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Old 07-22-2013, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Jochim_18
If someone is trading a V5 then do it however the track with on the V5 is too wide so you gonna end up changing suspension mount. I run last night at Hobbytown in Open MOD and help Richard with setup he's struggiling with steering with the stock setup on his 417 V5 due to wider track width..
Standard V5 set up is narrower, B/B vs C/C
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Old 07-22-2013, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Typeone
What's up guys just had a question do u think its worth trading/selling my 417x for a 417v5 considering I have upgraded the car with dcjs front aluminum c hubs titanium screws and the list goes on or should I just wait till tamiya comes out with a new chassis.
Unless you can get an awesome deal then stick with the X. V5 is a nice car but X can be just as quick in most situations. If you have money burning a hole in your pocket buy a raceberry conversion for your X
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Old 07-22-2013, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by CraigM
Unless you can get an awesome deal then stick with the X. V5 is a nice car but X can be just as quick in most situations. If you have money burning a hole in your pocket buy a raceberry conversion for your X
Where can you get a raceberry conversion in the states.
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Old 07-22-2013, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by vivo quevas
Where can you get a raceberry conversion in the states.
Right now your only option is through Tonisports in Germany.
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Old 07-22-2013, 06:36 AM
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I have a V5 car for sale if anyone is interested. TRF Works shocks, lots of spares. Clean chassis.
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Old 07-22-2013, 09:26 AM
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What is happening to Tamiya,I was told at the begining of the season, that Tamiya was pulling out of touring car, a team driver was leaving the team, as there was no development being done on their , then, new car(V5) and no spare parts are available for the V5, the only developments done on the car, has been done by Raceberry, using other makers car parts,can someone tell me what is happening, as the standard car is not as good and the parts are showing signs of ware and need replacing.
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Old 07-22-2013, 09:48 AM
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I'm conflicted. Kiyo was at Reedy race with the team. They've won the last few world titles. They've been second at ETS the past few years. And yet, it feels like the Tamiya has lost a step. Very little innovation in the 17, team drivers constantly complaining about how the car is working, turning to aftermarket to make the car competitive. And seemingly little to no new parts being tested at the past few big races.

A company like XRay or Durango could really use one of the top drivers Tamiya has collected. If they were to release their team, which would surprise me, it could make things interesting.
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Old 07-22-2013, 09:57 AM
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It's hard to ignore that when you look at the results from stock classes at races like ETS, Tamiya is absent. The pros in modified aren't buying kits, it's the stock guys. And lately, I haven't been hearing much about the Tamiya in the stock scene. It's hard to understand the economics of having such a big, well-paid team and then not leveraging them to test new stuff.

But maybe their bread and butter is in Japan and these races are just a distraction, I dunno. But I can tell you that over here in the states, it's very rare to see a Tamiya in the results of a meaningful race.
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Old 07-22-2013, 10:13 AM
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Tamiya used to be the car to beat, we're others just copied,but now nothing is being developed by team tamiya, there not even doing spare parts, and the backup for the car, is very poor
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Old 07-22-2013, 10:19 AM
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I suppose it's possible they're trying to empty the pipeline of parts as they ramp up for some big new change in the 418. Doubtful though.
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Old 07-22-2013, 10:48 AM
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Elliott Harper was a factory trf driver who is leading the development with the Durango already.
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Old 07-22-2013, 11:42 AM
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witch servo horn drives the tamiya factory drivers?? itīs a black horn.
or which are recommended
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Originally Posted by DPRacing
witch servo horn drives the tamiya factory drivers?? itīs a black horn.
or which are recommended
I believe the black ones are the ones from Square:

http://www.fast-webshop.com/tonispor...re-R-C-Subtain

Tamiya also released their own:

http://www.redrc.net/2013/07/tamiya-...um-servo-horns
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Originally Posted by syndr0me
I suppose it's possible they're trying to empty the pipeline of parts as they ramp up for some big new change in the 418. Doubtful though.
I think a lot of the issues with Tamiya in Europe are down to weak distribution, it's the same deal here in Australia, we have to source all our stuff from Asia where fortunately it's easy to find and relatively inexpensive.

It will be interesting to see what Tamiya come up with at the end of the year, there are pictures of them testing their version of the raceberry conversion, hopefully they produce something a bit innovative rather than just a straight copy
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Old 07-22-2013, 03:28 PM
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Tonisport out of stock of raceberry

Craig - any idea where to get one?
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