34LikesSchumacher Mi5
04-18-2013, 02:24 PM
#121
04-18-2013, 02:50 PM
#122
I was thinking the same thing about rear toe and arm sweep as I was looking at pictures. The suspension blocks on the Serpent are around $17/ea. As long as a pair of CF arms isn't more than $20, it wouldn't be too unreasonable. The drawback is flexibility in use for that $20. On the Serpent for example; I can put a 2.5 block at three (ok reasonably 2) other locations on the car to do different jobs. A pair of rear arms is a pair of rear arms.
04-18-2013, 03:25 PM
#123
It does look very interesting, but it all depends on results from their big boys, and how easily it is to setup and race from a club racers point of view.
I know a few club drivers who struggled with the incarnations of the Mi4 and have gone quicker as soon as they changed to another chassis (also know a few who are very quick with them).
Time will tell
04-18-2013, 05:13 PM
#124
Tech Adept
The 'proof of the pudding' etc.
It does look very interesting, but it all depends on results from their big boys, and how easily it is to setup and race from a club racers point of view.
I know a few club drivers who struggled with the incarnations of the Mi4 and have gone quicker as soon as they changed to another chassis (also know a few who are very quick with them).
Time will tell
It does look very interesting, but it all depends on results from their big boys, and how easily it is to setup and race from a club racers point of view.
I know a few club drivers who struggled with the incarnations of the Mi4 and have gone quicker as soon as they changed to another chassis (also know a few who are very quick with them).
Time will tell
04-18-2013, 05:29 PM
#125
04-18-2013, 07:41 PM
#126
Waiting for the front gear diff part number, can't race the car without it, spools don't work at my track.
04-18-2013, 08:43 PM
#129
I think we'll see whether the competition has anything to worry about after the next ETS race next month. 
Schumacher parts tend to be expensive, especially in the US. A camber link plate, for example, is $10-12. Based on the size of the part and thickness of the carbon, I'd guess an option arm will cost at least that much, and you'll need two of them. To be fair, though, on a car like a 417, BD7, Serpent, TCXX, etc, you have to buy suspension blocks to mess with toe, but that was never an advantage of those platforms.
Anyway, I don't mean to be so negative. It's just that the awesome parts of the car are so awesome, there's just really not much to say about them.
-Mike
Schumacher parts tend to be expensive, especially in the US. A camber link plate, for example, is $10-12. Based on the size of the part and thickness of the carbon, I'd guess an option arm will cost at least that much, and you'll need two of them. To be fair, though, on a car like a 417, BD7, Serpent, TCXX, etc, you have to buy suspension blocks to mess with toe, but that was never an advantage of those platforms.
Anyway, I don't mean to be so negative. It's just that the awesome parts of the car are so awesome, there's just really not much to say about them.
-Mike
I know is cost 16.00 Ea. Awesomatix carbon graphite suspension arm
Now you need pair of those MI5 arms ,just for one set up XXX deg. toe end...But I still like the car lol
04-19-2013, 12:08 AM
#133
I'm sure Stormer will carry it too, they usually have good prices.
04-19-2013, 05:47 AM
#134
About Schuey parts prices....
Schumacher parts used to be comparitively expensive 7 years ago but since then all the other manufacturers got more expensive. I ran Xrays sedans for a while last year and was shocked at the cost of spare parts.
When I looked at the Mi4CXL almost all molded and carbon parts were LESS expensive than than same parts on an Xray T3 2012.
Associated is dirt cheap in the US since they are local. No one can beat them for cheap spares but compared to Yok, Xray and Tamiya Schumacher is right in line or less expensive.
When I looked at the Mi4CXL almost all molded and carbon parts were LESS expensive than than same parts on an Xray T3 2012.
Associated is dirt cheap in the US since they are local. No one can beat them for cheap spares but compared to Yok, Xray and Tamiya Schumacher is right in line or less expensive.
04-19-2013, 06:15 AM
#135
Stormer has price posted.