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06-08-2002, 08:16 PM
#2266
Ran the roll center mod on carpet with foams today. Car felt very good, but did not have enough turn in with 6 degrees of castor. I went to 8.5 and the turn was good. Overall the change was good and the car felt more consistent and less erratic. I tried kick up and pro-squat. I liked it best even, but prosquat felt better than kick up.
Also tried Associted #3 pistons with 80 weight in the front and the car had a bad chatter. #2's with 80 all around feels best thus far.
Experimented with upper arm location on hub. Short links seem to let me carry the most corner speed. Long links feel good and are stable, but I feel a loss in the infield.
With really small tires (2.20 or less) I had to go to a softer spring in the rear for traction. Car seemed to lose traction about 3 minutes in.
I was able to get a 128 (64 pitch) spur gear on the car with the adapter and the car had excellent acceleration and straight away. I tired stock and mod and it was awesome. Bigger the spur the better with 20t pulley.....
I am going to try putting the front back down stock and lowering the rear arms to be equal with the front and see what effect I get there. Reversing the current roll center mod. Lower the rear instead of raising the front...... Might be awesome. Might not
Hope this helps!
Also tried Associted #3 pistons with 80 weight in the front and the car had a bad chatter. #2's with 80 all around feels best thus far.
Experimented with upper arm location on hub. Short links seem to let me carry the most corner speed. Long links feel good and are stable, but I feel a loss in the infield.
With really small tires (2.20 or less) I had to go to a softer spring in the rear for traction. Car seemed to lose traction about 3 minutes in.
I was able to get a 128 (64 pitch) spur gear on the car with the adapter and the car had excellent acceleration and straight away. I tired stock and mod and it was awesome. Bigger the spur the better with 20t pulley.....
I am going to try putting the front back down stock and lowering the rear arms to be equal with the front and see what effect I get there. Reversing the current roll center mod. Lower the rear instead of raising the front...... Might be awesome. Might not
Hope this helps!
06-08-2002, 11:54 PM
#2267
Originally posted by ottoman
I ran asphalt for the first time today and I need some help on tire/ inserts. The track temp was about 115F (started at about 90F) and all I had was some sorex 28's with echo red inserts. It wasnt the hot setup! I would have asked the fast guys what they ran but unfortunatly I was the fast guy...TQ and A main winner. I chased a very loose car all day and the hotter the track got the looser it was. What tire and insert would work best in the 90 to 120F range?
I ran asphalt for the first time today and I need some help on tire/ inserts. The track temp was about 115F (started at about 90F) and all I had was some sorex 28's with echo red inserts. It wasnt the hot setup! I would have asked the fast guys what they ran but unfortunatly I was the fast guy...TQ and A main winner. I chased a very loose car all day and the hotter the track got the looser it was. What tire and insert would work best in the 90 to 120F range?
I sorta agree with Pat, but I would definately advize greens over reds unless your traction is very low. It will chew the inside lip of the tire with reds if you have anything better than average traction. However, if you really want to get hooked, try CS22s or 27s. Preglues will be fine. With tons of traction CS MH insert will be better. You can start with 22's, but if you overdrive the car you will overheat the 22s and feather or blister them. In that case, go to 27s. The Take Off tires have a lot more steering on asphalt than Sorex'. Trust me on this.
06-09-2002, 06:06 AM
#2268
Here in Australia we use Take Off CS27 when its cool, and if it gets above say 25 degrees celsius we move to Sorex 36 with HPI green insert. Ble possibly if its hotter. The red insert we found too soft and caused the tyre to overheat and squirm as you described with the Sorex 28. I could imagine the 28s would have been pretty ugly in hot weather.
06-09-2002, 06:08 AM
#2269
Bit of a Schumacher domination today in a club meet here. TQ and 1st and 2nd in mod with some great racing. Our Missions were just going so well. Very reactive, responsive and easy to drive. My setup is below:
Mission Setup Melbourne Australia
Mission Setup Melbourne Australia
06-09-2002, 09:20 PM
#2271
Oasis-
What kind of track and layout are you running?
What kind of track and layout are you running?
06-09-2002, 10:10 PM
#2273
Nice track!
06-10-2002, 12:34 PM
#2275
I actually found my first broken part on my Mission today. I say 'found', because I never would have known if I hadn't been taking the car apart to clean the bearing.
When I took one of my wheel hex's off, I found that I had actually broken the axle pin that engages the hex. I don't even know when it happened. Anyway, I guess that isn't bad for my first broken part on a Schumacher sedan since my original SST2000!
When I took one of my wheel hex's off, I found that I had actually broken the axle pin that engages the hex. I don't even know when it happened. Anyway, I guess that isn't bad for my first broken part on a Schumacher sedan since my original SST2000!
06-10-2002, 03:00 PM
#2276
hello al I am back!
man I have missed running my schumewell if all goes well I will get back to racing in a couple of weeks!
btw any new hopup parts in the last month or so?
btw any new hopup parts in the last month or so?
06-10-2002, 03:25 PM
#2277
I know this has been asked before, but what parts are needed to preform the low roll center mod to the front of the Mission, I know for the most part washers will work, but on the front I remember someone stating that you needed parts from another kit. I just can't find the info. Part numbers would help too.
06-10-2002, 03:30 PM
#2278
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Ottoman.....which track were you racing at over the weekend? Were you racing with the Madison guys if so I remember Skip told me that the track there is very hard on tires, its got a very abrasive surface. If that was were you were racing I would go with like the other guys suggested Sorex 36's with red or green inserts or the Take Off 27's, just because the tire wear and the track will build more heat in the tires. Also if you go with the Sorex tires try to get a little bit of an air gap in the tire and put two or three larger size holes in the rim to keep the tires cooler.
06-10-2002, 03:37 PM
#2279
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impactplayer......the part numbers are u1988 0deg alloy piviot block for the fireblade and u1989 3deg alloy piviot pin block. You also need to cut your front hindge pins down a little too. These are the only real parts that you need. You should also make a front brace to go over the front blocks to support the chassis as it can crack in a hard wreck with this mod done.