137LikesTeam Associated RC10 B5m Mid-Motor & Rear Motor Thread
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06-19-2014, 05:11 PM
ok, since people think I am completely crazy bad mouthing AE ball cups. I made a little video. all of the parts for both AE and TLR were brand new and no prep work was applied. Please dont confuse my cup review as AE bashing. I have been running AE cars for over 20 years and they are my preferred brand. But, I wont close my eyes, plug my ears, turn off my brain and convince myself that all is right in the B5 universe. I didnt have time today to demonstrate my polished, pinched and broken in cups. They are better than the new AE stud/cup, but not even 1/3 the freeness of the TLR setup. Also, I have run the tlr cups on my 22 for 9 months. Never broken a cup and they are still as tight as the first day.
Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJDcEnKtrs
Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJDcEnKtrs
06-19-2014, 05:19 PM
ok, since people think I am completely crazy bad mouthing AE ball cups. I made a little video. all of the parts for both AE and TLR were brand new and no prep work was applied. Please dont confuse my cup review as AE bashing. I have been running AE cars for over 20 years and they are my preferred brand. But, I wont close my eyes, plug my ears, turn off my brain and convince myself that all is right in the B5 universe. I didnt have time today to demonstrate my polished, pinched and broken in cups. They are better than the new AE stud/cup, but not even 1/3 the freeness of the TLR setup. Also, I have run the tlr cups on my 22 for 9 months. Never broken a cup and they are still as tight as the first
At least they are good and tight
06-19-2014, 05:25 PM
ok, since people think I am completely crazy bad mouthing AE ball cups. I made a little video. all of the parts for both AE and TLR were brand new and no prep work was applied. Please dont confuse my cup review as AE bashing. I have been running AE cars for over 20 years and they are my preferred brand. But, I wont close my eyes, plug my ears, turn off my brain and convince myself that all is right in the B5 universe. I didnt have time today to demonstrate my polished, pinched and broken in cups. They are better than the new AE stud/cup, but not even 1/3 the freeness of the TLR setup. Also, I have run the tlr cups on my 22 for 9 months. Never broken a cup and they are still as tight as the first day.
Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJDcEnKtrs
Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJDcEnKtrs
Truth is truth.....that isnt bashing at all.....
I experienced the exact same thing with my RM B5....whats weird is that my B5M wasnt nearly as bad.......
But neither were as free as the losi in your video.
06-19-2014, 05:47 PM
My mr with AE ti 2" turnbuckles were all bound up even after stretching at pinching and what not. My mm kit with AE ti 1.875 turnbuckles are absolutely as free and smooth as anything can be hmmm
06-19-2014, 05:48 PM
Tech Regular
One of my close friends during my high school years(88-92,I know "old guy") was raised by Mike Reedy. I didnt know how to set up a car, at all.LOL. Mike took care of all of us (friends with his "son") with motor help and car tuning( he was actually a pretty good onroad racer). If the car looked outa whack, he told us "try this there". We started with pins and ribs, moved to Losi X patterns, and finally ended up with micro pins(fuzzies). I don't think car setup was as crucial back then because the cars tended to slide around since the tracks were rototilled soil rather than concrete hard packed clay. Anytime a motor seemed to lose steam, he would fix it and we would be going fast again. I started with stock 27 turn and moved onto mod about a year into it. My preference was a 17 turn triple for my RC10 and a 13turn triple for my Yokomo(which I wish I still had). Good times back then. A few of us used to ride our bicycles from Westminster to Costa Mesa (about 10 miles or so) to go to the track(RCHR) if nobody was around to drive us. Dedicated!LOL
06-19-2014, 05:52 PM
I dunno. Those turnbuckles are 1 3/4 in and I only threaded them half way on. I didnt want to be accused of over threading them 
If yours are as smooth as my tlr cups in the video, I fel like I have been robbed lol. Those were also not the kit ae cups. They came from a NIP package I bought after I cracked a front cup in a crash. I have had 2 kits and 1 bag of caps all do the same thing. The studs are recent bactch and were shipped from AE directly after coming off backorder for a month. So none of the parts in the video were first run parts.
If yours are as smooth as my tlr cups in the video, I fel like I have been robbed lol. Those were also not the kit ae cups. They came from a NIP package I bought after I cracked a front cup in a crash. I have had 2 kits and 1 bag of caps all do the same thing. The studs are recent bactch and were shipped from AE directly after coming off backorder for a month. So none of the parts in the video were first run parts.
06-19-2014, 06:57 PM
Just finnish cleaning my ball cups ,hinge pins, gear box & slipper..
All still smooth as butter
, must be a miracle..Ha
All still smooth as butter
, must be a miracle..Ha
06-19-2014, 07:40 PM
ok, since people think I am completely crazy bad mouthing AE ball cups. I made a little video. all of the parts for both AE and TLR were brand new and no prep work was applied. Please dont confuse my cup review as AE bashing. I have been running AE cars for over 20 years and they are my preferred brand. But, I wont close my eyes, plug my ears, turn off my brain and convince myself that all is right in the B5 universe. I didnt have time today to demonstrate my polished, pinched and broken in cups. They are better than the new AE stud/cup, but not even 1/3 the freeness of the TLR setup. Also, I have run the tlr cups on my 22 for 9 months. Never broken a cup and they are still as tight as the first day.
Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJDcEnKtrs
Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NJDcEnKtrs
06-19-2014, 07:50 PM
i just went through my diff and i noticed a couple of the holes in the diff gear had some flashing still on it after running it since feb, so i took a 2.3mm hole file to the all the holes and now my diff is smooth and not notchy at all, a problem that just randomly appeared a week ago.
06-19-2014, 08:27 PM
This past weekend I was able to run my B5 on a nice top soil track Ribs up front and calibers in the back. Was a hoot, but in the end, I ran my RC10CE with age old BowTies and ribs (originals from the 90s) and tore it up, took the win in 2wd Mod.
Ribs up front and calibers in the back. Was a hoot, but in the end, I ran my RC10CE with age old BowTies and ribs (originals from the 90s) and tore it up, took the win in 2wd Mod.
06-19-2014, 08:29 PM
i just went through my diff and i noticed a couple of the holes in the diff gear had some flashing still on it after running it since feb, so i took a 2.3mm hole file to the all the holes and now my diff is smooth and not notchy at all, a problem that just randomly appeared a week ago.
Just a tooth brush & some of that $uper lube from DuPont for the gears.
went to the near by tobacco shop & purchased a bunch of pipe cleaners.
PInk & Clean.
OYeah,
never seen any excess flash on the drive gears but if I saw any would just trim it off with a X knife .
Last edited by Wild Cherry; 06-19-2014 at 08:44 PM.
06-19-2014, 08:41 PM
I like Bow Ties. Most underrated tire out. Perfect for when it's too packed for Goose Bumps, and too loose for Hole Shots or DDs.
06-19-2014, 08:50 PM
06-19-2014, 08:53 PM
Tech Adept
For those that have gone gullwing front arms, which spring combo are you using?
06-19-2014, 09:11 PM
This picture kind of shows my slick fronts.
