Ricky/C

There is a piece of plastick that you should have put on!? It keeps the cables away from the belts...

tc3team

+1, there should be a plastic "clamp" that secures the wires to the chassis,via the use of one screw.

You may even see it on the picture on the box

joe of loath

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OH that's what it is! I wondered what the random piece of plastic was...

1101

Ive got the wires going under that plastic clamp. They still seem to rub as they loop up after the clamp towards the batt plug. Not rubbing continuously, but enough to now start to be a problem.
Maybee the wires are too long(??)

Ricky/C

Yes, what type of batteries do you use? If you can trim the wires, why not? It wont be a bad thing

3.141592

hi guys...would anyone be able to share some TA05R setups on some recent races? I could only find the Satoshi Maezumi online but it was dated back in 2006. Appreciate the help. Thanks.

padailey

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Its a very capable TA car. Start with the setup from the manual and you'll be close.

1101

Hi there. I was thinking about getting a Mamba Max CMS4600 bl with esc.
Is this overkill for a TA??
Its a pretty good price(old stock) locally (New Zealand), & with the NZ$ plummeting in value any newer/better BL system will be considerably more expensive.
I also like the idea of lower maintaince of BL.
Could I just program it to give less peak power/more tourqe & set the transmitter to not use full throttle.
I dont really want to to break/stretch belts diffs etc just for a quick power buzz.
Well I would like the power buzz but wont.....

padailey

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Got a question hopefully someone has run into and knows how to fix. I got my R used and went through it and tried to set it back to stock setup as best I could. It has the CF shock towers on it and when I try to put the shocks in the stock location the ride height is way up there. Like 6.5 if I remember correctly. The only way I can get the ride height down to 5 or 5.5 is to have the shocks mounted on the outer holes on both the arms and towers. I didn't measue the shock length but screwed on the end as much as I could. I wouldn't think I should have to put limiters in the shock but maybe I have to. Car works pretty good but I just don't have any adjustability. Is this common or do I have to just keep searching? What is normal shock length for those that have measured them?

Edit: Running rubber tire or VTA

TwoTone

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The TA05R I ran VTA with had carbon towers on it and I had no problem getting the ride height correct- HOWEVER it came with these which lowers it 1mm:

RC Aluminum Damper Retainer - 1mm Down Type
Item #53876
MSRP: $19.50

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=53876

Core Creations

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What springs are you using? Tamiya? You said this is an R....so you have TRF shocks?

padailey

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Yes the TRF shocks from the kit. Using either assoc or tamiya springs. Right now I'm using the tamiya white kit springs in the rear.

Blacktiger355

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Can anyone suggest a good starting point Gear Ratio/FDR for the following motors using 48 pitch?

A novak 17.5 I am having a hard time getting it to the low 3.5 listed on novak's gear chart.

A Losi Xcelorin 10.5. Last 5 minute test run with this, the motor was at 115º.

And a Trinity Duo 10.5. This is on it's way for my buddies car.

Also I want to confirm that the stock TA05 internal drive ratio is 2.25?

Running standard rubber tires.

todd8603

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Check the droop screws. They limit uptravel(unsprung ride height) and either are not installed or are adjusted incorrectly.

Redwings

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Here are a link to get you going and will give you different FDRs.
http://www.gearmachine.net

If you don't know. the internial gear tario is 2.25