rhino131

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i went with the single piece yeah racing pod no chance of pod tweak... first impressions like, one dislike, i like the two wing positions it is a nice tuning option. the dislike is the two locations for damper plate and the spacers that lift it to match the damper location ... not as postive of a mount as i would like

Greg Sharpe

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Not ghetto sir, that's Macgyver-ing!



Unemployment, also does wonders for your post count!

J-VET

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Wow guys,

Thanks for all the info. I'll have to keep my eyes on this thread.

dsyed1

has any one tried one of the new speed passion v3 motors on the f104? i am curious if it will fit given that it has plugs on the side of the motor

RedBullFiXX

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I won't say it's impossible, but it may be more trouble than it's worth, unless it's the only option available to you.



photo with LRP X12 for reference.

Casey

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question to all :

What are you putting on the damper diskes ? and what surface are you running on ? Foam or rubber ?

hanzo3

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I am running a silver can. Will the B1 work with it? Would u go Tekin B1 or FX? Anyone have an ESC for sale?

Greg Sharpe

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The B1 will work fine. I run one and checked the temp right after the 6 minute main showing just one LED. It has a bit more on-resistance than the FX, and the BEC is about half as powerful, but it does the job without complaint. The Hotwire adjustments for those two ESCs have identical adjustments, although the GUI looks different.

Chris Furman

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I personally like the LRP QC3 speedo.

I did try the Tekin FX Pro, didn't like
the feel of it. It is for sale.. PM me if interested.

dsyed1

has anyone tried the optional rubber tires for the 104? on the site it just says medium for front hard for rear... i am wondering if there are options like 24/28/32 degree rubber tires for the 104

Greg Sharpe

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I've tried SpeedMerchant Green goo, which is supposedly their thin stuff, but it was far too stiff, made the rear end too slow to react and subsequently jumped around on carpet with foams, three wheeled more often too. Also tried Associated Stealth lube, which was better, but still exhibited the same tendencies, so I am only running it on one damper disk, the other is basically clean. What's worked for you since the sLowbirds?

The Type-B F60 kit tires just made it out into inventories, and the Type-As are due out soon. Fred from Tamiya said the Type-As (softer compound) will be good on carpet and slick or cold asphalt. The Type-Bs are harder, usually reserved for higher bite, treated asphalt or hot days. Which site are you referring to?

hanzo3

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Anyone use an Ace DS1313 servo on their f104? Which servo horn fits ace servos? Futaba?

dsyed1

thanks Greg I was referring to tamiyausa.com

http://www.tamiyausa.com/search.php?....x=0&image.y=0

i dont see the option for type A or B... where are you getting your rubber tires from for the 104?

zpmhinojosa

Here are some pics of my latest changes...

Greg Sharpe

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Those are the kit tires from the F60 (51400, 51399), which Fred from Tamiya has said are "the Type B" tires, which basically means they are the harder of the two compounds they will release. The Type-As haven't been released yet, which is why you don't see a part number for them. I've only been following Tamiya stuff for about three months, but it seems they usually have two compounds in foam and rubber for kits like this. Take a look over on the Tamiya Championship Series racing thread for more info from Fred (the Tamiya employee who handles the TCS series).