Itchy

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Thanks for the input, but when i said i used 2 screws i meant in the spur gear holder. Im pretty sure the problem is spur gear holder. I use 4 screws in the spur and no fiber disk (it's the TC chassis). The spur gear itself is firmly fixed.

I tried several ways of getting the spur gear holder properly aligned, but without sucess.

Maybe im wrong, but i suspect that wigling just cost me a major race (broken spur gear after 4 laps) and i really would like to know if there is a solution for it.

thanks in advance

King of B Main

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I had the same problem until someone told me to make sure all the set screws are tightened on the flat part of the center hidge pin...I thought I was on the center but I wasnt....Now my spur spins staight with no wiggle..

Korey Harbke

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I have also noticed on almost any spur gear I use, if you tighten the screw down too tight, the spur will warp. I just tighten the screws down till they are lightly snug and use some blue threadlock on the screws. That seems to prevent the spurgear from getting all wacky.

-Korey

Tabushi

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Hi guys,

Just bought on ebay a Cyclone S hopped up with this :

- Threaded Aluminum shock Set (4),
- Hi Traction Arm Set (4),
- Purple Aluminum CVD Set (4)
- Purple Aluminum upper and Lower Bulkhead Rear,
- Aluminum Front Lower Bulkhead,
- Purple Brushless Aluminum Motor Mount and
- Purple Aluminum Brace,
- Blue Metal Spur Gear Mount,
- Metal 18 Tooth Pulley's (2) (One Way Pulley Include with shaft on the car), - 2 In One Front Spool/One way Diff,
- Rear Pro Spec race Ball diff w/ 3MM Carbide Balls,
- Purple Aluminum servo saver steering rack,
- Purple Front Rear and rear A-Arm Mount 2.0 Degree,
- Also New in package Protoform Mazda Speed 6 Body Unpainted.

- Car has never been ran

Pics :










... what do you think ? ... will be used for 13.5 brushless racing,

thanks,

Pat

Parnelli

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Looking for some feedback on these cars. I am considering a purchase in about six few months for indoor carpet racing. What are the major pros and cons? Are they easy to tune, is the durability good, spares plentiful, etc. TIA.

racenut123

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From my experience which dates back to the 1st black Cyclone,the main concern of breakage is front Knuckles.I have probably broken 4 steering knuckles going on 4 years,which includes the fact I have had 2 Black Versions,1 Surikarn Version,1 Hara Version,2 Mandy Moore versions and my 2 current TC version.All cars have been thoroughly raced and maintained.With a little care,the knuckles IMO are really not an issue.Having a package or 2 front knuckles,front arms,Inner hinge pins and shock shafts should suffice.In regard to maintenance,the standard stuff is good to have but not needed to be right on hand.A main Hobbies and Speedworld raceway hobbies have pretty much everything you will need to get from them online.The car is as fast as any other car on carpet on rubber with the right setup,so you can be assured if you choose the Cyclone,it will not disappoint.

mac853

Uhm, i wonder to buy a original TC then converted it to tub chassis rather than huge modified a S.
Even you buy TC, anyway you have to buy a bunch of option stuff to put it competitive, which it's more original than WCE, from my eyesight.
I think if somebody has S then later want to hugely modified it, that makes a lot of work and "troublesome"!
I have to say that just because the "Tub chassis 3000kv" class in my homeland is competitive, a bunch of guys are using huge modified TB03D, they are fast as hell, the winner makes race times better than some guys in "4000kv open" class.
I wonder to put a non-Tamiya car in race to challenge them, honest.

matt_h

hi guys,

Whats the smallest spur/largest pinion i can fit on a ver1 cyclone?

Matt

Korey Harbke

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It looks like it should serve you well. The cyclone S is a decent handling chassis platform right from the box. Now that you have many of the competition spec upgrades in the car, it should be a solid car to run any spec class with.

-Korey

RCFREAK

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last year i used the 78 spur and a 63 pinion.... can you picture that?

matt_h

brilliant!

Was that with no modifications?

Parnelli

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Racenut thanks for all the good info. I gotta know, wth is a Mandy Moore?

RCFREAK

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yup.. with the original 16tooth layshaft.. we needed to run that to get the correct FDR with a 4 cell 17 turn motor.....Trans Am racing.

Tabushi

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Can you give me guys a number of teeth on pinions and spurs to buy while my car arrives ?, i mainly will race on this track, sometimes they put very technical layout and other times like on the video, very wide open layout (this video is from GT class but on the same track, im the black nose orange rear body ) : http://www.vimeo.com/3536193

Remember, 6 cells 13.5 brushless ...

thanks,

Pat

k_bojar

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I got a 76/64 in mine the last time I ran 17.5 in VTA...I could easily get the 65t pinion in there, the track just didn't any left

the PRS 72t spur is just too small