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Alrighty. I've had my fun, made custom parts and made it go fast. Now it's your turn to hoon the bejesus out of a X-Evo! Fer sale on eBay. Not cheap, but worth it. If you ever need spares, I've got a CAD file with every single chassis piece.

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eR1c	03-29-2017 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Scargoes View Post
What is minimum weight for tcs races? My M05 is 1302 with a full size gens ace 7000mah pack.
Wow! That's pretty light with a full size LiPo. Looking at my car, I can't imagine where else I could shave that much weight.

I got mine down to 1295, added weight to get it back up to 1301 where i am at now. I put the extra weight in the front plastic bumper piece.

-got there by finding a light shorty pack battery, and using all the lightweight Tamiya parts, etc..

Schs2013

03-29-2017 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by monkeyracing (Post 14881602)

I understand completely.

Sweet.

monkeyracing

03-29-2017 05:57 PM

I can get my mini to around 1215g if the paint is extra thick.

gigaplex

03-29-2017 06:33 PM

My mini is about 1195g when I pull the lead off it, with a shorty battery.

danosborne661

03-30-2017 08:01 AM

My M03 is 1050g with shorty, ready to race!

bertrandsv87

03-30-2017 09:07 AM

Lots of lead in mine to reach 1300grams(nimh era rule) 1180grams for lipo minis would be great....

losibarry

03-30-2017 09:10 AM

Love the minis!

monkeyracing

03-30-2017 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by danosborne661 (Post 14885144)

My M03 is 1050g with shorty, ready to race!

M03 with a shorty? Do tell! How much of a hole did you have to cut? I've tried this on one car, but figured the amount I had to remove weakened it too much.

gigaplex

03-30-2017 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bertrandsv87 (Post 14885207)

Lots of lead in mine to reach 1300grams(nimh era rule) 1180grams for lipo minis would be great....

They actually handle better with the extra weight. The Australian rules stick with 1330g specifically to encourage inexperienced drivers to run with a better handling car, and quite a few take it a bit further and pack on the weight to bring it up around 1400g.

tony gray

03-30-2017 04:15 PM

Correct, most of my cars are around 1400.

Laguna Bozo

03-30-2017 05:04 PM

Last weekend I was behind Jason, "the Champ", in the TCS tech line. His car was 1385g, mine was 1325g, he wooped me by half a lap.

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