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09-27-2013 | 08:47 AM

#9766

rc car guy

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Originally Posted by 34x17

My son and I did not have the same experience with the chassis stiffeners. Running the Top Gear Spring Shoot Out Cavalieri setup with the shelf and inline electronics, and removing some lead (rear triangles, behind the battery) to compensate for the extra 35 grams of the chassis stiffeners, we had plenty of steering. This is on high bite clay indoor, clay suburbs with rear inserts up front on my car, and gold barcodes with rear inserts up front on my son's car. My car is ~ 1530 grams and my son's is a bit lighter at 1510. The cars are very nimble but still easy to drive consistently in 17.5.

Im not sure if you have ever ran on ozite carpet but other than astro turf its thr most traction you can get it has probably the same amount of traction as your track at thr moment because opening night is tonight also we run 7-8 ft lanes and the drive line is generally small 2 ft wide in most places so on an open track ya maybe they help but indoor at the moment no when traction comes up in a qeek or so ill write another post about it with them but until then its a no go

09-27-2013 | 09:20 AM

#9767

Wild Cherry

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From: TRCR Modified Driver

Reedy ESC

Black & bad to the bone ...

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09-27-2013 | 09:25 AM

#9768

kjohnsiii

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Can anyone tell me what towers these are or are equivant to?
Thanks

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09-27-2013 | 09:33 AM

#9769

Waflet

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Originally Posted by kjohnsiii

Can anyone tell me what towers these are or are equivant to?
Thanks

Hideeho
They are Avid towers. The top row of holes is at "a" height & the lower row is at "c" height. Make sure you use washers on it.

09-27-2013 | 09:34 AM

#9770

rc car guy

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Originally Posted by kjohnsiii

Can anyone tell me what towers these are or are equivant to?
Thanks

It looks like they are the c towers (since that is the only tower with 3 holes in it) but they have like slots instead of holes, are they from another manufacturer other than ae?
Well the other guy beat me to the punch haha sorry for the spam post. cant delete it

09-27-2013 | 09:36 AM

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Waflet

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Originally Posted by Wild Cherry

Black & bad to the bone ...

Hideeho
...bad to the hobbywing bone...

Then again that also makes it the same as an Orion that just won worlds

09-27-2013 | 09:39 AM

#9772

Wildcat1971

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lol, I want to see the specs on that esc.

09-27-2013 | 09:42 AM

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Wildcat1971

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Originally Posted by Waflet

Hideeho
...bad to the hobbywing bone...

Then again that also makes it the same as an Orion that just won worlds

I would not say its a HW clone just yet. And if it is...So what, hw esc's are smooth and fast. look at the orion esc.

09-27-2013 | 09:45 AM

#9774

DanielC.

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Originally Posted by Wildcat1971

I would not say its a HW clone just yet. And if it is...So what, hw esc's are smooth and fast. look at the orion esc.

It's not a clone. It's just manufactured by HW for Reedy, same as Orion.

09-27-2013 | 09:48 AM

#9775

ryanpatrickgore

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there are only so many factories in china that make esc's. i hear they are all on the same block too. like theres a little rc factory mecca zone somewhere in china.

09-27-2013 | 09:49 AM

#9776

Wildcat1971

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yeah, they layout is different. I dont see a front sensor port, which i liked on the orion. If the program box is not $80, I will get one, lol. orion overly loves their program box. When HW sells them for $20, it seriously makes you not want the orion, lol. My guess is it will be a $200+ esc.

As far as China made esc's go, HW can seriously build good esc's. And they are sensor/sensorless normally which is a great, plus they will propel a scte 4x4 around the track, all that in a small chassis. What cracks me up are the HW haters that love the orion... and soon the reedy, lol.