17LikesTekno SCT410 Thread
08-25-2013, 11:03 AM
If you're waiting until Oct to get a motor, the new Viper 4 poles should be out by then, im testing the VF4.0 which is a 4000kv in my Tekno, using a 16t and the VTX8, its moving the truck very good! My temps are around 155-165 depending on if its a 6 or 7 min main.
Make sure you have good batteries for it too.
Also... I almost feel like a traitor here, but i've been seriously considering trading my Tekno for a Losi...
I had an original SCTE, threw everything at it and that truck to me, was just more stable and predictable then my Tekno is.
I've been running the Tekno since May, and I still dont feel 100% comfortable with it yet. I have to drive it conservative, or I wad it up.
I'm using Sramos setup, and my steering is down to -20 expo and 90% dual rate and it still feels twitchy.
Im kind of at an impasse here.
Make sure you have good batteries for it too.
Also... I almost feel like a traitor here, but i've been seriously considering trading my Tekno for a Losi...
I had an original SCTE, threw everything at it and that truck to me, was just more stable and predictable then my Tekno is.
I've been running the Tekno since May, and I still dont feel 100% comfortable with it yet. I have to drive it conservative, or I wad it up.
I'm using Sramos setup, and my steering is down to -20 expo and 90% dual rate and it still feels twitchy.
Im kind of at an impasse here.
Btw. Team SR Carbon rear tower didn't hold up good at all. It doesn't have the center connecting part like the Tekno carbon has. Also the rear had some imperfections on the surface, which should have rang an alarm but I was too eager to assemble the truck. Oh well, lessons learned.
08-25-2013, 11:10 AM
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Also... I almost feel like a traitor here, but i've been seriously considering trading my Tekno for a Losi...
I had an original SCTE, threw everything at it and that truck to me, was just more stable and predictable then my Tekno is.
I've been running the Tekno since May, and I still dont feel 100% comfortable with it yet. I have to drive it conservative, or I wad it up.
I'm using Sramos setup, and my steering is down to -20 expo and 90% dual rate and it still feels twitchy.
Im kind of at an impasse here.
Too twitchy for me too, but like you I'm coming from a conversion truck.
I have a feeling I'm going to play with roll centers to make it less aggressive. I really had to have a slight touch to feed it through the turns and the sweeper was a hand full. Traction rolled a couple times if I took it too fast. Traction rolling was not in the Mugen's repertoir but it didn't turn in as well either... I need to find a balance.
I have a feeling I'm going to play with roll centers to make it less aggressive. I really had to have a slight touch to feed it through the turns and the sweeper was a hand full. Traction rolled a couple times if I took it too fast. Traction rolling was not in the Mugen's repertoir but it didn't turn in as well either... I need to find a balance.
08-25-2013, 11:15 AM
My feelings exactly. My 1/8 conversion felt more stable and I could run aggressive. It was just a little short on tight turning. I know this truck can sling around the track. I've seen the videos (local SoCal races) I'm sticking with it and will give this truck a chance because I just bought it. Just gotta get the right setup. I've got green/front and yellow/rear springs on order. Till they arrive I went up in oil from 37.2 frt/ 32.5 rr to 40 frt/ 35 rr because stock springs seem too soft. The hunt continues.
I'm running Durango white/grey in the front and that felt good. HB grey in the rear felt too stiff and bouncy but I think thicker shock oil will solve that. Tried Kuya's Kyo orange and those were also too stiff for the 35/30 that I was running.
I have a few things to try including roll center changes and lower ride height that I think will get me to my happy place.
08-25-2013, 11:17 AM
That's why I got one.
I'll leave it mostly stock except for moving the battery tray back and see how it goes from there
08-25-2013, 11:17 AM
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08-25-2013, 11:46 AM
I live in Ga. now but was living in Big Bear for yrs.......
Used to race in Victorville/ Hesperia, Montclair, Yucaipa, Colton Banning/Beaumont/ Hemet, Palm Springs areas.........................
Lots of other places over the 39 yrs I lived in Cali....
