Infinite 12th

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There you go

erchn

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First, nearly all of these questions have been answered or can be inferred from the manual. That said, I think this is a helpful thread, people trying to a) grow the sport of TC across the world and b) evangelizing for this great car. So, my attempt at responses for your questions. Note: I rearranged a couple questions to give more continuity to the Q/A.

Yes, all of the available sizes come in the kit.

Well, that's a bit of a loaded question as it depends on the track (types of pipes/curbs/etc..., your skill level, and somewhat a bit of luck one way or another.

The only thing I've broken are the P03 arm ball cap, and lost one of the sway bar holders (P05).

That said, this is a good place to start, and this post by Mark Dawson has some other suggestions, though I found the car to be extremely durable, and parts delivery to be pretty quick.

No, they are two sided, small hole and bigger hole for different sway bars.

No, the movement of the shocks and SRS determines dampening and spring tension. I've heard rumors of shocks with other oil or springs existing at big races, but there are no commercially available options that I know of.

Setup kit, like the one available from Hudy, and a pair of calipers is sufficient, IMO. Of course, normal tools from other TCs (ride height gauge, camber gauge, etc...) are all nearly mandatory with this TC as well.

Every setup I've seen bar maybe one have been of the longitudinal variety, of course that could be do to the uniqueness of that setup these days. I run longitudinal with modified (4T motor) and haven't seen any ill effects.

I use Hudy black grease (AE is extremely similar) on universals, and a dry wax lube on gears (ring and pinion for example).

I use Losi pinions, smooth. Any pinion from your chosen manufacturer will work. Maybe if running in transverse, and you have very deep pinions it could be a problem, but not likely.


I use speedtechrc's spurs, because they sell 70-73 (48 pitch) at a reasonable price. If using 64 pitch nearly any spur will work, I know spurs for Xray's fit just fine, but do look at the gearing guides on pages 39 and 40 for the sizes that fit the car, they are smaller than typical cars due to physical constraints of various chassis parts.

I would recommend the low profile servo of your choice, I use Futaba's BLS551, fits perfect.

Weight distribution is very similar to other cars, IMO. I use the battery all the way in on right side (outside flush with chassis), and left side servo as with nearly all other cars. I've had to add 5-10 grams per side to get perfect balance, but it was really close already. My car is over 1350 grams, but I use a normal weight body, and have about 50 grams of weight in the car, so could very easily come in under 1350.

Yep.

Yep.

Nope, but available on awesomatix's site.

Yep.

I would say other than an optional front gear diff, and the increased ackerman set, no other spares (for setup) are needed.

Many use the Mazda Speed 6 from Protoform, and there are other choices, but that's a reasonably neutral starting point.

From what I've read nobody is replacing oil, or rebuilding, but I could be wrong. From what I've seen on my own car, there is no shock oil leakage, or air after running.


Yes, there are an number of extra spacers provided, but really any 3mm spacer will work.

Via droop screws threaded thru P06 (page 9 of manual). Very similar to other cars, but from underneath not through the A arm.

Most buy from shop.awesomatix.com, and you can pay via bank transfer, or thru PayPal (small percentage added to the order for PayPal). Once you place your order, ask via email for their PayPal account ID.

No, but posts from Xray work great. Just a little trimming needed.


Yes, I think you answered your own question, just sand with some 600 grit until relatively smooth, and glue it up. A tip from a friend for doing this is to use some reasonably thin glue, run it all the way around, then spray kicker in a box, and place the graphite part in the box (don't spray directly on graphite part), then close the lid. 60 seconds later cured enough for touching and bright and shiny.

Cut. Most setups I've seen as of late cut them all yes, especially when not on carpet. Freddy's setup has the back not cut, but I think experimentation is useful hear.

Use a Dremel cutting wheel, very simple just go slow and be deliberate.

See here.

Not necessary, but these are steel (by default) screws in aluminum, so normal practices apply. I recommend yes.

AFAIK, nobody offers that service. But honestly it's very simple, and the extra shims are provided (as spares). That said, you've mentioned not running modified, so I don't think it's really necessary, just put it together, and run. A gear set later is a cheap spare set to have, and you can always do this mod later if you find it necessary.

I hope this helps, and good luck. The car is a lot of fun to get to know and reacts quickly to setup changes.

Best,
Ethan

Damon

you need 2 common tools that aren't so common in rc cars:

10 mm wrench for gear differential tightening
12 mm wrench for spur gear nut tightening

Oleg Babich

erchn,

Thank you a lot !

Hugo

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Hello Oleg,

Can we have steen's ets setup please?

Hugo

GEO

you just run out of luck. Next races you'll eat the great PSOLIA.
FOTIS

GEO

you just run out of luck. Next races you'll eat the great PSOLIA.
FOTIS

John Doucakis

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erchn

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True. I use a crescent wrench in both cases but the 12 could be handy if you need to change your spur without removing the top deck.

Thanks,
E

abe-racing

I have been testing a new tool 12mm ring and 10mm open end. You can change the spur without taking off the topdeck. It is made from Carbon fibre. It will be available very soon.

Oleg Babich

You can find it here now:
http://awesomatix.com/download/

WRR

Bet this question have been answered several times before but what size spurs both in 48p and 64p do I need to get? And pinion range too? Running outdoors and indoors with different pitch. run 4.5 outdoors and 5.5 indoors.

And what size for 17.5 boosted indoors only? Usually run Tekin/revtech combo.

Thinking of going two classes this season.

Cheer
Alex

Hugo

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Thanks,

I guess it's a good stating point. Not that far from freddy's warmup setup.
Oleg, do you know what does steen mean on the comments of the setup sheet:
Did he uses all the components of the IAS steering? What does mean: gear box in 2 pic on the front and rear for mor flex? Did he uses floating top deck?

Thanks,
Hugo

MDawson

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How about Ivans setup?

TryHard

iTrader: (4)

Thanks Oleg,
That's pretty interesting as (bar the transverse) the setup I've bolted to the car for practise this weekend is not a million miles from this... slightly lower RC, softer bars (but then the transverse car rolls more than the long car), but otherwise very close to what Steen used.

Cheers
Ed