Schumacher Corner
03-01-2007, 09:25 PM
track time
The car has been on the track for 16 packs and is as good if not better than any other car i have had. Car seems to react to changes more than other cars i have had. Dont worry clint it will still turn faster times in stock than you will in mod! Tomorrow is the first day of testing on asphalt and im sure the car will be just as good as it was on carpet.
03-02-2007, 06:26 AM
Originally Posted by AARON YOUNG
The car has been on the track for 16 packs and is as good if not better than any other car i have had. Car seems to react to changes more than other cars i have had. Dont worry clint it will still turn faster times in stock than you will in mod! Tomorrow is the first day of testing on asphalt and im sure the car will be just as good as it was on carpet.
TEAM HIGH FIVE
03-02-2007, 06:10 PM
Tech Regular
Originally Posted by Alex Lopez
EC IS DIALED!!! THE MI3 WILL BE A DREAM!!!
Thanks Adrian G.
Last edited by ernie; 03-03-2007 at 02:39 AM.
03-03-2007, 06:35 PM
What setups are you guys running for outdoors these days? Think i'm going to take the EC for a spin tomorrow at superior if it doesnt rain.
Last edited by IslandBwoy; 03-03-2007 at 06:53 PM.
03-03-2007, 06:47 PM
Its funny how Adrian signs on and say that he loves man; and seaball immediately reply with ygpm 
Originally Posted by seaball
ygpm!
03-03-2007, 08:46 PM
Tech Master
Hey guys,
The Schuie was rock'n tonight at "The Track". I shaved 7/10ths' off my usuall lap times. PW - Thanks for the set-up. I went with light blue springs and 1mm droop front and 1.5mm droop rear. I was using BSR "black" dot tires and the car was awsome. I know it can go faster, I just have to keep it off the boards!
Next week will be killer!
The Schuie was rock'n tonight at "The Track". I shaved 7/10ths' off my usuall lap times. PW - Thanks for the set-up. I went with light blue springs and 1mm droop front and 1.5mm droop rear. I was using BSR "black" dot tires and the car was awsome. I know it can go faster, I just have to keep it off the boards!
Next week will be killer!
03-03-2007, 09:05 PM
Originally Posted by Static_racing
Hey guys,
The Schuie was rock'n tonight at "The Track". I shaved 7/10ths' off my usuall lap times. PW - Thanks for the set-up. I went with light blue springs and 1mm droop front and 1.5mm droop rear. I was using BSR "black" dot tires and the car was awsome. I know it can go faster, I just have to keep it off the boards! Next week will be killer!
The Schuie was rock'n tonight at "The Track". I shaved 7/10ths' off my usuall lap times. PW - Thanks for the set-up. I went with light blue springs and 1mm droop front and 1.5mm droop rear. I was using BSR "black" dot tires and the car was awsome. I know it can go faster, I just have to keep it off the boards!
Next week will be killer!
03-03-2007, 09:10 PM
Tech Master
No problem, I'll post it sometime tomorrow.
Mike
Mike
03-04-2007, 11:13 AM
Tech Adept
I have studied pictures of the MI3 for many hours during the last weeks 
and I'm wondering about the reliability of the Twin pivot block design.
Can someone at Schu USA inform about the relibility of these. As I understand they will not move and bind up the suspension until the hingpins get bent? Basically how many hits with the barriares can they take compared to other cars.
and I'm wondering about the reliability of the Twin pivot block design.
Can someone at Schu USA inform about the relibility of these. As I understand they will not move and bind up the suspension until the hingpins get bent? Basically how many hits with the barriares can they take compared to other cars.
03-04-2007, 06:52 PM
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I don't see it being any less reliable than any other car out their. I have looked at the car for over a month and don't see any week points. If it holds up half of what my EC does (2 broken caster blocks in 10 months of racing) then great.
The car has been tested and is being tested and from what I have been told the car has been nothing but excellent all the way around.
I'm sure PW or Adrian can post more when they see this.
The car has been tested and is being tested and from what I have been told the car has been nothing but excellent all the way around.
