rcnewb2004

Congratulations!!!!!!

RocketRacer

i started building and this machine goes together so perfectly....i also got some tips from the Tamiya USA site. anything else i shoul look out for??

DrKucho

got my evo 5 past week and did my first test sesion on the track , it is awesome how this car steers even at high speed , i was running 24 mm radial tires from tamiya , nothing so special or expensive but the car was gripping like in a dream , mostly taking in mind that my track is low grip

i was running a ta04 before this and there is a LOT of diference in grip and steering

also want to say that i am running GTB 5.5 and the car doesnt look to have torque steer, i am too novice to notice the torque steer? maybe but when i hold the car in my hand and gun it , it doesnt move sideways , just the back of the car going down , like my ta-04 belt drive

rcnewb2004

Huge favor to ask F1mechanic,

can you please take a picture of the side of your gear box cover... i want to see how did you do the contouring for the tape!

Thanks!

RocketRacer

ready to rumble....i can't wait to take this to the track!!!!





my Evo IV MS and my Evo 5

rcnewb2004

Here's my baby ready to roll

Ain't she cute?

F1mechanic

The tape is in white. The pictures are from a top cover. It's fairly simplistic, nothing fancy.
The tape is a bit elastic and can be compressed a bit to ensure good closure with the bulkheads.

And most important, the gears are dust free. Even after having put some silicone oil on them.

Alwin.

grabber

although i should probably read through every page here before asking this question, here goes anyway. ( it is late and i am sleepy and a bit lazy at the moment, sorry)

do you think this car would be a better choice for 19turn carpet racing or would the 415msx rheinhard be a better car for this class?

perhaps i should get both and see which is better!

hierog

iTrader: (6)

for 19 turn, i wouldn't think it would matter. with a shaft, you have to be much more under control with the throttle. i tend to be an "on or off" driver, meaning full throttle or nothing, and i am MUCH FASTER with my MSX. I have been shaft from the beginning, and the MSX was my first belt car, and I love it.
i have been fooling around with different setups for about a month now, and last week i was able to finally get my evo IV as fast as my MSX, but later that day, i shattered my best with the MSX.
Hence, the MRE should be on my doorstep on Wed!!

sorry to add water to the mudhole!

vic

Runin Ronin

iTrader: (12)

That's what I did

The Teacher

iTrader: (62)

Can anyone tell me the part# for the alloy diff halfs of the EVO V? I'm trying to make a front diff but can't find the part number.

DrKucho

i am doing the same and this is my list for me moment and waiting for review (Diff balls in red)

50880 TA04 Ball Diff Plate Set
51256 TB Evo 5 Ball Diff Gear
9949299 Diff Spring
9949300 Ball Thrust Bearing
9898068 Diff joint Long
9898058 Diff joint Short
53379 Steel Ball
9804246 Spacer
53890 Y parts
9949359 Cap Screw 2 x 2 mm
9949350 Lock Nut 2 mm
53588 Shims 10 mms

am i fogetting something? smething wrong?

DDC

i have the same problem. I was thinking, if the option diff isn't the same as for the MSX or the Marc R. I wanted to download the pdf manual from the tamiya web site to check if they have the same parts numbers. (to bad my connection with the net isn't strong to download it) Can anyone check it out for me.

Thanks

DrKucho

i did check the manual to make my list, but there is not a special section like " to make the balldiff you need this:" you have to follow the bal diff building instructions and write down the part numbers, then look for the reference numbers at the end of the manual , thats why i might forget something in that proccess ...

DDC

just check the manual of the msx and compare the diff joints with those of the evo V. Check the numbers you find them on the end of the manual. If those are the same, are problems are solved