TLR 22 3.0 Race Kit Thread!
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#3932
Tech Apprentice
Maybe I am too stingy, but I still do not consider $180 an economical option for me. For now I am considering other options...
Does anyone know if there are any 3D printable lay-down transmissions? I know there are some for the B5 on shapeways, but couldn't find any for the 22 3.0. If not, I am going to try to design my own lay-down transmission that can be 3D printed at an economical price.
I like your acronym VDT, I also thought it would be cool to have a transmission that could "transform" from a lay-down to a stand-up to make it a bit easier to go from carpet to loose dirt.
#3933
I'd say its more in the .2-.3 range of difference... maybe more of less depending on driving skill and styles. I do think that laydown is probably more likely to be an improvement in spec classes over mod classes, but the mod drivers are also more likely to be the ones with the skill to pull the extra time out of a laydown. Without knowing your exact skill and track grip/layout type, it for sure makes it hard to say which way I would recommend.
#3934
Tech Initiate
I have the exotek laydown and brass hinge pin brace. Just ordered xfactory front tower shock mount. Wondering what else people are running parts wise. Are the rear hubs different with the losi laydown kit? What's different about them and is there a part number?
#3935
Thanks Frank. I know it's difficult to give a recommendation like this, but I think it helps. Oh, and my skill is not that high: got into this about two years ago, run on carpet at our monthly club race, and I've ran on clay about 6 times. I'm mixing it up with guys that have been doing this for quite a while, if not their whole lives, but I can't touch one or two of the young fast guys when they are on. Well, one of them I can't even touch when he's having a bad day! When I do well, it's consistency not speed. Even if I podium, usually the next 3 or 4 after me have faster laps and sometimes a faster top 5 laps.
#3936
They won't improve much if any with the exotek transmission.
#3937
I agree, I seen it at our carpet track. Now I am way back in the pack since I am one of the few remaining with a standup transmission.
Maybe I am too stingy, but I still do not consider $180 an economical option for me. For now I am considering other options...
Does anyone know if there are any 3D printable lay-down transmissions? I know there are some for the B5 on shapeways, but couldn't find any for the 22 3.0. If not, I am going to try to design my own lay-down transmission that can be 3D printed at an economical price.
I like your acronym VDT, I also thought it would be cool to have a transmission that could "transform" from a lay-down to a stand-up to make it a bit easier to go from carpet to loose dirt.
Maybe I am too stingy, but I still do not consider $180 an economical option for me. For now I am considering other options...
Does anyone know if there are any 3D printable lay-down transmissions? I know there are some for the B5 on shapeways, but couldn't find any for the 22 3.0. If not, I am going to try to design my own lay-down transmission that can be 3D printed at an economical price.
I like your acronym VDT, I also thought it would be cool to have a transmission that could "transform" from a lay-down to a stand-up to make it a bit easier to go from carpet to loose dirt.
#3939
Tech Regular
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Honestly, if you are running carpet, I really recommend the laydown. I know it's steep, but you do get a lot for your money and the original ("carpet") laydown kits will be gone soon. But if that's just too much for you, then I'd go with the Exotek unless you are really just into making your own stuff. The Exotek is significantly cheaper. In the end though, I don't think you'll be able to come up with something that works as well as the TLR laydown, though you may get close. It's all about whether you would rather pay and play now, or enjoy the challenge of doing your own thing and getting reward out of that!
Really though you do get a lot of goodies in those kits and those goodies are of very high quality.
So long as you're accomplished enough to run smooth, somewhat consistent laps, a properly set up laydown car is going to be faster and, in my experience, easier to drive.
#3940
Tech Apprentice
Frank, when is the release date for the new 22 SR 3.0
#3941
Tech Initiate
#3942
Tech Adept
From what I've read. The exotic tranny is similar to the tlr dirt laydown Trans, which uses the standard hubs. That's why it would be best to stay with the standard hubs.
I don't run a laydown so I can't really go into detail why. Something to do with the height of the diff.
#3944
Tech Adept
iTrader: (8)
That's What I was told at my LHS today...then maybe I have it by the weekend...or next weekend. Can't wait
So since we race Carpet Spec 17.5 here, I should be looking to get a discontinued laydown kit, but the spec racer has a chassis that is lightened, so by going that route I would be loosing on a lightened chassis, correct?
Any chance a lightened laydown conversion kit is in the works? or maybe the chassis in the spec is setup so it can use the laydown transmission from the get go?
So since we race Carpet Spec 17.5 here, I should be looking to get a discontinued laydown kit, but the spec racer has a chassis that is lightened, so by going that route I would be loosing on a lightened chassis, correct?
Any chance a lightened laydown conversion kit is in the works? or maybe the chassis in the spec is setup so it can use the laydown transmission from the get go?
#3945
Frank, any idea on when the new dirt laydown conversion kits will be available?