F201
#1141
Originally posted by freefallmarine
Hey fella's, My wife's wanting to get into F1 so I need some advice. Is the Tamiya tuned chasis kit over rated or should i get the regular kit and hop it up as i go? I also have a F103 RS still in the box from 95. Don't know if i should build it or sell it. Any suggestion's?
Hey fella's, My wife's wanting to get into F1 so I need some advice. Is the Tamiya tuned chasis kit over rated or should i get the regular kit and hop it up as i go? I also have a F103 RS still in the box from 95. Don't know if i should build it or sell it. Any suggestion's?
#1142
Good to Go, Hard Charger thank's. For the advice. Im currantly a nitro guy right now but my wife wanted something diffrent and more relient on driving skill than motor size..So of course i said yes..Now i realize that i opened a pandora's box.. Any suggestion's on who has the best price's? Thank's for your help Neil.. Semper Fi.
#1143
Originally posted by freefallmarine
Good to Go, Hard Charger thank's. For the advice. Im currantly a nitro guy right now but my wife wanted something diffrent and more relient on driving skill than motor size..So of course i said yes..Now i realize that i opened a pandora's box.. Any suggestion's on who has the best price's? Thank's for your help Neil.. Semper Fi.
Good to Go, Hard Charger thank's. For the advice. Im currantly a nitro guy right now but my wife wanted something diffrent and more relient on driving skill than motor size..So of course i said yes..Now i realize that i opened a pandora's box.. Any suggestion's on who has the best price's? Thank's for your help Neil.. Semper Fi.
Semper
#1144
How are these car's as compared to touring? Are they pretty fun to drive? I hope there are classes to be competitive in..My wife is pretty routhless..
#1146
Originally posted by racenut123
Just picked up my f201.....TRF tuned kit is Sweet.Niel?Can you hook me up with the setup you ran at Hobbytown Newark?Your car was hooked.
Just picked up my f201.....TRF tuned kit is Sweet.Niel?Can you hook me up with the setup you ran at Hobbytown Newark?Your car was hooked.
#1147
Tech Apprentice
Hey guy's do you run the clear plate under the arm's in the front or do you leave them off? Thanks...R.
#1148
Originally posted by freefallgirl
Hey guy's do you run the clear plate under the arm's in the front or do you leave them off? Thanks...R.
Hey guy's do you run the clear plate under the arm's in the front or do you leave them off? Thanks...R.
#1149
freefallgirl, how did the car work with the plate off?
#1150
Tech Champion
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Peoples Republic of Northern Virginia
Posts: 5,682
Trader Rating: 3 (100%+)
Originally posted by freefallgirl
Hey guy's do you run the clear plate under the arm's in the front or do you leave them off? Thanks...R.
Hey guy's do you run the clear plate under the arm's in the front or do you leave them off? Thanks...R.
If you do not the re-enforced arms then avaid hitting anything or get used to replacing the lower arms.
The "tuned" kit does not have all the hop-ups, it missing 3 of them if my memory serves me right.
Set-ups are very tricky, first find out if it's cross/3racing/tamiya kit and go from there, next surface tar/carpet or concrete. We are currentll running indoors and on carpet . We have to use foams ( per owner, much differenet set-up for foams vs rubber.
motor/ESC/Radio/batteries... So much to find out.
Neil hit the nail on the head, go to www.formula1-rc.com and start reading.. It is worth the time and get yer printer set to run!!!!!
#1152
Tech Champion
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Peoples Republic of Northern Virginia
Posts: 5,682
Trader Rating: 3 (100%+)
Originally posted by racenut123
Which hop ups is it missing?
Which hop ups is it missing?
serves me right....
#1154
The "standard gear set" is 55/20 (7.15:1.) I think the high speed gear set is 52/23 (can't remember.) The metal diff outdrives are the standard ones. I'd get the lightweight ones if I were you. I have them on both of my cars. If you use the kit diffs, put loctite on the diff adjustment screw and the grub screw of it will back out taking away drive to the wheels. If you don't use loctite, as you walk back to your pit mid way through your main because you lost drive, you'll be cussing and wanting to throw your car at me or Chris for getting you excited about it in the first place.
#1155
Originally posted by racenut123
Which hop ups is it missing?
Which hop ups is it missing?