Michael#81

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Nope. Same shocks as they have had for a few years now that bleed through the bottom. IMO easiest shock to bleed on the market and stays consistent so much longer.

dmatter

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Gotcha

JAE

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Pm me if anyone wants to sell an rb6.6

TravisS27

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If your running 17.5 I'd use a 69 spur...I don't remember what we ran for pinions on our 17.5 cars but I wanna say 32 on bigger open tracks and 31 on smaller tight tracks.

Yes, you can use AE spur gears but you have to use the AE slipper pads as well. The Kyosho slipper plates will work with AE spurs/slipper pads

TravisS27

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Despite what everyone says, you CAN use the original RB6 rear bulkhead with the laydown tranny. This is how you run the shocks on the rear of the tower and rear of the a arms.
Use the taller 6.6 bulkhead to run the shocks on the front of the shock tower and rear of the a arms
Use the smaller one to mount the tower directly to the diff case to run the shocks on the front of the a arms....this is for high bite tracks/carpet/turf

lynx75

I am wondering for high bite tracks like carpet/turf if its better to use 3 or 4 gears in laydown car layout using for mod like 6.5T.

thanks

TravisS27

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Probably 3 gear. We run 4 gear on med bite dirt and med-hi bite clay

jcsfearless

In the video at the beginning of this thread about the RB6.6 they recommend the 3 gear laydown for high bite carpet/turf tracks.

lynx75

Thanks @traviss27 and @jcs

I will build the kit during the Xmas break :-)

JAE

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3 hole rear Pistons: anyone running these? I ordered VRP 2 hole 1.6 front and 3 hole rears at recommendation of VRP. Thought I would try it out. I'm running th 3 gear laydown and am worried it may produce too much back and I'll lose read grip. Thought I would ask her before rebuilding shocks. Thx much

13Maschine

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JAE, I know we talked about this a bit but I figured it might be worth discussing on the forums too.

Shocks are one of the more difficult beasts in RC tuning, IMHO. Fluid Dynamics is no joke

If you have a lot of air in the shocks, this will change the dampening quite a bit.

Most of the SoCal tracks have fairly large jumps, OCRC, SCVRC, and LRH, definitely do, although sometimes the double single is better. Given the larger jumps I have found i need to stay in the middle of the 2 or 3 hole spectrum if I can call it that. I have experimented with 4 hole too, but found 2 and 3 to be better on most indoor clay conditions that I've had the time to test on. Currently I'm running 1.3x3 VRP with 400CST KYO FR/1.6x2 with 350CST KYO RR. My medium grip car (standup transmission) has 300CST with 1.6x2 all around. I've tested 1.3x3 in the rear as well, but found I preferred to have the pack of 1.6x2 to keep from bottoming out as often. If I ran 1.3x3 I'd probably run 350CST instead of 300.

In general, when I go to a thicker oil, I will go to the next step larger piston, to Accommodate the change in viscosity. For example if I am running 1.x6x2 with 350, I will switch to the 1.3x3 with 400. This way I can achieve similar pack, with a higher static dampening.

When it comes to piston sizing I think the VRP chart is pretty helpful, since it gives a progression in terms of piston sizing. Should be attached here.

I hope I was able to achieve some clarity here. Let me know if I can help!

SCserfur

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Very helpful information

SCserfur

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Anyone had a chance to try these new proline positron tires yet? Just curious, looking at tire choices for my build and thought these might fit the bill. Right now dirtwebs are money.

Payton 34

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Hi everyone,

I'm at a bit of a crossroads. I have been a Kyosho guy for many years. I currently have the RB6 and a TKI3. I am deciding between the Associated B6 with a ball diff and 3 gear laydown configuration, or the RB6.6. The track I race at is an indoor high bite clay. Typically slicks are run or very little pin. The fastest racers at my track run the Associated B6 in the 3 gear laydown configuration.

For high bite clay which transmission configuration is considered to be the fastest for the Kyosho RB6.6? From what I have been reading on this thread most people are running the four gear, but at my track the Associated B6 with a 3 gear laydown and ball diff is by far faster than the four gear.

motorfinger

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My track is a medium/high bite track and as of last Saturday I went with the 3 gear laydown. It was possibly the best car I have driven in a while. And I am a die hard K car guy.