Introduced by HPI (Hobby Products International) in 1996, the RS4 Touring Car chassis - # 120 - came as a kit, requiring assembly and was an ideal RC beginners model, with many hop-ups and upgrades readily available. A number of other bodyshell options were …

May 30, 2021 · I have an original HPI RS4 (1996) with the 3gear transmission instead of the rear belt-driven that you've got. For original copies of the manual check out CompetitionX website. I downloaded the original RS4 and Sprint 2 manuals, free, without any issues.

Oct 5, 2006 · The RS4 was truly the first "modern" touring car from a bespoke platform, as opposed to the other (competitive... not sure the TA03 counts ) chassis which were still derived from offroaders in the late 90's. Plus it was abso-freaking-lutely indestructible thanks to marshmallow-esque plastics (think RC10 nylons and you get the idea...).

Feb 1, 2011 · In the case of the original RS-4, it is nearly impossible to find the original rear gearbox parts and (especially) the front suspension parts. The front suspension is also unique to the original RS-4: the uprights hinge on balls and it is possible to adjust both caster and camber.

Apr 12, 2016 · So I dug up my old RC car (vintage 1996/7) and thanks to collector1231 I was able to identify the make/model as an HPI RS4 MT ... I ordered a couple of new batteries (Venom 3000) and found a dog bone I was missing off the front on ebay and had a few questions ...

Jun 16, 2020 · Got the RC bug again in quarantine (as many of us did) and picked up something new (Losi Rock Rey) which also gave me the itch to get my old nitro cars running again too. Needed a few things and new electronics but amazingly it fired right up after a few pulls!

Aug 25, 2024 · The HPI car I have is the very first HPI nitro kit version. It came with the 12E Nitro Star engine and the plain flat chassis. There were no RS4 Pro, v2, v3, RTR, Truck, Minis, etc. when I bought my kit.

May 13, 2024 · Man, I've been wanting to build an RS4 for years! That body will come out looking good!

Aug 29, 2024 · Engine HPI AKA TOKI 12FE OS A3 glow plug 80/20 0% nitro fuel. Gotta find some good pavement and take this old rig for a drive! Some of you guys might remember this car from about 5 or 6 years...

Oct 13, 2020 · I saw this HPI RS4 PRO 2 posted on fb market place and ended up buying. I was pretty overwhelmed at first since it needed a lot of parts. I talked to friends and researched online to figure out...