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Old 03-14-2012 | 12:50 PM
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rough track handling for me I found some chassis flex at least in 1/8 scale worked quite well.

Part of the reason I went away from alloy chassis braces to plastic ones.

On a 1/10 scale car, what I heard was similar when people would use the plastic chassis instead of the more rigid graphite one on the B4 / T4.
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Old 03-14-2012 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Cain
rough track handling for me I found some chassis flex at least in 1/8 scale worked quite well.

Part of the reason I went away from alloy chassis braces to plastic ones.

On a 1/10 scale car, what I heard was similar when people would use the plastic chassis instead of the more rigid graphite one on the B4 / T4.
Thanks for the info! Makes sense. So, probably best to just have one or the other (exotek or chassis brace).
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Old 03-14-2012 | 01:03 PM
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one other thing I like about the exotek chassis is you don't get pushed around by the losi's as easily.
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Old 03-14-2012 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Eaglesrx
Thanks for the info. When would a bit of flex be a good thing? decreasing your risk of breaking something? I can't imagine it helping to improve suspension. I would think making the care more stiff would make the care more responsive? I'm probably way off base.
The chassis brace is a belt stability device. The stock belt tunnels aren't robust enough.
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Old 03-14-2012 | 01:18 PM
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The chassis brace is a belt stability device. The stock belt tunnels aren't robust enough.
So, it would not be unreasonable to have the chassis brace on for belt skipping and the exotek more for weight (and help with some flex/belt skipping)? Probably overkill, but wouldn't be a bad thing.
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Old 03-14-2012 | 01:23 PM
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Well since I had to replace my servo saver I decided to go ahead with my project of converting my sc10 4x4 stick pack to the center.........And since the esc (will be here tomorrow) I'll be using is bigger then the MMP I had devise a way for it to fit...... So I ended up with this:









It's still not perfectly centered, but I did it as much as I could without having to worry about the drive belt getting into the way..........As you can see I just reused the esc tray and moved it to the other side...... I'll test it out at the track and if I don't like it I have my spare chassis as a backup to put it back the way it was. Not bad for 15 bucks (spare chassis, and battery holder)
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Old 03-14-2012 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Eaglesrx
So, it would not be unreasonable to have the chassis brace on for belt skipping and the exotek more for weight (and help with some flex/belt skipping)? Probably overkill, but wouldn't be a bad thing.
Not unreasonable. I don't hate the stock chassis. IMO the truck needs more weight, but it needs it in the front section, not in the middle, and not in the back.
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Old 03-14-2012 | 03:28 PM
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Picture from Rifle Remote Control Park Rifle CO
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Old 03-14-2012 | 03:32 PM
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Picture from Rifle Remote Control Park Rifle CO
LMFAO did that really happen or was it staged? Should put this on the SCTE thread , jk jk jk jk
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Old 03-14-2012 | 03:36 PM
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LMFAO did that really happen or was it staged? Should put this on the SCTE thread , jk jk jk jk
It really happened. I wasn't there but a friend took the picture who was
I just thought I'd share it
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Old 03-14-2012 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by bcrazy
It really happened. I wasn't there but a friend took the picture who was
I just thought I'd share it
Nice, I just found my new desktop background
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Old 03-14-2012 | 04:14 PM
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Picture from Rifle Remote Control Park Rifle CO
Lol, getting Losi'ed means you get bumped out of the way, getting AE'ed on the other hand....
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Old 03-14-2012 | 04:31 PM
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Great pic! Definitely adding it to my set of pics for my screen saver.
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Old 03-14-2012 | 05:33 PM
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sweet,gotta love it!!!
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Old 03-14-2012 | 06:04 PM
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Default Good day at the track today.....R&D

Went out to my Island Raceway and Hobby in Lindenhurst today. Was a good day for r&d on my center stick pack setup....and front springs in the rear testing. Centering that stick pack took some time and effort buy I feel it was well worth it. Much more stable in transition from left to right turns now. Also helped with taking jumps...it was just more stable in air....no wobble in air any more! Last week I tried the Blue fronts in the Rear since I had an extra set and I thought it was the hot ticket....today, Whites proved to be even better! Thanks to all who blazed the path before me.....lol.

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