ProTek RC "SureStart" Professional 1/8 Off-Road Starter Box
About this part
This is the ProTek R/C "SureStart" Professional 1/8 Off-Road Starter Box. Powerful. Affordable. Reliable. The ProTek R/C "SureStart" starter box was developed to provide 1/8 scale off road enthusiasts with a starter box that exceeds expectations. Breaking in a new engine? Tight engines are no match for the "SureStart". With dual 6300 RPM - 775 size motors, the "SureStart" delivers the power needed to turn over the most stubborn engines. T-Style connectors are pre-installed, providing a low resistance connection out of the box. The entire system is wired with high quality 16awg silicone shielded wire and quick change connectors that make maintenance easy.
The battery tray will fit common 7.2V NiMH or 7.4V LiPo packs, providing an easy to use setup that is compatible with batteries you probably already have on hand. With minor modification, the battery tray will easily fit a 4S starter box pack. Another unique feature is the quick access cover release tab that exposes the inside of the starter box without the need for tools. When its time to get inside the box, simply press the tab and lift the lid! Backed by the power of ProTek R/C, the "SureStart" starter box provides nitro enthusiasts with a powerful and affordable solution that wont leave you stuck in a pinch.
Features:
- Fits 1/8 Buggy & Truggy
- Compact Size (12¼ long x 5¼ wide top deck, 3½" tall, 12¾ total length - 4.2lbs w/no batteries)
- 95% Assembled - just install chassis retaining tray and adjust holding pins
- EZ Access Cover Release - No tools needed to access batteries
- Adjustable chassis holding pins and sliding tray for fast and easy setup
- Twin 775 - 6300 RPM Motors
- Factory installed T-Style connectors
- Wiring and battery tray compatible with two 7.2V NiMH stick packs, or two 2S LiPo packs in series (batteries not included)
- Handle can hold a glow ignitor, tuning driver, glow plug wrench and spare glow plugs
- High quality 16awg Silicone wiring and quick change connectors allow fast repairs with no soldering necessary
- Fits batteries 150x46x25.2mm
Specifications:
Motor: 750 - 6300 RPM Motors x2
Deck Dimensions: 12¼" long, 5¼" wide
Overall Length: 13¾"
Overall Height: 3½"
Weight: 4.2lbs w/no batteries
Battery Holder Dimensions (LxWxH): 150x46x25.2mm (Length Adjustable)
Battery Connectors: T-Style
Suggested Batteries:
- (2) ECP-5011: EcoPower 6-Cell NiMH 2/3A Stick Battery w/T-Style (1600mAh)
- (2) ECP-5110: EcoPower 2S 45C LiPo Battery w/T-Style (5000mAh)
- *(1) ECP-4000: EcoPower 4S 20C LiPo Battery w/T-Style (2000mAh)
- *(1) PTK-5101-22: ProTek R/C 4S 130C LiPo w/T-Style (4300mAh)
*Battery Note: The SureStart comes equipped with a Y-Harness power lead to accommodate either two 2S LiPo or two 6-Cell NiMH batteries. You can however use a single 4S LiPo battery to power the SureStart, BUT some modification is required - you will need to remove the Y-Harness power lead and re-solder a single T-Style connector to the power leads.
Starter Wheel Note: From the factory, the rubber starter wheel may be slightly too low to effectively contact the flywheel; but there is an easy fix! Simply install washers under the motor/belt bulkhead and the starter wheel lifts up for a longer reach.
ProTek R/C is an AMain Sports & Hobbies brand.
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WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov Details...Reviews3.5 · 80 reviews
Great box. Completely workable and adjustable to meet your needs. It comes prewired also so that is very helpful. The quality is good; materials, wiring, soldering, etc... I stuck two 2S lipos in it and it had no issues throughout the whole break-in process of my Werks B6. Good job a-main! Edit: you will have to do some working/tinkering on this to get it to mate with your flywheel how you want. I don't understand why all these people are giving bad reviews for having to do so... this is the nature of the hobby. You should have known that even though it says 95% ready, you would have to do some work.. Took me 30 mins of shimming, etc.. not enough to make me want to rate it less than 5 stars.
This has been a great starter box. The flywheel is a little small on our JQ nitro buggy, but I was able to shim up all of the internals in the starter box to bring the wheel up to compensate for the buggy. Very simple to do. I also bought the recommended ProTek 4S Lipo for the box. Trouble free combo!
yes just like every starter box ever made if you have a 32mm flywheel or smaller you will have to shim the motor/wheel assembly, very easy to do......this is very close if not the same as the mugen pro spec box that was considered one of the best to have but you had to build the mugen box and was a major pain in the butt, this comes prebuilt!!!! and for less $ !!!! same quality!!!
I setup the box to fit my brand newish Mugen MBX7t, fixed the wiring to run off a 4s lipo and it worked perfectly. I did have to tighten the chassis alignment dow screws after a few uses. Perfect.
Finally i brought this box into business. Mods required are: - Shimming motormount - Trimming adj. brackets' thickness - Grinding some inner part of top plate in the area of rubber belt - Sanding some material from top of pedal mechanism (or whatever it called) That gave me required 8mm wheel uptravel. So this box is far from "95% ready" state
Reviewers broadly agree the SureStart box has strong cranking power, twin motors, and prebuilt convenience, and many report it starts new engines reliably. The most frequent complaint is that the rubber starter wheel is very soft and wears or grooves quickly, often within a few starts during break-in. Many owners also report that the wheel does not reach the flywheel on some chassis, requiring shimming of the motor assembly, typically 2 to 5 mm, though several describe this as easy. Other recurring issues include failing power switches, corroded or weak electrical contacts, difficult replacement of the wheel due to bolt design, and occasional missing or mismatched hardware. Opinions diverge sharply: some rate it five stars as reliable and good value, while others call it unreliable and poorly designed. Several reviews mention the 4S battery conversion as workable.
- + Strong cranking power with twin motors
- + Comes prebuilt and easy to set up
- + Good value for the price
- + Works with 4S LiPo conversion
- − Starter wheel is very soft and wears quickly
- − Often needs shimming to reach flywheel
- − Power switch and contacts can fail
- − Wheel replacement is difficult