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07-05-2019, 11:05 AM
The Exotek converted FGX all set for the upcoming UF1 series!
07-05-2019, 12:37 PM
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07-05-2019, 02:02 PM
What's that baby weighing in at? 21.5 helps i'm sure in F1 with the gear tranny but are you going to run it on carpet as well? Still my favorite onroad chassis, wish it was more competetive on carpet with 25.5.
07-05-2019, 03:31 PM
07-05-2019, 04:27 PM
With the LCG 10min race battery it's about 1050gr.
Yes tru on the 21.5 vs 25.5 on carpet. Medium to low grip asphalt though is it's happy place.
Getting the weight down this much was a lot of work but it is ultra competitive now lap time wise. I'm finding it to be much more consistent over the full run compared to solid axle cars, especially as the tires get dirty.
07-05-2019, 05:28 PM
Hmmm.............could a new Exotek FGX Evo conversion be in the works?
07-05-2019, 10:32 PM
What would you rank as the highest downforce front and rear wings... I have the Protoform V2 now and was looking at the Serpent SF2 "wide" rear wing with diffuser. It's a 3 plane wing and slightly wider than the standard wings, plus who doesn't love the look of the diffuser?
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Likewise, the front end reacts more quickly with a lighter wing. In fact, there can be times when a slightly heavier wing will make the car feel a bit calmer.
F1 wings are vestigial at best, there is really not enough air moving across to make much difference. For the most part any wing will do, as long as it's not digging into the track.
07-07-2019, 09:44 PM
I'm going to blaspheme everything everyone believes but generally you want the lightest wings you can use, especially for the rear. Several manufacturers have just spent money to move the wing weight onto the chassis vs. the pod. By full scale logic, you would want the rear wing to feed the downforce straight into the rear tires AKA pod mounted wing. Instead, they chose to move what is basically a giant counterweight off the rear end.
Likewise, the front end reacts more quickly with a lighter wing. In fact, there can be times when a slightly heavier wing will make the car feel a bit calmer.
F1 wings are vestigial at best, there is really not enough air moving across to make much difference. For the most part any wing will do, as long as it's not digging into the track.
Likewise, the front end reacts more quickly with a lighter wing. In fact, there can be times when a slightly heavier wing will make the car feel a bit calmer.
F1 wings are vestigial at best, there is really not enough air moving across to make much difference. For the most part any wing will do, as long as it's not digging into the track.
07-08-2019, 07:53 AM
My 1/12th scale's lightweight body can only handle about 20 grams of downforce before it just flexes down and fails. Yet 12 racers swear by the correct body style.
Even of f1 wings are half of that total, that's still may be noticeable.
Even of f1 wings are half of that total, that's still may be noticeable.
07-08-2019, 02:57 PM
A 1/12 body is, as a whole a wing. A f1 car is an abundance of turbulence with some small air control areas.
The one thing that did seem to make some difference to me is the height and size of the side dams on the rear wing. But otherwise, no difference. I ran at the Tamiya nationals at their track for a lot of years, and locally at a large gas car track, and I never noticed any real difference between body styles or wings. A couple winters ago, I was racing at a carpet track, and a car going the wrong way on the straight knocked my rear wing off. The only difference was the car getting slightly squirrley onto the straight, but that may have just been the missing weight of the wing
The one thing that did seem to make some difference to me is the height and size of the side dams on the rear wing. But otherwise, no difference. I ran at the Tamiya nationals at their track for a lot of years, and locally at a large gas car track, and I never noticed any real difference between body styles or wings. A couple winters ago, I was racing at a carpet track, and a car going the wrong way on the straight knocked my rear wing off. The only difference was the car getting slightly squirrley onto the straight, but that may have just been the missing weight of the wing
07-08-2019, 03:04 PM
I've raced 21.5T F1 on a large 1/5th asphalt race track. Wing "Aerodynamics" never made a difference. As robk stated, the only difference I felt was the weight of the wing and how far or high it stuck out it was in relation to the main chassis or pod.
07-09-2019, 04:10 AM
Tech Addict
Just pick wings you like and are durable and don't drag. They are just bumpers.
Indoor carpet track.