View Poll Results: what's your tire choice?
Protoform
46
30.67%
HPI
104
69.33%
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4318LikesU.S. Vintage Trans-Am Racing Part 2
12-02-2012, 03:14 AM
#2972
not to wild about how the numbers on the hood came out... probly should have gone smaller but w/e
12-02-2012, 08:27 AM
#2975
I ran my T3'12 in VTA and knocked my best lap time down by 0.9sec ( run a T2'07 usually in VTA ). Large track, med/high bite, this worked for me;
2.8/2.6 springs
35w oil all 4
1.5*f / 2*r camber
#2 link hole front w/4mm shim out and 1mm in
#2 link hole rear w/1mm shim out and 1mm in
0* front toe
2* rear toe
50mm ECS shafts front
52mm rears
top shock hole #3 f&r
5mm ride height f&r
6mm front droop
5mm rear droop
medium flex settings top and bottom
f&r diffs up position
1.4 swaybar front
1.2 swaybar rear
Setup worked for me with my driving style
2.8/2.6 springs
35w oil all 4
1.5*f / 2*r camber
#2 link hole front w/4mm shim out and 1mm in
#2 link hole rear w/1mm shim out and 1mm in
0* front toe
2* rear toe
50mm ECS shafts front
52mm rears
top shock hole #3 f&r
5mm ride height f&r
6mm front droop
5mm rear droop
medium flex settings top and bottom
f&r diffs up position
1.4 swaybar front
1.2 swaybar rear
Setup worked for me with my driving style
12-02-2012, 08:54 AM
#2976
also any chassis is allowed cause why not...if you want to spend big money on a new chassis...knock your self out...but dont get pissy about the class when Joe Blow whoops you with a Sprint 2...just saying, any chassis will work if you can get it setup for your style of driving...
It could happen...
And the name be ZION!
Wait a sec...that's in a Jimmy Buffet song...
Marv!
Yeah, that's it... Marv!
OR
By The Battman driving Marv's Sprint 2.
12-02-2012, 10:32 AM
#2977
Tech Master
iTrader: (3)
Maybe the 108 spur I was going to give him won't fit either (too large, too much space between the transmission layshaft and the motor shaft to fit in the chassis), because the pinions needed for the right fdr are too large?
I don't have access to his car today, otherwise I would just mount things up and check.
I have this collection of large pinions (54 through 58) I don't use right now and I would just as soon let him use them as keep his entry cost to the hobby lower, but if the won't work, it's not the end of the world.
Last edited by Rufus2010; 12-02-2012 at 10:46 AM. Reason: more info
12-02-2012, 04:06 PM
#2978
Tech Addict
driver figures
Where can I get a driver figure to use in my vta car? What to have one as a option on for fun. Was just think of just going to toy store and buying some type of action figure and using the head and maybe mount it some type away in the car make it a Bobble head Lol
12-02-2012, 04:28 PM
#2979
NWV327 very nice looking car ALLthe cars look very nice guys
12-02-2012, 04:38 PM
#2980
My post was a little unclear. My chassis is XRay and that is why the Kinbrough spur gear won't fit. It is just a touch too thick. I am going to give it to my friend who I talked into trying the hobby. He got a good deal on a used TC6 and is collecting what he needs to race. An 88 tooth 64p spur gfewear came with the car, but I don't think it will work for the final drive ratios we need in VTA because of fitment/clearance issues with the chassis and/or motor mount. Am I right on this?
Maybe the 108 spur I was going to give him won't fit either (too large, too much space between the transmission layshaft and the motor shaft to fit in the chassis), because the pinions needed for the right fdr are too large?
I don't have access to his car today, otherwise I would just mount things up and check.
I have this collection of large pinions (54 through 58) I don't use right now and I would just as soon let him use them as keep his entry cost to the hobby lower, but if the won't work, it's not the end of the world.
Maybe the 108 spur I was going to give him won't fit either (too large, too much space between the transmission layshaft and the motor shaft to fit in the chassis), because the pinions needed for the right fdr are too large?
I don't have access to his car today, otherwise I would just mount things up and check.
I have this collection of large pinions (54 through 58) I don't use right now and I would just as soon let him use them as keep his entry cost to the hobby lower, but if the won't work, it's not the end of the world.
12-02-2012, 05:11 PM
#2981
This is pretty much my stock set-up. Traction was pretty good in Cleveland but not super high.
Sorry for things being in no particular order.
Final Drive = 3.42
Rear gear dif, 1000 cst
Front Spool
med hing pin holders front and rear
2 MM spacers on front hinge pints
4 deg caster
arm spacing full long in rear, 1 mm from full long in front,
+ 0.75mm hexes on the front, standard in rear
standard 52 mm shafts on the front (no ecs)
5mm ride height, droop = 2mm over ride height front and rear
1mm ackerman shim
1mm bump steer shim
medium location for inner links front and rear (as bite comes up move to shortest location as preferred)
4mm shims on outer ballstud in rear, inner hole on rear hub.
1mm shim on outer ballstud in front
Rear Shock: 275 or 350 cst oil w/ 2.4 springs, 25% rebound, top position layed all the way down
Front Shock: 350 or 400 cst oil w/ 2.8 or 2.6 springs depends on feel, 25% rebound, top position middle hole or 1 lower.
1 deg camber in front
1.5 deg camber in rear
1 deg toe out in front
3 deg rear toe
In my possibly uninformed opinion, the protoform body works best.
I was playing around with the shock oil all weekend, pick your flavor. I had the suspension pretty soft. The car is pretty darn fast
And before anyone comments on running a T3 2012 in vta, its what I had. Total costs to convert were tires, body, and a 25.5 stator.
Another racer was nice enough to take a picture of my car (Thanks!):
Last edited by mikel33; 12-02-2012 at 05:55 PM.
12-02-2012, 05:13 PM
#2982
Tamiya has some stuff also
probably others.
I used a PEZ dispenser head a few years ago.
12-02-2012, 05:53 PM
#2984
I actually talked to Rob about this the other day. He can correct me, but you should be fine.
12-02-2012, 05:54 PM
#2985
I'm using the RJ Speed interior #1531 also available from Tower stock #LXDADB
