Originally Posted by RossNZ (Post 10948600)

Guys,

has anyone run both the FT slipper and V2 ball diff to compare what works best?

I'm running a home made ball diff in mine, works pretty good and is very consistent, truck stay's nice and straight under power, but it just needs a bit more power to the wheels, thinking about the FT slipper, or building the V2 ball diff.

Thoughts please, run on loose outdoor track.

Originally Posted by fq06 (Post 10949003)

I posted on this about 100 pages ago so probably not easy to find so I'll touch on it again...

Marcus does not agree with the weights that I run, but to each his own.

I have ran the 2 stagers since about December and have settled with 35/30 to 40/35 outdoor/indoor. Never broke anything. I have even ran up to 50wt experimenting with my setup and nothing broke.

Don't expect Marcus to warranty the part if you break a piston trying out a 50wt as he said not to. I'm just saying that the pistons did not self destruct on me, so try different weights and set the truck up for your driving style and track conditions... every ones different.

I build from the top with ZERO rebound in the build.

Originally Posted by umpy907 (Post 10949420)

What exactly are the benefits of the 2stage pistons over the stock. I run on a med. size high bite indoor clay track and am trying to get the truck to land and stay stuck (have more pack)will these help?

Originally Posted by Evil Genius jr. (Post 10949592)

Race report:
Well I just got back from the ROAR points race in Shippensburg, PA at G's Raceway.



The conditions were not very good 100+ degrees out and the track was suffering (however the crew there did an amazing job of keeping it clean!). Two people running 1/8 e-buggies had RX8s burst into flames. One guy temped his motor at 306° and his ESC at 215°. However my BH 120A ESC stayed under 120° even with a broken fan! Motor was 144°. I was however grossly outmatching in driver skill.

Got there early and run some practice with my newly CORRECTLY installed V2 center diff, just wow! I could actually control the truck. For the record none of my tires worked there and I wasn't about to spend $60 on a set to use once so I ran the whole day on Calibers, which weren't' bad but weren't great. I also tested out my new Method RC Hellcat. This body worked wonders for jumping. At the end of the days during the mains a storm was blowing in and the wind picked up. I was the one of only trucks not parachuting off the back triple. I can safely say that with the new body and V2 diff I can out jump losis. That leads me to my next problem though, I stripped my last V2 spur so I ran the day with a V1 diff! I figured I had to be doing something wrong so I asked one of the more experienced drivers to teach me how to set gear mesh. Well it took him 15min to do on my truck as every time he would tighten down the motor screws it would loosen the mesh. So at least I wasn't the only one who couldn't figure it out! I also changed my rear shock oil from AE 25 to losi 20 (about AE 22.5). I had so much more grip and it jumped so much better!

The first qualifier started and the truck was doing good with a tiny bit of push do to the V1 diff but I was getting destroyed due to the lack of talent and practice on this track. Ended up with 6 laps in 5:54 (TQ for the day was 7, 5:03).

I put the 8mm mod on for Q2 and thing were going much better as I was now getting hang of the track. I was on pace for 6 laps again but me rear drive shaft popped off causing me to lock up! I looked at it later and it was a shorter front one. Oops!

In Q3 with a new drive-shaft and now ready for the layout I was off. I was on pace for 7 laps but a couple laps in a rock got wedged between the wheel and rear hub locking the wheel. I lost two laps and ended up with 5 laps. I started 10th out of 10 in the a-main.

The amain started and in the first turn mayhem I shot up to fourth, however I didn't expect that to last. 10 minutes later I was in 6th exactly where I hopped and expected to be. There was no one else I could have possibly beaten with any truck and my skill level so I was happy. I also beat the only other Sc10 4x4 by 8 secs. The results are attached. I am Danny, William ran a stock SC10 4x4 FT.

Overall it was a ton of fun and the truck was perfect in practice with the V2 and still very good in the races with the V1. I am confident my truck can win now and I am going to focus on just driving and tires. I'll post my setup in a bit.

Originally Posted by JEFFs SC10 (Post 10949708)

What was wrong with your original v2 configuration ? The 8 mm mod should only be done in high grip situations not low.

Driving time is the best mod you can do.

Originally Posted by fq06 (Post 10949992)

National champ race @ wcrc, good watch if you're hangin at home.
http://www.westcoastrcraceway.com/wcrc/?page_id=1518

Originally Posted by RC God's

Good Tech

Originally Posted by fq06 (Post 10949992)

National champ race @ wcrc, good watch if you're hangin at home.
http://www.westcoastrcraceway.com/wcrc/?page_id=1518