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Old 09-05-2010, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by stiltskin
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Sweet. Are the fans really necessary?

Also what servo are you running and did you have to make any adjustments to it to keep the bellcrank from hitting the servo?
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Originally Posted by macdude
Sweet. Are the fans really necessary?

Also what servo are you running and did you have to make any adjustments to it to keep the bellcrank from hitting the servo?
Thanks.
The fans are sold by BOSS RC Motorsports and drop the temp about 30-40 degrees. The stock car (white belts) has a KO 2413 servo, the mod car (black belts) has a Futaba BLS551. No mods were done to either servo except shims for the KO servo.
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Hey Tony, what kind of bumpers are those.
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Originally Posted by L.Fairtrace
Hey Tony, what kind of bumpers are those.
Both are Parma bumpers for the TC4. I had to elongate the body post holes a little and cut a little slot for the standoffs. The mod car had a little more dremel work for fun. Just cut this one tonight for a friend.
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Originally Posted by stiltskin
Ready to roll.
Sweet rides Rump.

His kits are some of the best builds i have ever seen.
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Originally Posted by stiltskin
Both are Parma bumpers for the TC4. I had to elongate the body post holes a little and cut a little slot for the standoffs. The mod car had a little more dremel work for fun. Just cut this one tonight for a friend.
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Hey Tony, how are you finding the low friction belts?
Is there any advantage/perfomance gain over the standard belts?
And how do they fare?- wear rate etc
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I just saw on ebay, Parma now makes a hard bumper for the Photon.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Parma-Ultima...item5adbc21d13

http://www.shopatron.com/products/pr...134.0.0?pp=15&
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Tower hobbies also have the parma Photon bumpers in stock.
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Can anyone tell me if it is worth it to practice on VRC, does it really help?
Because the nearest track from me are approx 80km. From the day I bought my Photons I moved from a C-mains to a high B-mains. Any comment will be helpfull and thanks for Photon with all the help it means a lot.....
Thanks TOP
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Originally Posted by diffscrew
Can anyone tell me if it is worth it to practice on VRC, does it really help?
Because the nearest track from me are approx 80km. From the day I bought my Photons I moved from a C-mains to a high B-mains. Any comment will be helpfull and thanks for Photon with all the help it means a lot.....
Thanks TOP
We have a guy locally that credits his improvements on VRC. I've never played.
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I'm looking for a basic rubber carpet set up. I was on futons web site and couldnt really find what I was looking for. Medium/low traction, rubber, carpet..

Thanks for you help
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Try the standard setup mentioned in the manual.
Move your top point of the rear shocks one hole further inside and work your way from there.
I did it at our track and took 5 tenth of my previous best time off.
The car handles great just out of the box.
At least it did for me

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I'm looking for a basic rubber carpet set up. I was on futons web site and couldnt really find what I was looking for. Medium/low traction, rubber, carpet..

Thanks for you help
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Originally Posted by paraletic
Hey Tony, how are you finding the low friction belts?
Is there any advantage/perfomance gain over the standard belts?
And how do they fare?- wear rate etc
I can't say that there is a substantial difference in the belts. They are softer, but I didn't see a drastic change in lap times. Every little bit helps though.
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