Test and Reviews

X1-CR

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Intro

Hong Nor cars are distributed worldwide by different distributors OEM. The cars are available under names like OFNA, JAMARA and a few others.
But all these cars and products come from HONG NOR ENTERPRISE TAIWAN. 
Hong Nor started 10 years ago with manufacturing model cars. 
Their webpage can be found here

We were asked by the President of Hong Nor  Mr. David Wu if we would like to build and test their newest car to date the X1-CR.
The previously reviewed and tested Hong Nor car by TEAM TWF8 was the SPEED 9.5 car with some small handling problems on our test track but concerning wear and tear it scored a more then satisfying level.
Now we have the possibility to compare two cars designed on the same level.
The car was designed together with Jay Halsey from Jammin Products USA and the new car was refined from the previous SPEED 9.5
So you could say designed in USA made in Taiwan
In USA the car is sold as Jammin X1-CR and is distributed by OFNA.
In Europe and other countries the car is called Hong Nor X1-CR and has a different box and manual.
In general the car resembles the same set up of drive train as with the SPEED 9.5 as this is common and proofed one 6 axle drive train only the differentials are smaller and normal universal drive shafts are used.
Other things like lay down steering servo, radio box, fuel tank are new or refined to give lower Center of Gravity (CG)

Some highlights of the cars material features and specialties of the X1-CR PRO version we review here.

- Milled T6 7075 grade aluminum.
- T6 7075 grade aluminum front and rear shock towers
- T6 7075 grade aluminum chassis stiffeners and Z brace.
- Carbon fiber is used for the servo tray, differential top plate and front steering brace.
- Steering knuckle with bolt/nut fastener the first one in the industry for easy maintenance and reliability
- Big bore aluminum bodied shocks and 3.5mm shock shafts.
- Low CG center differential with dual cam brakes and 4 slotted brake disks.
- Lay down steering servo.
- Low GC fuel tank. with adjustable pressure cap and fuel spill drain.
- 5-Cell hump receiver pack configuration.
- Large radio box to accommodate standard size receivers
- Pre cut body
- Adjustable engine mounts
- Foam inserts for radio box

But lets see what is in the box first

	The kit is divided in 10 larger bags with parts and others parts are loose in the box.
	For the bag with the clutch a notice is attached to correct the manual.
	Even a complete "053" look a like inline muffler system is supplied. The muffler however has no approval number engraved! Availability may differ by country supplied.
	A bag with all the larger rubber sealed bearings
	The main chassis
	The clear precut polycarbonate body with a spray protective cover
	Rubber compounded tires
	Inserts
	Yellow 17 mm hex dish wheels
	Yellow wing
	The first pages of combined English/Japanese manual.
	The manual has clear drawings with on the left side all metal parts mentioned to be used with a specific step. There are 57 steps mentioned in this manual.
	A sheet with option parts is included too
	A blank set up sheet
	A exploded view with all parts on the car with their part number
	Hard to see in the picture but this is the sheet with the window masks.
	A large sheet with multi colored body decals
	A special sheet with wing decals
	An antenna tube
	Kit supplied tools 1.5 - 2.0 - 2.5 - 3.0 mm hexagon L-shape tools 5.5 - 7 mm wrench

Read the manual closely first a few times and then follow our steps to complete the car.

Extra tip before you start!

We recommend to use proper machines hexagon tools as shown in the picture below
The 2 mm head hexagon screws in the car are more sensitive to strip when not used with correct fitting tool when they are threaded first time into the plastic parts.
The kit supplied L-shape 2 mm tool will work but lifetime will be less on the screws head and your hands.

Enjoy this review

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This car is provided by

Taiwan