MatthewCho

Hi guys~~!!

I am in korea and I would like to know what is your opinion about ACADEMY New EP 4WD Buggy SB V2.

I am a team driver in Korea and Our ACADEMY team did good job with V2 in 2006 National Championship. all 5 drivers dominated in A-main.

You can see on this web page.

http://rcforum.co.kr/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1243

Cain

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The only main issue I had initially was with the dogbones dropping out of the rear. I fixed it putting 1 O-ring into each rear axle. This is detailed in the latest issue of RC Driver. Also, the diffs need alittle more diff action. I really liked how the vehicle handled however, was as good as my SB Pro V1 right out of the box with better shocks added.

mat3833

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do you have the sizes of the bearings used in the SB Pro? i need a full list of all the bearings. the ones in the diff, the steering rack ones all of them. im making a kit of ceramics for myself and dont have a reliable way to measure the sizes.

Matt

MatthewCho

Hey~~
You Guys all saying about SB Pro~~~^^

I mean V2... It's already newly released.

Anyway If you guys need any inform let me know~

Send E-amil~~

[email protected]

MatthewCho

Hey~~
You Guys all saying about SB Pro~~~^^

I mean V2... It's already newly released.

Anyway If you guys need any inform let me know~

Send E-amil~~

[email protected]

mat3833

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how about every bearing/bushing in the kit?

Matt

HPC II

Hi Matthew,

It's me, David from HPC Malaysia. We met in Kuala Lumpur during the Asian Mugen Cup 2005.

I am also driving the SB V2 and we are now the agent for Malaysia. Have a question to ask...do you know if the carbon chassis of STR4 ProII fits the SB V2? Personally I prefer black carbon graphite to Titanium Graphite.

I am going to place my new order to Academy and would appreciate your feedback soon.

Cheers,

David

Dave G

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HPCII: The carbon chassis from the touring car is totally different then the offroad car. The TC front end parts bolt directly to the chassis, where the offroad car has entire front clip that bolts to the chassis. Hope this helps. If you need any parts please call me or check out our website at www.modelrectifier.com

Talk to you soon!

mat3833

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do the SB V2 spurs fit the SB Pro? im having trouble getting the gear ratio right. everything gets realy hot and my ESC has thermaled a few times. im running the 70t spur and a 19t pinion. the 19t pinion is the smallest i can go.

Matt

DanGriffin

You can fit the 74 spur gear on without modification.
There is also an aftermarket motor mount that allows you to get the gear mesh better, it is similar to the v2 motor mount. Maybe Cain can help us out with a link?

Cain

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Hey everyone.

I believe I worked with Matt on this on the RC10b4 forum (there is a massive thread there for Academy stuff) and the company that JK Racing worked with (A big loss to Academy if you ask me, he was great for the team) was Acratech . I believe the site is www.acratech.net but you have to call them to get the mount. It really makes a difference. You could also try mail ordering the Kose one from Japan, thats what I did.

The V2 I really liked, just no racing for it out here. Especially with the closing of our only hobbyshop (Hobbytown) to get parts, pretty much all nitro. Very strange considering this is the biggest city in ND, and the smaller ones are doing quite well. Heck, opportunity for anyone who knows about starting up a shop!

Dan, do you know how the new graphite chassis is for the SB V2? Is it alot stiffer? I was concerned about the amount of cut outs on the SB V2 stock chassis, and see that the graphite one has this as well which concerns me on high bite situations, especially if this translates over to teh STR4 Pro II as I may pick that up if we get something in the winter going here.

mat3833

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anyone have a link to the kose mount? i looked on the site but i couldnt find it.

Matt

Cain

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When I bought mine, I got it here:

Champ International <[email protected]>

Give them an email to see if they have it in stock. I attached a pic of the mount.

Dave G

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The Graphite conversion kit makes the SBV2 much stiffer then it was in stock trim. The Graphite looks killer as well, it is cut out of Gun Metal Grey carbon fiber instead of Silver like the press release says. The upper deck has more material up front then the stock fiberglass piece did as well. The most significant part of this conversion is the aluminum chassis brace that spans the upper and lower deck right in the middle of the chassis.

All back orders are shipping today.

FYI, STORMER HOBBIES is now carrying MRC and ACADEMY Products.

DAVE GRABOSKI
RC Car Product Manager
Model Rectifier Corporation
www.modelrectifier.com

Cain

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Thats great to hear. Looking forward to see some pics.

dailband

I am a webmaster of RC FORUM.

This is Academy Thread in RC FORUM KOREA.
It is always welcome to posting any in English here.

http://rcforum.co.kr/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=20

dailband

SB V2 CARBON CONVERSION KIT

● Titinium Carbon Chassis

● Titinium Carbon Upper Deck

● Titinium Carbon Battery Stamp

● Center Roll Block

● AL Servo Mount


http://rcforum.co.kr

Dave G

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Hey Guys,

Here are some pics of the SBV2 with the Graphite Conversion, rear universals and the one way on the shaft.

Let me know what you think!

DAVE GRABOSKI
RC Car Product Manager
Model Rectifier Corporation
www.modelrectifier.com

Manning

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I think it would be really cool if all that stuff came in one box! As in V2 Pro....

Cain

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I agree as well.

Can you shoot a pick of the rear end fully extended for droop and show how far the cvd bone pin is now staying in the diff? You will need to take off the outdrive savers for this. Also, I would like to see the cvd bone as well to see what is different about the end that goes into the diff cup than what currently comes on the V2.

Thanks and it looks nice!

mat3833

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cain, mobody is selling mounts for the SB pro anymore. i hate the stock mount and im about to try and make one.

Matt

Cain

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If worse comes to worse, see about picking up the caste metal motor mount dish (not the full mount just the part that bolts to the motor) . Cut a waffle pattern into it where it sits inside the outer mount, this for some reason lets the motor sit closer to the spur. Not sure why. You may want to confirm with someone else just to be sure as I am going off of memory here as to which you need to buy.

Mike Kazz

Looks great.. Nice Bling Bling!!!!!

Dave G

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Cain, under full droop there is plenty of pin inside the outdrive. The new universals are the same as the front just a little bit longer, thats all. You can run a long captured ball end on the shock and inside on the arm and it still will not eject or chew up the outdrive. There is no reason to run the long ballend, just making a point.

DAVE GRABOSKI
RC Car Product Manager
Model Rectifier Corporation
www.modelrectifier.com

mat3833

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will the V2 mount fit the SB Pro?

Matt

Cain

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Dave G: Thats great to hear about the change that was made. Now, was a new bone made for the original "dogbone" setup or is this a universal thing only?

I am not sure about the new mount fitting.

DanGriffin

The mount won't fit the old car without major modifications it doesn't look like. It's a different height, keys onto the chasis differently, and has a round curve where the old car's top plate extended.

The dogbone fix is just an extended universal. Same basic design as always, but the bone is longer.

mat3833

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do you kno of any companies that sell a mount like the V2s for the Pro? all of the companies i have asked said no. i have started designing one and i have the autocad drawing done. would anyone mind comparing it to a kose mount or similar. you will need autocad 2005 to view it.

Matt

Cain

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Since Acratech is no longer making the mount, maybe ask them to see the cad they used for it as I think they got it from JK Racing on the rc10b4 forum. You could also contact him to see if he has it.

mat3833

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i have one designed but i wanted to have some pple look at and check the dimensions. im looking to get 2 machined one as a spare. who knows maby ill make more if pple are interested. if someone sends me a V2 mount i could make a better one for the V2. autocad is my kind of thing

Matt