6LikesTamiya Ta06
02-04-2012, 10:54 AM
#1606
I think I saw that TQ had the screws on thier site, I thought I saw them on speedtech, but not positive. I haven't seen any spares for the ball diffs.
02-08-2012, 11:45 AM
#1609
i'm currently have soft suspension at the front, harder at the rear, not too low ride height but i am using sorex 24's, and they are really grippy
02-09-2012, 12:05 AM
#1611
Personally I would start with the kit setup and work from there, it's a great starting point. The only thing I have added is sway bars front and rear (silver ft/rr) and a spool up front. I like 3k in the rear gear diff. works well.
02-09-2012, 12:17 AM
#1612
Car is all setup and ready to go!
Pic #1 - The car balanced out nicely. I did have to put about 30g in the front right. (RR 376.5g LR 378.9g FR 307.9g FL311.9g = 1375.2g)
Pic #2 - I did mount a Novak Ballistic motor. In the pic you can see the 3mm Tamiya motor spacer and I did still have to bend the tabs on the motor.
Pic #3 - All Ready for TCS! To bad I have another month to wait.
Pic #1 - The car balanced out nicely. I did have to put about 30g in the front right. (RR 376.5g LR 378.9g FR 307.9g FL311.9g = 1375.2g)
Pic #2 - I did mount a Novak Ballistic motor. In the pic you can see the 3mm Tamiya motor spacer and I did still have to bend the tabs on the motor.
Pic #3 - All Ready for TCS! To bad I have another month to wait.
02-09-2012, 01:41 AM
#1613
Car is all setup and ready to go!
Pic #1 - The car balanced out nicely. I did have to put about 30g in the front right. (RR 376.5g LR 378.9g FR 307.9g FL311.9g = 1375.2g)
Pic #2 - I did mount a Novak Ballistic motor. In the pic you can see the 3mm Tamiya motor spacer and I did still have to bend the tabs on the motor.
Pic #3 - All Ready for TCS! To bad I have another month to wait.
Pic #1 - The car balanced out nicely. I did have to put about 30g in the front right. (RR 376.5g LR 378.9g FR 307.9g FL311.9g = 1375.2g)
Pic #2 - I did mount a Novak Ballistic motor. In the pic you can see the 3mm Tamiya motor spacer and I did still have to bend the tabs on the motor.
Pic #3 - All Ready for TCS! To bad I have another month to wait.
Thanks for posting those figures.
02-09-2012, 08:28 AM
#1616
The only way I can see this being 50/50 F/R and R/L is with a "shorty lipo" moved to the front and the extra weight you need to add would go up front also. I assume the shocks mounted the normal way and putting the ESC in the stock position would also add a bit more weight up front. I just liked the shorter wires where I mounted it and I do not have a shorty lipo to test.
02-09-2012, 09:40 AM
#1617
As for the weight. The motor is in the rear and that is by far the heaviest item in the car. Is this a suprise to you? I figured this was to be expected. Overall the left/right balance was very close.
The only way I can see this being 50/50 F/R and R/L is with a "shorty lipo" moved to the front and the extra weight you need to add would go up front also. I assume the shocks mounted the normal way and putting the ESC in the stock position would also add a bit more weight up front. I just liked the shorter wires where I mounted it and I do not have a shorty lipo to test.
The only way I can see this being 50/50 F/R and R/L is with a "shorty lipo" moved to the front and the extra weight you need to add would go up front also. I assume the shocks mounted the normal way and putting the ESC in the stock position would also add a bit more weight up front. I just liked the shorter wires where I mounted it and I do not have a shorty lipo to test.
I am saving for TA06 so I am quite interested in your information. Have you had a chance to run your TA06 yet to see how the weight balance F/R affects handling? I don't know if the weight difference is enough to make a big difference [I am still re-learning things after a long lay-off from racing.]
I haven't made up my mind about using IFS vs up-front and, like you, I don't have a shorty LIPO battery. Your feedback could push my decision in one direction or the other.
02-09-2012, 10:10 AM
#1618
Travis,
I am saving for TA06 so I am quite interested in your information. Have you had a chance to run your TA06 yet to see how the weight balance F/R affects handling? I don't know if the weight difference is enough to make a big difference [I am still re-learning things after a long lay-off from racing.]
