Losi XXX-S
#6601
Tech Elite
iTrader: (7)
Steel diff outdrives...
I ended up triing them last Saturday, I wasn't but a nasty accident in round 1 left me with a chopped tooth on my composite diff..... whiich I found while on the stand in round 2....thank god for computer problems!!! I ended up making round 2!!!
I felt with a stock motor they do slow acceleration slightly, They also add front traction, but not on-power steering...which is what I was hopeing for........ Personnally I don't care for them..........
That's it!!!! I'm ordering a one-way
I felt with a stock motor they do slow acceleration slightly, They also add front traction, but not on-power steering...which is what I was hopeing for........ Personnally I don't care for them..........
That's it!!!! I'm ordering a one-way
#6602
Tech Master
iTrader: (15)
roborat/lars- i haven't run a steel a spool on carpet or asphalt only plastic; i tend to run a diff whenever possible, adjusted tighter than the rear. as for the steel, i think you aren't going to notice the traction difference (front vs. rear) when applied with a stock motor. i would recommend a plastic spool, b/c of the extra rotating mass. the steel outdrives are a pretty common offroad component, practically standard issue for most electric 2wd's and trucks. hard to believe your LHS doesn't have any at all...and as far as the losi brown grease, i am not sure if it commercially available yet.
highwayman- actually, i feel that heavier oil has the opposite effect, making the car LESS forgiving, because it will respond and transition quicker (compared to lighter oil).
impactplayr- spools are unforgiving. even with a glancing blow to the front of the car, expect cracked arms/carriers, bent CVD's, shattered outdrive halves, and i supposed even chipped teeth (?). this is going to happen regardless of the car- losi, associated, xray, schumacher, etc. because there is no differential action at the moment of impact, the force of that impact is directly transfered to parts and components surrounding the front spool...
highwayman- actually, i feel that heavier oil has the opposite effect, making the car LESS forgiving, because it will respond and transition quicker (compared to lighter oil).
impactplayr- spools are unforgiving. even with a glancing blow to the front of the car, expect cracked arms/carriers, bent CVD's, shattered outdrive halves, and i supposed even chipped teeth (?). this is going to happen regardless of the car- losi, associated, xray, schumacher, etc. because there is no differential action at the moment of impact, the force of that impact is directly transfered to parts and components surrounding the front spool...
#6604
i think the brown grease is available, we used to use it in the street weapn, and it was from the old trans.....i dont know the ## though, i will look in my old notes...
#6605
Tech Initiate
Originally posted by J.Filipow
...actually, i feel that heavier oil has the opposite effect, making the car LESS forgiving, because it will respond and transition quicker (compared to lighter oil).
...actually, i feel that heavier oil has the opposite effect, making the car LESS forgiving, because it will respond and transition quicker (compared to lighter oil).
As far as a "forgiving" car, I usually relate that to balance between front and back. A slower moving (heavier weighted oil), slightly understeering car always was the easiest for me to drive. It also isn't very fast.
I guess the point is go out and test to see what works best for you. Every driver is different.
#6607
Tech Regular
Originally posted by mr. losi
i think the brown grease is available, we used to use it in the street weapn, and it was from the old trans.....i dont know the ## though, i will look in my old notes...
i think the brown grease is available, we used to use it in the street weapn, and it was from the old trans.....i dont know the ## though, i will look in my old notes...
#6608
J.FILIPOW:
was reading your carpet set-up... wouldn't the front low roll center and 2F produce zero kick-up?
was reading your carpet set-up... wouldn't the front low roll center and 2F produce zero kick-up?
#6611
Tech Regular
Tom-the oneways are fine in the sedan. In the off-road car the problem is in the CVD length, with some hand fitting they are fine.
Chad
Chad
#6613
Re: ONeway's
Originally posted by tomdav
Any comments on the durability of the XXX-s oneway. I know the XXX-4 drivers where going thru them like popcorn.
Any comments on the durability of the XXX-s oneway. I know the XXX-4 drivers where going thru them like popcorn.
#6615
that's one more thing good with the losi one way, you can just change one side...