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Old 04-01-2009, 01:49 PM
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BILKO1
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Originally Posted by axle182
Sorry for the long delay in reply, had to search out the min weight in the rules, as i only remembered i was 100g over. the min was 1200, so i must have weighed in around 1300g with a 2400 Orion Lipo. i know a few people commented how heavy the car is. Also i didnt put any lead outside the wheelbase (meaning its between the front and rear axles) i didnt add anything in the bumpers. All of it was down low too. I placed electronics on the top.

If your grip rolling when the tires heat up, id suggest you go to a harder tire, dont use as much sauce if you us it, and id definately try the CA glue trick. It definately works but add it in small increments. Too much and you can through the tires out, unless you can get the CA off easily.

Thanks for the reply I've got some slightly smaller wheels/tyres to try out from ansman and abc hobby 51mm compared to standard 60mm should help acceleration and the ride height is lower to
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