3LikesTamiya TRF415
04-13-2005, 04:07 AM
#8221
Originally posted by Formula1fan
I am swithing to a 415 from a TC3.5. This is my second belt car, I use to have an xray. The drive train on my xray was pretty free and with a lot of work I have my TC3.5 spinning as free as any shaft car. How free do you guys have your 415's and what did you do to get them that way. Thanks.
I am swithing to a 415 from a TC3.5. This is my second belt car, I use to have an xray. The drive train on my xray was pretty free and with a lot of work I have my TC3.5 spinning as free as any shaft car. How free do you guys have your 415's and what did you do to get them that way. Thanks.
What I did was to flush all the bearings out with motor cleaner, and then re-oil them using Zubaks Speed Lube... works wonders (you can get it through EA motorsports). If I take the belts out, everything spins super free.
HiH
Ed
04-13-2005, 07:00 AM
#8222
Tech Rookie
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04-13-2005, 11:25 AM
#8224
Originally posted by SpeedTech
We changed the design slightly to further reduce the weight of the spool, so it now actually weighs 3 grams less than the one-way unit with the outdrives on.
We changed the design slightly to further reduce the weight of the spool, so it now actually weighs 3 grams less than the one-way unit with the outdrives on.
What's wrong with your scale?
According to my scale:
1-way+outdrives = 21 g
original speedtech spool = 19 g
new speedtech spool = 14 g
19-14 = 5 grams on my scale.
Atached is a pic of the 1-way as well as the old and new speedtech spools.
04-13-2005, 12:18 PM
#8225
Originally posted by Dragonfire
hey guys... I have now managed to destroy many belts on this car. The white belts seem very easy to break or tear teeth off.
Anyone had any experience with aftermarket belts?
rcmaniax: Will your spool hold up to mod racing? If so, where can I get? I already use corally blades so the size sounds great.
hey guys... I have now managed to destroy many belts on this car. The white belts seem very easy to break or tear teeth off.
Anyone had any experience with aftermarket belts?
rcmaniax: Will your spool hold up to mod racing? If so, where can I get? I already use corally blades so the size sounds great.
04-13-2005, 12:27 PM
#8226
Tech Initiate
04-13-2005, 12:49 PM
#8227
Tech Initiate
only 14g very good
04-13-2005, 01:06 PM
#8228
I lost one of the little black sway bar holder, that holds the sway to the bulkhead. Does anyone have an extra one that I can buy off of?
04-13-2005, 01:42 PM
#8230
Thanks Linger! Your my savior!
04-13-2005, 01:55 PM
#8231
Linger YGPM
04-13-2005, 02:38 PM
#8232
Originally posted by linger
Steve,
What's wrong with your scale?
According to my scale:
1-way+outdrives = 21 g
original speedtech spool = 19 g
new speedtech spool = 14 g
19-14 = 5 grams on my scale.
Atached is a pic of the 1-way as well as the old and new speedtech spools.
Steve,
What's wrong with your scale?
According to my scale:
1-way+outdrives = 21 g
original speedtech spool = 19 g
new speedtech spool = 14 g
19-14 = 5 grams on my scale.
Atached is a pic of the 1-way as well as the old and new speedtech spools.
Well, you know...I don't have an engineering grade scale like you
But thanks for measuring those out for me.
The spools should be available by the end of the week (as early as tomorrow)
Steve Wang
04-13-2005, 03:02 PM
#8233
Woops! I picked up a spool a few weeks ago thinking that there may be a shortage for the upcoming Reedy Race. Now there's another version? Doh 
04-13-2005, 03:24 PM
#8234
Hi, I have just picked up a 415 secondhand and i am just wondering what degree toe the numbers on the toe blocks represent
Cheers John
Cheers John
04-13-2005, 03:30 PM
#8235
The Standard blocks should be X to E if I'm not mistaken.
X is the narrowest, E is the widest, and each step (X, A, B, C...) is .5 degrees.
X/A = .5
A/A = 0
A/C = 1.0
A/E = 2.0
Toe in or toe out depends on which end the wider block is installed in.
There is another kit called the World Championship parts kit, that has narrower blocks, they are opposite, and have XA, XB, XC designations. In that kit, XA is the widest, XD (don't think they did an XE) is the narrowest.
Hope that helps.
There is also some good info on TryHard's site, linked in his signature.
Mike
X is the narrowest, E is the widest, and each step (X, A, B, C...) is .5 degrees.
X/A = .5
A/A = 0
A/C = 1.0
A/E = 2.0
Toe in or toe out depends on which end the wider block is installed in.
There is another kit called the World Championship parts kit, that has narrower blocks, they are opposite, and have XA, XB, XC designations. In that kit, XA is the widest, XD (don't think they did an XE) is the narrowest.
Hope that helps.
There is also some good info on TryHard's site, linked in his signature.
Mike