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Old 03-01-2006 | 03:25 PM
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Can anyone tell me what color coding for the Tamiya Stabilizer set? It has black and silverish. Which one is hard?

Also what do you guys recommend on a flat high speed track? I was planning hard stabilizers up front and nothing on rear
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Old 03-01-2006 | 04:55 PM
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Bugs bitten me hard so before I fork out cash on a new one. I'll try here first.

http://rctech.net/forum/showthread.php?t=104071
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Old 03-01-2006 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by natskiboy
Can anyone tell me what color coding for the Tamiya Stabilizer set? It has black and silverish. Which one is hard?

Also what do you guys recommend on a flat high speed track? I was planning hard stabilizers up front and nothing on rear
Silver is the hard one...
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Old 03-01-2006 | 09:11 PM
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What is the best way to make the drivetrain more efficient ?

I am struggling with speed in the mini....We run handout mabuchi motors ?

I am running universals up front with a TA03 ball diff.

Let me know...

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Old 03-01-2006 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by lbckevin
What is the best way to make the drivetrain more efficient ?

I am struggling with speed in the mini....We run handout mabuchi motors ?

Let me know...
There is no way to make it more efficient..... The problem with losing speed on exit is mainly due to wheel spin. You could change to TA03 ball diff to minimise wheel spin or try fixed axle.

With fixed axle inside ( I haven't try it ) I want to know the durability of pinion gear, spur gear, and universal. Are they going to last or they need frequent replacement ?
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Old 03-03-2006 | 08:44 PM
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Does anyone have instructions or an exploded view of the ball diff (part#53267) they could post? Thanks in advance
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Old 03-03-2006 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by rayman
That motor alum heatsink is useless. Its more bling than actually functional as a heatsink. But its cheap anyway so pimp your car Everything else is useful.


I agree its nothing but a bling-bling. the alum clamp type(fiined) heatsink is much better.
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Old 03-03-2006 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by jrighter
Does anyone have instructions or an exploded view of the ball diff (part#53267) they could post? Thanks in advance
I did some where in the thread..... page 32 maybe I dunno....
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Old 03-03-2006 | 10:10 PM
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Thanks! Just found it on page 17 32 was close. LOL j/k thanks again..
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Old 03-03-2006 | 10:52 PM
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Finally got my mini. Only Tamiya Hotup missing is the Alloy wheel hex clamp 6 mm.
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Old 03-04-2006 | 04:31 AM
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are those tires kawada drift tires????
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Old 03-05-2006 | 05:52 AM
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is there any difference if i used regular tamiya alloy shox than mini shox on my Mo3??
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Old 03-05-2006 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by danjoy25
Finally got my mini. Only Tamiya Hotup missing is the Alloy wheel hex clamp 6 mm.
Your missing the alum servo holder, high torque servo saver, mo3 quick release battery, light wieght king pins, and if you're really OC, the alum steering knuckles, rear hubs. Do you have universals installed?
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Old 03-05-2006 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by rayman
Your missing the alum servo holder, high torque servo saver, mo3 quick release battery, light wieght king pins, and if you're really OC, the alum steering knuckles, rear hubs. Do you have universals installed?
Car comes with alum steering knuckles, 2 deg rear hubs, and M03 universals. Only thing left that I might put are blue servo holders and blue screws.

Rubbers are actually Pit Shumitsu (not sure of the spelling)
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Old 03-05-2006 | 04:16 PM
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What is the difference between the Manta Ray ball diff and the TA03 used in the Mini? What are the strengths and weaknesses of both?
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