3LikesTamiya TRF415
03-28-2004, 12:22 PM
#1517
Tech Fanatic
As i have the car running so well indoor with oneways i see no reason for not using them as a starting point for setup outside. The car just flows so well with them, its outstanding. Rick
03-28-2004, 12:32 PM
#1518
Tech Regular
im so jelous 
03-28-2004, 12:36 PM
#1519
Belt Tightening?
how many clicks is everyone running with their cars broken in now?
mine is at 2 clicks front and back.
Rick D. did you adjust your belt tension since you did the every other tooth clipping? curious to see if it'll affect tension.
a friend at the track yesterday clipped the belts too much, and had the rear clicked 3 times, and his belt snapped.
mine is at 2 clicks front and back.
Rick D. did you adjust your belt tension since you did the every other tooth clipping? curious to see if it'll affect tension.
a friend at the track yesterday clipped the belts too much, and had the rear clicked 3 times, and his belt snapped.
03-28-2004, 02:17 PM
#1520
i would love to get a trf 415 the only problem is we run here on carpet with foams and the 415 does not yet have a diff for the front so ill wait till next year its one more month left to the indoor season anyway why bother i love my evo3 right now anyway .
03-28-2004, 02:26 PM
#1521
I've been running my rear at 3 clicks. Yesterday was the first time I ran the belts clipped. No problems. I was actually thinking of goin to 4 clicks in the rear and 3 for the front. I'll let ya know if it snaps.
03-28-2004, 02:27 PM
#1522
Tech Addict
you should try to get Kawada diff outdrives. They're a perfect fit on Tamiya diff gears and plates. If you can make 10mm diameter spacers to prevent the play (as they're made for a car that's only 15mm wide on the bulkheads) they'll be perfect.
03-28-2004, 03:42 PM
#1523
Originally posted by KilRuf
I've been running my rear at 3 clicks. Yesterday was the first time I ran the belts clipped. No problems. I was actually thinking of goin to 4 clicks in the rear and 3 for the front. I'll let ya know if it snaps.
I've been running my rear at 3 clicks. Yesterday was the first time I ran the belts clipped. No problems. I was actually thinking of goin to 4 clicks in the rear and 3 for the front. I'll let ya know if it snaps.
someone explained this earlier..
but a looser belt has different characteristics over a tighter belt right? i think a tighter belt has more rip out of a corner? am i right? i dont remember what the earlier post stated.
03-28-2004, 03:51 PM
#1524
Tech Fanatic
I have one car with std belts and one with clipped belts, so far unclipped one is one click tighter front and rear and clipped one is two clicks tighter front and rear. Got loads of spare belts anyway so if they let go i will just learn from my lessons and fit std belts back on it.
Ordered 2 of the new frotn A blocks today to hopefully cure the driveshaft issue i had. Rick
Ordered 2 of the new frotn A blocks today to hopefully cure the driveshaft issue i had. Rick
03-28-2004, 04:16 PM
#1525
Yeah, a tighter belt will accelerate faster. One that is looser will have more "slack" to pull out of the belt before it graps or reacts on the pulleys. A belt with less tension has more top end.
I too have spare belts. I'd just hate to have one snap while racing haha. But I see no use in switching to a new belt until this one does snap. I could leave mine with 3 clicks rear and 2 front. But I'm looking for more snap out the turns. Those TC3's are pretty quick! So I'm gonna try out 4 clicks rear and 3 front. I think my belt is still breaking in.
I too have spare belts. I'd just hate to have one snap while racing haha. But I see no use in switching to a new belt until this one does snap. I could leave mine with 3 clicks rear and 2 front. But I'm looking for more snap out the turns. Those TC3's are pretty quick! So I'm gonna try out 4 clicks rear and 3 front. I think my belt is still breaking in.
03-28-2004, 06:57 PM
#1526
hey guys,
any one measured the belts??? was it the same as those used either in a 04 or 414???
thanks.
any one measured the belts??? was it the same as those used either in a 04 or 414???
thanks.
03-28-2004, 07:34 PM
#1528
Originally posted by tamiyadriver
had a question... anybody come up with the easy way to build a front diff yet? and did you lock the center pulley? i usually like diffs better. my 415 should be here monday (thanks Steve!!), and i wanna be prepared....
had a question... anybody come up with the easy way to build a front diff yet? and did you lock the center pulley? i usually like diffs better. my 415 should be here monday (thanks Steve!!), and i wanna be prepared....
As for the front diff. I know that Martin Crisp found a way to make it from HPI parts. I looked at an old Kawada SV10, but no go there.
03-28-2004, 10:24 PM
#1530
Originally posted by Rick Draper
I have one car with std belts and one with clipped belts, so far unclipped one is one click tighter front and rear and clipped one is two clicks tighter front and rear. Got loads of spare belts anyway so if they let go i will just learn from my lessons and fit std belts back on it.
Ordered 2 of the new frotn A blocks today to hopefully cure the driveshaft issue i had. Rick
I have one car with std belts and one with clipped belts, so far unclipped one is one click tighter front and rear and clipped one is two clicks tighter front and rear. Got loads of spare belts anyway so if they let go i will just learn from my lessons and fit std belts back on it.
Ordered 2 of the new frotn A blocks today to hopefully cure the driveshaft issue i had. Rick
is the wheelbase so wide in the front that the drive cups for the one way are popping out? i put those pink sponge thingymabobs from the shocks in the drivecups to help make the fit a little bit more snug. try that see if it works for you. Or i could be completely WRONG about what your mentioning
