86LikesHpi Pro 4
04-20-2004, 12:11 PM
#3753
is the stock lube fine? or should i get aftermarket ones?... i cant wait to build the car, just waiting for my thorp driver
04-20-2004, 04:30 PM
#3755
Any one know where to get a couple packs of A-arms?
04-20-2004, 04:38 PM
#3756
Originally posted by RCBuddha
Will you be at Socal on sat? I got the day off, and should be down there....
Will you be at Socal on sat? I got the day off, and should be down there....
Don't have any more gears, though...LOL Better not hit anything.I usually hang around with AirNate.
04-20-2004, 05:07 PM
#3757
Serious testing today on carpet/foam tires
Well-I a getting more and more imprssed with this car with every pack. I ran it at a Ozite track today with foam tires and ran a lot of different camber link combinations and some shock positions. I was looking for a balance and also looking to "SEE" changes in body roll and corner speed from these changes.
I was able to quite easily make the car push mid corner, to very, very aggressive to a final combination that seemed t carry tremedous corner speed AND was by far the easiest to drive. All by combinations of the length of the camber links front and rear and with some angling of the arms.
VEry impressed with how easily the car can be made to be super aggressive to pushy.
Ray
I was able to quite easily make the car push mid corner, to very, very aggressive to a final combination that seemed t carry tremedous corner speed AND was by far the easiest to drive. All by combinations of the length of the camber links front and rear and with some angling of the arms.
VEry impressed with how easily the car can be made to be super aggressive to pushy.
Ray
04-20-2004, 05:08 PM
#3758
Tech Regular
I have two qus
1. Has anyone else had probs with the battery holder not holding the batteries tight enough?
2. What hop ups should be the top of my list for purchase?
Cheers guys!
1. Has anyone else had probs with the battery holder not holding the batteries tight enough?
2. What hop ups should be the top of my list for purchase?
Cheers guys!
04-20-2004, 05:23 PM
#3759
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Originally posted by CraigH
Any one know where to get a couple packs of A-arms?
Any one know where to get a couple packs of A-arms?
04-20-2004, 05:56 PM
#3760
I just bought the last 3 sets of arms from one shop......first 100.00 gets them shipped
It amazes me how companies continue to let this happen.
It amazes me how companies continue to let this happen.
04-20-2004, 05:56 PM
#3761
Now to be more specific-I ran the car with arms flat on the chassis and 4 degree caster blocks and stock ackermann. Shocks out two holes in front and all the way out in rear. The track was 60'x 30 or so- a little bullring of a track.
The base set-up i ran was with long rear camber link and short front.
Car was not too bad, but was overrotating on exit. I took down the dual rate quite bit to smooth out the car and it did improve. Next I tried shortening the rear link on the hub only. I went back out and car stayed flatter in the corners in the back and this lack of roll made the car feel more consistent.
It had a lot of ow speed cornering and high speed as well. Its ability to transition right and left and go through 180's was unreal. I felt like i could take 180's at a very high rate of speed. I also stood the front shock up one hole and that seemed to tame the squaring up on exit problem.
As this set-up was rather aggressive-perfect for this little track-I wanted to simulate the feel, but make it easier to drive on BIG tracks and went with a long front camber link. Very much to my suprise I picked up a HUGE mid corner push that carried the push to the exit. To get it to turn on exit I had to hold the steering at full lock beyond the apex and it was both sloppy to drive like that and even harder to be consistent.
I called RB Love about this push and he suggested putting pro-squat or ant-squat in the rear. I used pro-squat and car now carried the line from start to end, wasnt aggressive at all and looked ot be going as fast on exit as mid-corner. This was too much to believe so i took the pro-squat out and car pushed like mad again.
Very good day to learn about the Pro4.
My conclusions are if your running on a tight carpet high bite track, run short front and rear camber links. Car will turn on a dime and go left right like a whip.
If your running on a larger track, try a long front camber link, but put the pro-squat in the back.
Can anyoneback-this up or refute it?
Thanks,
Ray
The base set-up i ran was with long rear camber link and short front.
Car was not too bad, but was overrotating on exit. I took down the dual rate quite bit to smooth out the car and it did improve. Next I tried shortening the rear link on the hub only. I went back out and car stayed flatter in the corners in the back and this lack of roll made the car feel more consistent.
It had a lot of ow speed cornering and high speed as well. Its ability to transition right and left and go through 180's was unreal. I felt like i could take 180's at a very high rate of speed. I also stood the front shock up one hole and that seemed to tame the squaring up on exit problem.
As this set-up was rather aggressive-perfect for this little track-I wanted to simulate the feel, but make it easier to drive on BIG tracks and went with a long front camber link. Very much to my suprise I picked up a HUGE mid corner push that carried the push to the exit. To get it to turn on exit I had to hold the steering at full lock beyond the apex and it was both sloppy to drive like that and even harder to be consistent.
I called RB Love about this push and he suggested putting pro-squat or ant-squat in the rear. I used pro-squat and car now carried the line from start to end, wasnt aggressive at all and looked ot be going as fast on exit as mid-corner. This was too much to believe so i took the pro-squat out and car pushed like mad again.
Very good day to learn about the Pro4.
My conclusions are if your running on a tight carpet high bite track, run short front and rear camber links. Car will turn on a dime and go left right like a whip.
If your running on a larger track, try a long front camber link, but put the pro-squat in the back.
Can anyoneback-this up or refute it?
Thanks,
Ray
04-20-2004, 06:08 PM
#3762
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Originally posted by Joneser
I just bought the last 3 sets of arms from one shop......first 100.00 gets them shipped
It amazes me how companies continue to let this happen.
I just bought the last 3 sets of arms from one shop......first 100.00 gets them shipped
It amazes me how companies continue to let this happen.
Can't keep having to wait for parts for weeks at a time.
04-20-2004, 06:26 PM
#3763
Lat time I talked to HPI they said they get parts shipments every 3 weeks. I remember now why I like Associated and Losi. Come on HPI get on the ball.......
04-20-2004, 06:37 PM
#3764
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Every 3 weeks. Well then they better pick it up some or alot of guys will be going back to other cars. I hope not as my Pro4 is really nice and works great.
04-20-2004, 06:44 PM
#3765
what parts are you breaking. I broke arms but our track is typically brutal and I have not yet rigged a wide bumper up. two of my hits probably would not have been saved by a bumper because I think I hit the edge of a flapper with the axle...and ripped the arm apart. I am a little concerned about breakage since the one thing that I can say is that I RARELY DNF. Xray parts are sometimes hard to come by but they rarely break as well!!!!