Team Associated TC4
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Well, my LRP X12 motor / Novak GTB2 set ran 4.0:1 in my Losi touring car, now it runs 4.0 or so in my shaft car, and it would go nuclear without fans but still gets to 170F with them. It's timed according to manufacturer spec, and the car spins free. If your car runs well at 3.65, thats great, but it's far out of the normal range and recommending it to others with no knowledge of their equipment (you know, besides that it's a Vulcan) or track type...
Start conservative on all settings, then go by lap times and temp.
Start conservative on all settings, then go by lap times and temp.
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Fdr start should be 3.75fdr, not 4.2fdr, and timing should be at 40 degrees.... I also run a novak motor in my 17.5t tc4, and 4.2fdr start is mainly for belt cars not shaft cars, which can run taller gearing without running hot..... Just make sure your drivetrain is free, and you're good to go....
I started at 3.65fdr with my tc4 17.5t and a novak ballistic(12.3mm rotor), with no heat at all after six Minutes, so to me a vulcan(12.5mm rotor) should easily handle 3.75fdr.... If you ask for most racers fdr advice, they will give you what fdr works in their belt cars, not shaft cars, and even when they switch to a shaftdrive, they still keep gearing as if they're still running a beltdrive Car... Old habits die hard !!!
I only run tc4's and my newly acquired Awesomatix A700.... I came up with the losi lcd(#3344) mod for the tc4, and run other secret stuff too...lol... I constantly refine my rides, and it's fun... My cars will never be for sale !!!
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i was wondering which is the better choice to buy the tc4 ft carbon fiber kit on to buy the roller chassis and chang it to the carbon fiber
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If you can find a FT carbon fiber kit, it'll (probably) be cheaper. The Diggity Designs chassis for the TC4 has been getting great reviews. (Is it the DC4LE?)
The Diggity conversion is $200.
The Diggity conversion is $200.
Nobody will let go of their tc4 CF kit as fast as their tub chassis... A better bet is to get a very cheap ($30) tc4 tub kit, and convert it with the $200 dc4 le CF kit, so you can endup with a top contender for cheap....
I started at 3.65fdr with my tc4 17.5t and a novak ballistic(12.3mm rotor), with no heat at all after six Minutes, so to me a vulcan(12.5mm rotor) should easily handle 3.75fdr.... If you ask for most racers fdr advice, they will give you what fdr works in their belt cars, not shaft cars, and even when they switch to a shaftdrive, they still keep gearing as if they're still running a beltdrive Car... Old habits die hard !!!
Lots of incredible things happen when running a tc4 ! Not all will believe... Happy Racing...
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OK, I'll admit I'm a bonehead. I'll also admit that I'm lazy. I'm building a TC4 for USGT and I'm using 6mm offset HPI wheels. I'm having trouble getting the nuts tight and decided to put 5mm diameter washers between the nuts and the wheel (because the nutdriver won't get in there deep enough). Can someone share a more elegant solution?
Shave the outside edge of the wheel nut driver a bit....
Tech Adept
The hollow carbon shafts..to replace the alluminium hd centre shafts..h
Has anyone tried them?. Im sorry..thers too many pages here...its almost impossible to look up for tht particular topic..
I was planin on buying them..but would like some imput..from ya'll
Is it significantly better and enhances performance of the car...
Or just unnoticeble compared to the original alluminium shaft?
Planing on running with a 17.5 or 13.5
Has anyone tried them?. Im sorry..thers too many pages here...its almost impossible to look up for tht particular topic..
I was planin on buying them..but would like some imput..from ya'll
Is it significantly better and enhances performance of the car...
Or just unnoticeble compared to the original alluminium shaft?
Planing on running with a 17.5 or 13.5
The carbon shaft is significantly better, specially when combined with lightweight spool/diff outdrives & lightweight Tires.... Yes I weigh my spec Tires, and true them to lose two or three grams per tire too: that's 12+grams total , the furthest from the Center of rotation !!!! Big difference !!!!
New Sweep Tires weigh 31 to 35 grams , and when they get really worn they dip down to 27grams . That's four to eight grams difference per tire that can free up some power !
Carbon electric Tires might be the way of the future !!!
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OK, I'll admit I'm a bonehead. I'll also admit that I'm lazy. I'm building a TC4 for USGT and I'm using 6mm offset HPI wheels. I'm having trouble getting the nuts tight and decided to put 5mm diameter washers between the nuts and the wheel (because the nutdriver won't get in there deep enough). Can someone share a more elegant solution?
One thing I do is put the wheel nuts on backwards so there is more for the driver to grip.