Tamiya mini cooper
#4456
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Steve, you guys at Trackside are simply...innovators.
Plain and simple.
Plain and simple.
#4457
I just bought a Rover Mini Cooper, and after having top line RC tourers, these Mini's are rough as guts
#4458
S&M Trackside....... Now i know why i didnt go last weekend
Anyways what is the popular servo guys are running in the m03r
Anyways what is the popular servo guys are running in the m03r
#4459
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My personal favorite is a Futaba 9650. It is a mini sized servo, weighs a bit less that a standard servo, important given its high mounting position. I am also sold on digintal servos, as they have great center hold power. THis one is digital as well, and is reasonably priced at about $59.
#4460
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Anyway, we begin the first heat and geez, those batteries must have really not liked sitting for so long - on the 140 foot straight it seems like we are really down on power - in fact as were driving, I say to Scott, as he pulls even to me midway on the straight and all of a sudden takes off like someone dumped nitrous oxide in his motor, "where did you get the Turbo boost." They couldn't keep from laughing - it seems that the bunch of them decided, upon hearing that Nathan & I would finally be coming for our first parking lot racing, to all run stock motors in their minis but not tell us two newcomers running our silver cans. They even planned it out so as to all run at half throttle in practice and warm ups so as to not let us on to the joke. Very funny (and we ended up only about a lap off the pace despite our silver cans)!
So Nathan & I switched to stock motors for the rest of the day, and boy that was fun. Long straights and stock motors were a fun combination that we plan on continuing next time.
#4461
does scotty have swift bodies in stock at trackside ?
#4464
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http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXS444&P=SM
What I use is the thinner end, and put a hole either side of the lowest single hole. That kills a lot of bump steer.
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#4466
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I use this one on my Mini:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXS444&P=SM
What I use is the thinner end, and put a hole either side of the lowest single hole. That kills a lot of bump steer.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXS444&P=SM
What I use is the thinner end, and put a hole either side of the lowest single hole. That kills a lot of bump steer.
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By the way..there's nothing wrong with the stock servo saver. Everyone at rc-mini still uses the stock one and its fine.
#4468
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Heya, Mini gurus..
I've been using a normally-built ball diff on outdoor tracks, and it's been pretty good except when I want to accelerate, sometimes one tire can slip.. It has some tension unlike a gear diff, so it does move forward, but I want it to go no matter what..
I stiffened the diff up with extra cone washers, to the point it won't slip at all but I can still turn it, but the turning radius is totally wider, and it understeers like crazy..
I guess the only way people do it is letting the rear slide to follow the front where it wants to turn, and it snaps back into place when they hit the throttle..
Does anyone have a decent setup that works on asphalt like this, or should I be getting a front one-way for this like some have?
I've been using a normally-built ball diff on outdoor tracks, and it's been pretty good except when I want to accelerate, sometimes one tire can slip.. It has some tension unlike a gear diff, so it does move forward, but I want it to go no matter what..
I stiffened the diff up with extra cone washers, to the point it won't slip at all but I can still turn it, but the turning radius is totally wider, and it understeers like crazy..
I guess the only way people do it is letting the rear slide to follow the front where it wants to turn, and it snaps back into place when they hit the throttle..
Does anyone have a decent setup that works on asphalt like this, or should I be getting a front one-way for this like some have?
#4470
I checked Jason's store but I didn't see the M03R knuckles (F/R) did he already sold out?