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Hyper drive pat#HK-0003 13.00bucks :batman:

Crashby,

:cry: I called CRC today. They won't ship until 12/1.

The Uni-Tune kit has everything you need to convert the car to tubes. It also has the parts to build it with side springs.

od, crashby and jrrc,

Got my SpeedMerchant today.

Already disassembled the puppy and got the edges done.

Just got off the phone with Niftech. He stays up late. Need to talk with you guys this weekend on what works.

Thanks.

Bill

Yeah, it looks and sounds like something Russell would ask... Never happy with a good car......................... :D :lol:

And look at his font!! :rolleyes: :lol: :D :eek: :smile: :weird:

He should be happy. He beat my sorry butt. :nod: :flaming: :sneaky:

Try the uni tune system......You can always go back to the regular system if you don't like it.

Managed to break a front axle on one of my Carpet Knives at our race this past Sunday. Hadn't hit anything particularly hard when it let go so my guess is I'd managed to crack it before. Looking at the part it sheared where the threads start into the upright and the threads appear to be cut rather than rolled into the part creating a stress riser.

Checking at my LHS for replacement the proprietor was adamant that they need to be replaced with the Ti axle, that the steel axles will do nothing but break where the Ti axles never do. This is a little contrary to the information I'm pretty sure I know, and that's that while Ti is nice-n-lite it isn't as strong as steel (at least not properly spec'd and alloyed/manufactured steel). Now possibly they've rolled the threads into the Ti so they don't see the stress riser?

What's the experience of the group? I don't care about the "bling" factor of Ti and the little weight savings certainly isn't going to improve my performance in any measureable way. If they are substantially less prone to breakage I'll get 'em, but keep in mind I've got THREE cars to outfit and the Ti axles go for $15 as opposed to $5 for the steel.

Many thanks,

Scottrik

does anyone make a battery retension system for the 12L4? Taping the batteries down is the only thing that I find really annoying about this car so far. fishing the tape under that brace and between the chassis and pod is a real pain in the you know what!

two more questions from the newb:

1. I picked up a used P2K2 and the brushes had been changed. the brush has an R on it. anyone know what brush this might be?

2. I read someone talking about putting teflon tape from BSR under the damping disk. I went to BSR's website and could not find teflon tape. im assuming this tape would have to be adhesive and not the stuff you use on pipe fittings???? Anyplace else you pick this up besides BSR? Maybe I'll head up to the gate friday and talk to bud.

I've bent one steel axle in 5 years of runing 12th scales and trust me-I used to really, really suck and I hit a ton of stuff. I dont think it matters what front axles you have-as long as they arent e-clip ones!!

CRC sells teflon dampener disks.

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I posted the pat # for a top plate to use damper tubs for the L4 If I were U ide got to tubs.... :sneaky:

thanks switch, i found them on crc's site.

anyone have a reply on a way to hold the batteries other than tape?

does anyone sell foam bumpers already cut for 1/12 scale cars?