I'm sure PW or Adrian can post more when they see this.
03-04-2007, 07:11 PM
Any Mi3 issues so far with the front spool and the CVDs? I know there had been some recent issues with the current car and CVD pins.
I've never used a spool in a car, mainly because they are so hard on the front end equipment. Will this be an issue with the Mi3?
I've never used a spool in a car, mainly because they are so hard on the front end equipment. Will this be an issue with the Mi3?
03-04-2007, 07:30 PM
The problem with the EC and the front CVD pins is a flaw in the CVD design. The coupling in the stock EC CVD's is hollow. So there was nothing on the back side of the pin opposite the set screw to support the pin. If the set screw was tightened too much, it will bend or even snap the cross pin. So people were having the pins just break without hitting anything. (The new CVD's that are available have been revised and this isn't an issue any longer.) I had one stock CVD break the whole time I've been running the EC. I just tighten the set screw down enough to hold everything.
As for the spool being hard on the front end, yes it is. That's what the blades are for. Blades wear out fast on the EC with a spool. But as long as they're replaced before they're dead, there won't be any issues. The new spool will have a thicker out drive so the surface where it contacts the blade won't be so sharp. This should make the blades last much longer.
As for the spool being hard on the front end, yes it is. That's what the blades are for. Blades wear out fast on the EC with a spool. But as long as they're replaced before they're dead, there won't be any issues. The new spool will have a thicker out drive so the surface where it contacts the blade won't be so sharp. This should make the blades last much longer.
03-04-2007, 08:38 PM
Originally Posted by moonman
I have studied pictures of the MI3 for many hours during the last weeks
and I'm wondering about the reliability of the Twin pivot block design.
Can someone at Schu USA inform about the relibility of these. As I understand they will not move and bind up the suspension until the hingpins get bent? Basically how many hits with the barriares can they take compared to other cars.
and I'm wondering about the reliability of the Twin pivot block design.
Can someone at Schu USA inform about the relibility of these. As I understand they will not move and bind up the suspension until the hingpins get bent? Basically how many hits with the barriares can they take compared to other cars.
There are other top cars on the market that have a problem with the screws holding the suspension mounts to the bulkhead bending. We have learned from this and as a result this is much less of an issue on the Mi3. The Mi3's you have seen are a prototype and an early Pre Production car that had a lot of proto parts on it so we could have a complete car at Nuremburg.
There are two diffrences in the Mi3's you have seen and what will be on the final Mi3 that make it a lot tougher in this respect than other cars on the market.
03-04-2007, 11:51 PM
Originally Posted by Jon Kerr
The problem with the EC and the front CVD pins is a flaw in the CVD design. The coupling in the stock EC CVD's is hollow. So there was nothing on the back side of the pin opposite the set screw to support the pin. If the set screw was tightened too much, it will bend or even snap the cross pin. So people were having the pins just break without hitting anything. (The new CVD's that are available have been revised and this isn't an issue any longer.) I had one stock CVD break the whole time I've been running the EC. I just tighten the set screw down enough to hold everything.
As for the spool being hard on the front end, yes it is. That's what the blades are for. Blades wear out fast on the EC with a spool. But as long as they're replaced before they're dead, there won't be any issues. The new spool will have a thicker out drive so the surface where it contacts the blade won't be so sharp. This should make the blades last much longer.
As for the spool being hard on the front end, yes it is. That's what the blades are for. Blades wear out fast on the EC with a spool. But as long as they're replaced before they're dead, there won't be any issues. The new spool will have a thicker out drive so the surface where it contacts the blade won't be so sharp. This should make the blades last much longer.
I currently cut tamiya body pins since it fits perfectly, storng and flexible. can't wait for the mi3 to arrive at our shores thanks so much for the update and information.
03-05-2007, 05:18 AM
Originally Posted by wyd
The car has been tested and is being tested and from what I have been told the car has been nothing but excellent all the way around.
after looking at the pics of this car, i had said that these guys got it right, this time. now i am positive of that.
