Originally Posted by
AGNO
The TCX works very well with the standard setup, the hop up is not essential, just more "cool", even the 417 has the hop up available in addition to lots of aftermarket hop up.
Regarding the different springs, no model provides the complete set ( many Tamiya drivers use spring HPI / HB ...)
Dunno if I could agree since I haven't put the car on the track yet. But the differences I've noted so far are:
Pro setup vs standard
1) Shock piston - pros seem to use the slightly thinner 1.1mm thickness piston with 3 holes vs 1.2 mm x 2 holes
2) Shock oil - 40 wt vs 30 wt
3) Droop - 8.5 mm vs 6 mm
4) Front shock mount - #3 vs #5 position
5) Rear shock mount - #3 vs #6 position
6) Front toe block - 1.5/2.0 vs 2.5 degrees
7) Front drivetrain purple spacers - 1 mm vs 1.5 mm
8) Front hinge pin spacers - various vs .75mm/2mm
9) Rear hinge pin spacers - various vs .75mm/2mm
10) Rear diff - gear diff vs ball diff
11) Front springs - pink vs gold
So from above, at minimum we'd need to additionally buy 1, 2, 6, 10 and 11... Seems like quite a bit of changes to me!
I'm just saying that for the $$$ spent, I think they should have at least included the damn pink springs, 3 hole pistons, additional purple spacers, 40 wt shock oil and front toe blocks.
I'm surprised that the kit came with double sided sticky tape!