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04-15-2008, 11:25 AM

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Korey....I KNEW you were gonna come on here!!! LMAO!!! Guess where i'm at?? .....LAB! LOL!!

Must not be very hard if you're goofin off on here!!!! hahaha

04-15-2008, 11:26 AM

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We put carpet on top of that asphalt... I kinda miss the asphalt hahaha. But yes, we had retarded traction.

-Korey

The carpet is probably lower grip than the asphalt...

04-15-2008, 11:28 AM

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You dont know what insane outdoor asphalt traction is untill to run at MDI Racing track in Royal Palm Beach, FL

Butter: we gotta get Randy a South West ticket and have him run at MDI...the memories will stick with him for ever

I just don't see how there could be a higher grip asphalt than what we ran on up in Seattle. It was insane. Is MDI an indoor or outdoor track?

04-15-2008, 11:29 AM

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I just don't see how there could be a higher grip asphalt than what we ran on up in Seattle. It was insane. Is MDI an indoor or outdoor track?

its a outside (roller hockey Rink)

04-15-2008, 11:31 AM

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I just don't see how there could be a higher grip asphalt than what we ran on up in Seattle. It was insane. Is MDI an indoor or outdoor track?

Its an ourdoor track. Its on a large floor hockey rink. Its super smooth surface, and then they VHT the track on top of that...traction rolls and tires ripping off the rims

04-15-2008, 11:33 AM

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Steve,

Tim covered it well. I would only add 1000wt to the list in the event that you are on a low bite track. Other than that, 3-5k should be good almost anywhere.

Butter

Thanks Butter, I appreciate the info. Good job to you and Paolo last weekend at the Sedan Championships. To bad about the rain at the end of the event. Is that the only time it rained?

Steve

04-15-2008, 11:46 AM

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Gear Diff

Cant wait for that gear diff to come in any second

Running Mod with a rear gear diff'd S400 must be as good as....

04-15-2008, 11:51 AM

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Thanks Butter, I appreciate the info. Good job to you and Paolo last weekend at the Sedan Championships. To bad about the rain at the end of the event. Is that the only time it rained?

Steve

Unfortunately yes.... My car was good in the A-semi's but..oh well!!

04-15-2008, 12:14 PM

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"Anyone know of any on-line shops in the US carrying Serpent S400 parts? Need some Castor blocks, suspension blocks, steering, knuckles, etc...

Stormer hobbies is supposedly going to carry a bunch of parts, for the past 3 months all they have on their site is: backorder

Any one in the west coast at least?"

MMR has all those items in stock, have your shop call us with your needs.
763-525-8267

We will be more then happy to get them out to them.

04-15-2008, 02:05 PM

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Andrew??? Any word on the gear diffs?? I sent you a PM last week. I tried ordering one at ABC Hobbies in the netherlands and a few days later they said they were on back order. Can you find me one??

04-15-2008, 02:18 PM

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Its an ourdoor track. Its on a large floor hockey rink. Its super smooth surface, and then they VHT the track on top of that...traction rolls and tires ripping off the rims

Sounds pretty crazy...

04-15-2008, 03:31 PM

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MMR has all those items in stock, have your shop call us with your needs.
763-525-8267

We will be more then happy to get them out to them.

Thanks Andrew

04-15-2008, 07:10 PM

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with the gear diff, do I fill the case with diff lube or just enough to cover the gears?

The last thing I ran that had diffs was an 8th scale buggy a long time ago and don't remember what I did.

04-15-2008, 07:38 PM

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You want to fill it up pretty well, twist the gears to get the air bubbles out from underneath them. You will always have some air in there, but the more oil you can get in the more consistant it will be, basically just like a shock.