I haven't made up my mind about using IFS vs up-front and, like you, I don't have a shorty LIPO battery. Your feedback could push my decision in one direction or the other.
I am saving for TA06 so I am quite interested in your information. Have you had a chance to run your TA06 yet to see how the weight balance F/R affects handling? I don't know if the weight difference is enough to make a big difference [I am still re-learning things after a long lay-off from racing.]
I haven't made up my mind about using IFS vs up-front and, like you, I don't have a shorty LIPO battery. Your feedback could push my decision in one direction or the other.
I have always liked Tamiya (I have owned a 415,416, and TA05 in the past.) I have gone to 3 FREE TCS races over the past 5 years and have always had a great time. However because of my move, my racing is very limited. I wanted to be able to go to at least 1 TCS race a year and try to make another large race(s). I don't feel that I will have enough track time to really compete in the GT1 class so that is another major reason for the TA06 for me.
I am running the IFS front mainly so I can run the really low front bodies. I like knowing I can run bodies most can't. :P I will be using this car in USGT class where these IFS bodies are legal.
One more thing - The car's start price is low and that is very nice, but when you get the Blue Itch (hop-ups) it will become close to the cost of a graphite car.
02-09-2012, 12:38 PM
#1619
As for the weight. The motor is in the rear and that is by far the heaviest item in the car. Is this a suprise to you? I figured this was to be expected. Overall the left/right balance was very close.
The only way I can see this being 50/50 F/R and R/L is with a "shorty lipo" moved to the front and the extra weight you need to add would go up front also. I assume the shocks mounted the normal way and putting the ESC in the stock position would also add a bit more weight up front. I just liked the shorter wires where I mounted it and I do not have a shorty lipo to test.
The only way I can see this being 50/50 F/R and R/L is with a "shorty lipo" moved to the front and the extra weight you need to add would go up front also. I assume the shocks mounted the normal way and putting the ESC in the stock position would also add a bit more weight up front. I just liked the shorter wires where I mounted it and I do not have a shorty lipo to test.
But with 150gms extra on the rear axle, I don't think removing 100gms from just behind the centreline is going to have a big enough effect to get close to 50/50 - not that 50/50 is ideal, but the ability to build the car like that without a heap of ballast is appealing.
I've run cars in the past with a rearward weight bias (including the similarly in-line HPI Pro3) and although I could get them running well, for my driving style I could never get the steering I needed. Same goes for the TA05. My favourite cars to date have been my TOP Scythe and Kyosho TF5 shaft, both of which have close to 50/50 weight distribution.
02-09-2012, 03:07 PM
#1620
It's interesting for me to see the figures. I was considering trying the car but potentially running a shorty pack, and I would certainly run upright shocks and a "normal" TC body as well.
But with 150gms extra on the rear axle, I don't think removing 100gms from just behind the centreline is going to have a big enough effect to get close to 50/50 - not that 50/50 is ideal, but the ability to build the car like that without a heap of ballast is appealing.
I've run cars in the past with a rearward weight bias (including the similarly in-line HPI Pro3) and although I could get them running well, for my driving style I could never get the steering I needed. Same goes for the TA05. My favourite cars to date have been my TOP Scythe and Kyosho TF5 shaft, both of which have close to 50/50 weight distribution.
But with 150gms extra on the rear axle, I don't think removing 100gms from just behind the centreline is going to have a big enough effect to get close to 50/50 - not that 50/50 is ideal, but the ability to build the car like that without a heap of ballast is appealing.
I've run cars in the past with a rearward weight bias (including the similarly in-line HPI Pro3) and although I could get them running well, for my driving style I could never get the steering I needed. Same goes for the TA05. My favourite cars to date have been my TOP Scythe and Kyosho TF5 shaft, both of which have close to 50/50 weight distribution.
Lipo: 274g
Receiver: 11g
Servo with Savor: 50g
If I wasn't about out of servo tape I would get you the weights on the rest, but I have a spare of all the above.
I would think with a shorty pack almost to the front and then the weights you need to make "spec" in front of it in the battery area you should be close to 50/50.
I may play around with the car more down the road since I can't race it for a while anyways. I am still waiting for my blue suspension blocks and when I get them I might move the esc to the front and see what that does for the weight.