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Old 12-20-2014, 07:45 PM
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Spring suggestions for inline setup, med to high traction?
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Old 12-20-2014, 07:47 PM
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Currently on white rear, gray front. ..
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Originally Posted by gooba


For you guys who have spent a ton of money making a lightweight car this is mine BOX stock with LRP spin, jr reciever,turningy 4200 shorty and savox lo pro servo. I have a top shaft and screws coming but not planning anything else. Super light doesn't mean super fast.
Mine is 1540 with a Tekin RS gen2, savox 1258, rx472, and a turnigy shorty. My mods include a Schelle slipper, exotec top shaft and JC motor plate. I'm still running the stock turnbuckles.
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So I built the gear diff for the b5m and it seemed to be smooth... When I put it into the tranny and put in the top shaft and the idler gears without putting the other half of the case on it feels smooth as silk... As soon as I put the other side of the tranny case on, I get a bump in the roataion... like a pinched bearing, but all the bearings are smooth as silk...

Should it be smooth as butter or does it need to be broken in?

Help!!
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Originally Posted by Wildcat1971
the new stock firmware is not very good imo
I was looking for information on what the difference in new firmware / upgrade was but it doesn't show anywhere. Feels really slow and times confirmed. Last night was ugly, thought I had a 21.5. Going to drop back and check times. New to Orion so playing with it. Any luck with mod firmware in B5m or better to stick with stock firmware for stock?
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the new firmware feels like crap. slow, motor gets hot. you could try dropping a few teeth on the pinion, but i just went back to the old firmware
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Old 12-20-2014, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by sstriano
So I built the gear diff for the b5m and it seemed to be smooth... When I put it into the tranny and put in the top shaft and the idler gears without putting the other half of the case on it feels smooth as silk... As soon as I put the other side of the tranny case on, I get a bump in the roataion... like a pinched bearing, but all the bearings are smooth as silk...

Should it be smooth as butter or does it need to be broken in?

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1) Make sure you don't over-tighten the case
2) The gears will certainly break in. Spin it by hand after a few packs and I bet it's butter.
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Originally Posted by Cpt.America
1) Make sure you don't over-tighten the case
2) The gears will certainly break in. Spin it by hand after a few packs and I bet it's butter.
It does it only when the other half of the case is on even when theres no screw in it and youre just holding it together by hand
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Put some screws in it and tighten them up it could be that it isn't aligned properly. Also make sure there isn't a small burr or piece of flashing on that side of the case.
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if you have some spare bearings might not be a bad idea to swap em out just to see, even though you said yours were smooth. Capt. suggestions is a great one as well. Sometimes gears just need to be run for a min and then they free up.
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Originally Posted by sstriano
It does it only when the other half of the case is on even when theres no screw in it and youre just holding it together by hand
It should be smooth. Try a new case or check to make sure the bearings are seated properly.
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The top shaft bearings dont always seat the best. use the topshaft and try to press them into place.
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Originally Posted by Cridd
I was looking for information on what the difference in new firmware / upgrade was but it doesn't show anywhere. Feels really slow and times confirmed. Last night was ugly, thought I had a 21.5. Going to drop back and check times. New to Orion so playing with it. Any luck with mod firmware in B5m or better to stick with stock firmware for stock?
Don't run the stock firmware as it is meant for touring car, stick with the mod firmware that came pre-installed on the Speedo. I got a stock setup from Joe Pillars the Team Manager for Orion that he recommended if you will not be running boost or timing. It's the setup that Cav and a few other Team Drivers used at this year's Stock Nationals at OC/RC. All you do is use profile 4 under running mode
- forward/brake/-zero timing
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Everything else you leave as is.
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Originally Posted by Wildcat1971
The top shaft bearings dont always seat the best. use the topshaft and try to press them into place.
The weird thing about it is that it is smooth all the way around except for a couple tight spots for like to or three "clicks" on the spur gear.

So I guess what I am say is that if you turn the spur really slow, it is smooth until you hit the spot where there are two or three spots (I would say like clicks or teeth on the spur) where it is not smooth.

If you grab the slipper clutch nut and spin it from there, it is smooth and you can barely feel the "clicks" at all... Almost like there is a mesh of the geras that needs to be broken in.

It is not the whole rotation of the spur that is "clicky" at all, just that one little spot in the system...

Only way I could explain it. I am a rookie!!

Thanks!
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Is there a big difference in weight between the B5 and the B5M? Just picked up a B5 and noted how light it is compared to my Schumacher SV2 and was wondering if the B5M was heavier with the aluminum chassis.

Running 17.5, the SV2 is a bit too heavy to make short run up jumps. Rotates awesome and is very planted but needs more motor to make it shine.
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