when I was little

Title: Re: "Turbo"
Post by: SavedONE on January 13, 2011, 21:39:29

-OIC, & here I thought you were a big Jeopardy fan ;D