08-25-2013, 12:01 PM
Finally finished! Well almost I have to shorten the motor wires they are set long from being in a scte. I love the way this truck feels, when you pick it up and hold it it feels like a single piece of machinery not a bunch of parts all bolted together. That's the way my last truck felt in my opinion, I can't wait to get this thing to the track and test it out. If it runs anything like its mechanical design it should knock my socks off.
08-25-2013, 12:25 PM
Just ordered this truck for $335 shipped from towers, won't drive it till spring though.
Only 4x4 sc ive ever driven was a friends scte rtr and that thing handled pretty well except in the air, If you let off the throttle it would land on its roof. So I have high hopes for this thing, and can't wait to drive it, I'm use to a d8 so the weight won't be a problem for me.
Only 4x4 sc ive ever driven was a friends scte rtr and that thing handled pretty well except in the air, If you let off the throttle it would land on its roof. So I have high hopes for this thing, and can't wait to drive it, I'm use to a d8 so the weight won't be a problem for me.
08-25-2013, 12:33 PM
There are three holes that can be drilled in the cap. If you wan't to run vented then drill a 1-2mm hole in the center of top cap as per manual. I made a 1.5mm hole. Vented is better for a little rougher surface and std bladder if smoother.
Emulsion is easier to build consistently but doesn't work as good with these bigger bore shocks.
Pls dont reply if you don't know what you are talking about. All is in the manual.
Emulsion is easier to build consistently but doesn't work as good with these bigger bore shocks.
Pls dont reply if you don't know what you are talking about. All is in the manual.
- Just as it is in the box (non vented bladder)
- With a vent hole drilled for use with a bladder (vented bladder)
- With a bleeder hole drilled for emulsion (emulsion)
I prefer a non vented bladder, how does that make me not know what I am talking about? It is one of the 3 methods that the manual shows, if running a non vented bladder setup you can drill a 1-2mm hole in the side of the cap to let any excess oil out but it is optional. When I build them I fill them, get the bubbles out, put the bladder on, pull down on the shaft to suck the bladder down, wipe up excess oil, and then screw on the cap so I dont need any holes in the cap. They come out very close to one another every time so I will likely keep doing it this way if that is ok with you.
08-25-2013, 12:42 PM
anybody know right off hand what the thread size is on the stub axles?
thanks
thanks
08-25-2013, 12:55 PM
M4
08-25-2013, 12:55 PM
Just ordered this truck for $335 shipped from towers, won't drive it till spring though.
Only 4x4 sc ive ever driven was a friends scte rtr and that thing handled pretty well except in the air, If you let off the throttle it would land on its roof. So I have high hopes for this thing, and can't wait to drive it, I'm use to a d8 so the weight won't be a problem for me.
Only 4x4 sc ive ever driven was a friends scte rtr and that thing handled pretty well except in the air, If you let off the throttle it would land on its roof. So I have high hopes for this thing, and can't wait to drive it, I'm use to a d8 so the weight won't be a problem for me.
This is one of the reasons I went with the RX8. Push. Best friend for a person coming from nitro as it keeps a little bit or a lot bit of throttle (depending on how you set it) on when you release the trigger. Granted, with brushless you don't want to fully release the throttle but if you do, push will help keep you horizontal.
Also helps it feel like nitro rolling through a turn instead of having motor braking. Touch the brake and push is disabled.
08-25-2013, 12:56 PM
Maybe the guys from Tekno could shed some light on the shock topic? How are they doing them, was one way better for smooth smaller jump tenth scale indoor tracks while another way of doing them is better for larger rougher big jump outdoor tracks? I run indoor smooth tracks and just getting ready to start building mine and was gonna do emulsion because that's what I'm use too and can get them closer built rebound wise to one another.
08-25-2013, 12:59 PM
Another good night at the money race at the boneyard in ky. Set tq in buggy and sct with my teknos and followed those up with wins ,they where dialed all day , top 2 teknos in sct and top 3 of top 5 where teknos in ebuggy
08-25-2013, 01:01 PM
I see my kit came with pink rear springs and black front, was told it came with green front? Did I hear wrong or was this changed at one point? Also I'm on the Tekno site looking at springs as I want to pick some up, they don't say buggy or truck so are they interchangeable? I don't have to worry about buying buggy ones for my truck is that correct? Looks like the blue and purple rear springs are fairly new?