Team Associated RC10 B5m Mid-Motor Thread
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Nope. Just had 35/75 on there saturday. That was close to needing to move sensor wire but it was fine. Went to 34/72. For the rest of the day. Probably a sleepy batter problem and time for new batts. I have not messed with tuning the motor. It's still sealed from our region race back in june.
I've been running a 3D printed lay down trans since July. First the original 4gear on shapeways, then the 3gear I designed. No issues with either of them.
My 3gear has been awesome the past few weeks. My son will be getting it this week for more testing.
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I have no issues with running 3d printed stuff. my issue is that I can't justify spending 170 Euros for a conversion when I may run turf 3-4 times a year.
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34-35 pinions fit no problem with the 69 spur. I haven't had trouble with gear cover.
Joining the club and getting the B5M not the champ Ed coming very soon . I had a chance to race 2 B5M as mod motor.
And felt instantly competitive can't say the same for the Dex210V2 i been driving on clay on carpet it's great though .
And felt instantly competitive can't say the same for the Dex210V2 i been driving on clay on carpet it's great though .
Last edited by tc5 man; 12-14-2015 at 07:47 PM.
we had an SRS local show up at our track in PA and told us that this was the first time he had to actually tune his B5M. At SRS it's all about just slam the car, dope your tires and put as much power into it as possible. You could run any setup and still wheel it fast. Hearing these stories always makes me chuckle
not sure if those were shots fired. perhaps more along the lines of there are racers who aren't taking more advantage of the adjustability of their cars
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No shots... just awesome to see someone fly from the other side of the country and go.. oh wow... this is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay different.
I think we all know that if you have grip, ultimately you can wheel pretty much anything (more or less). Our tracks out here don't have anywhere near the grip levels... so your dialed setup there may have you doing donuts here (like he did )
I think we all know that if you have grip, ultimately you can wheel pretty much anything (more or less). Our tracks out here don't have anywhere near the grip levels... so your dialed setup there may have you doing donuts here (like he did )
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No shots... just awesome to see someone fly from the other side of the country and go.. oh wow... this is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay different.
I think we all know that if you have grip, ultimately you can wheel pretty much anything (more or less). Our tracks out here don't have anywhere near the grip levels... so your dialed setup there may have you doing donuts here (like he did )
I think we all know that if you have grip, ultimately you can wheel pretty much anything (more or less). Our tracks out here don't have anywhere near the grip levels... so your dialed setup there may have you doing donuts here (like he did )
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No shots... just awesome to see someone fly from the other side of the country and go.. oh wow... this is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay different.
I think we all know that if you have grip, ultimately you can wheel pretty much anything (more or less). Our tracks out here don't have anywhere near the grip levels... so your dialed setup there may have you doing donuts here (like he did )
I think we all know that if you have grip, ultimately you can wheel pretty much anything (more or less). Our tracks out here don't have anywhere near the grip levels... so your dialed setup there may have you doing donuts here (like he did )
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3D printing isn't as bad a you think. No, it sure isn't injection molded plastic like AE kit parts. But it's a great alternative for new ideas.
I've been running a 3D printed lay down trans since July. First the original 4gear on shapeways, then the 3gear I designed. No issues with either of them.
My 3gear has been awesome the past few weeks. My son will be getting it this week for more testing.
I've been running a 3D printed lay down trans since July. First the original 4gear on shapeways, then the 3gear I designed. No issues with either of them.
My 3gear has been awesome the past few weeks. My son will be getting it this week for more testing.
Is there no way to engineer a lay down using the same holes of a 3 or 4 gear?
I run 34 and 35 on my B5M (original 4 gear). While it's possible they have altered the gear cover from 4 to 3 gear, it's unlikely that area would have been touched. Have you checked for a bent motor plate? Can you move the pinion down the shaft a little more? You could shim the cover out a smidge but unless you switch over to the fuel tube mounting method, the removal of the gear cover will get annoying.
On a related note, I noticed the spur gear has a tiny bit of inward/outward play in it. I noticed the Lite Edition instructions made mention of inserting a shim for the top shaft but the CE manual made no mention of this, so guess it's still needed there. This wouldn't have any affect on the placement of the pinion though, so it's not related to this particular problem I'm having.
I think I fixed the gear cover rubbing, basically just had to try and move the pinion gear inward a tiny fraction more. Not really looking forward to taking the gear box apart to shim the top shaft though, ugh. I'll deal with that later.
All of them I have seen (including mine) use the existing 4 holes from the bottom near the diff. Then from there, it depends on the parts used.
For mine, you'll need to drill (2) new holes a bit forward of those holes to mount the front of the trans case. Then (2) more new holes a bit forward of the exiting waterfall screws to attach the new waterfall. A total of (4) new holes. This makes for the most secure mount and keeps everything where it's supposed to be.
I guess you could use just the (4) holes around the diff. But, it would let the entire case flex which could lead to cracks. I wouldn't recommend it.
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How much lighter is the lite chassis compared to stock? The devil on my shoulder (BB) suggested I try stock class racing. I picked up a used (built but never run) b5m with a 3 gear. Curious if I should upgrade to the lite chassis.