Drifting101

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Found this on another forum so i thought that i would put it here

alana07

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omg...shaft drive with a bathtub chassis, uses 416 suspension parts, IFS laydown shocks and the bodyshell is so sickening...Tamiya Tamiya...

Waltrip55

That's pretty cool. I raced my old TB-02 for two race seasons, and now my 13 year old brother runs it. I wonder if they fixed the bevel gear issue

Hebiki

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cant wait for this car to come out. it'll be a force to be reckoned with in GT classes at Tamiya TCS.

AllShowNoGo

Is that a TA05 tub? It looks like they've switched the drive train on the 05IFS for the shaft drive of an EVO? Have to see one before I buy one.

mog ruith

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nice seems like a ta05 ifs but with shaft instead of a belt

AllShowNoGo

Hmm, T05 geometry in a TB02, could be nice running.

Looks like the battery and motor have been switch around, but that shouldn't effect the handling much?

Jam-ehz

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I gather it's based on the Evo V drivetrain, as the TB-02 was from the Evo III at the time.. why make new parts?

If that's the case, you won't have to worry about the bevel gears.. I know a few people with Evo IV/V's who have to replace the spur gear more often after a hit, because the rest of it is so solid! The 02's bevel issues were the main reason I went to a TA-05, that damn shaft was never long enough. Use the one way, be sure to have a spare gear handy the next heat..

It was also on the heavy side compared to the TA-05, I'm sure it'll be a bit lighter with this new design and all the LWS components on it.. very TA-05 like..

Plus, They aren't making the same mistake as before with custom spurs and fixed motor placement.. what a pain in the A$$ that was!!

alana07

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it uses 1050 bearings from the 416, so most likely it will incorporate 416 suspension with evo 5's drivetrain mounted on a ta05 styled tub chassis, will definitely be a serious contender in the GT2 classes....ta05 owners beware

Waltrip55

The battery and motor are on the same side as the TB-02...

It should be a contender in GT-2...if you can gear it low enough. That's why I went with the TA-05R, I can gear it low enough for a 13.5.

quantum

am i missing something?
is the ifs suspension supposed to be an improvement in handling?
or is all the praise going to the low drag drivetrain with a more reliable ring gear?

AllShowNoGo

It's hard to say and appears to be debatable. I have both a hopped up TA05(r) and and an IFS(r). I much prefer the IFS. With similar set ups, the IFS seems to handle infield turning better, and the lap times are just a little quicker, but then it might be all in my head.

As for the drive train, never driven an EVO so I can't say, I do have a hopped up TB02 and will say I prefer the belt drive. Anyone else want share their insights.

Either way, I'm looking forward to adding it to the fleet.

edseb

Its more of a scale thing. With traditonal stand up shocks the tower is too high to run bodies like the one pictured. It is commonly known that if you put a cantilever they won't work as well. Its not new technology; all the rc car engineers are aware of the cantilever system, but for Tamiya fans often scale is more important and something to tinker with.

Korey Harbke

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The word is from the TCS crowd... the IFS cars have been working a tick better. It migh tbe just because of the body though... so who knows.

-Korey

EngTat

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